South African Music Archive Project
Shona
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- Artist(s): Hugh Tracey (Conductor) | Composer: Tagwirei (Performer)Composer not specified | 1930-00-00 | Indigenous language, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shona, Sketch, Song story, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story Song, Tagwirei, Tracey, Hugh, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "The tale of the lions and the maidens." Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0836
- Artist(s): Shona men (Performer) | Composer: Dawuramanzi (Performer)Dawuramanzi (Composer) | 1930-00-00 | Dawuramanzi, Indigenous language, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shona, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story with song, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0857
- Composer: Salisbury Male Voice Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1962-00-00 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Rattle, Salisbury Male Voice Choir, Shona, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3055.
- Artist(s): Leader Willie Mani (Composer/Performer)Merry Blue Birds (Performer) | Composer: Leader Willie Mani (Composer/Performer)Merry Blue Birds (Performer) | 1950/05/07 | men, Merry Blue Birds, Shona, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, topical, Unaccompanied, Willie Mani, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Unaccompanied topical song performed by men. The English title is Rejected. Refer ILAM field card DI1
- Artist(s): Hugh Tracey (Narrator/Presenter) | 1942/04/08 | English, Indigenous music, Mbira, Narrative, Njari, Radio, Radio show, Shona, South Africa, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Tracey, Hugh, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Radio show. Further details refer ILAM record number SABC-HT21B
- Artist(s): Hugh Tracey (Narrator/Presenter) | 1942/04/08 | English, Indigenous music, Mbira, Narrative, Njari, Radio, Radio show, Shona, South Africa, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Tracey, Hugh, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Radio show. Further details refer ILAM record number SABC-HT21B
- Artist(s): Shona men (Performer) | Composer: Dzimbanete (Performer)Composer not specified | 1928-00-00 | Agricultural song, Dzimbanete, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shona, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Threshing Song, Unaccompanied, Work Song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3732
- Artist(s): Tracey, H.T. (Conductor) | Composer: Dzimbanete Nawabvumiri (Performer)Composer not specified | 1928-00-00 | Drum, Dzimbanete Nawabvumiri, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Tracey, Hugh, Tracey,H.T., Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0944
- Composer: Muchaenda SigaukeNdau men | 1951/06/19 | Chiturirano, circle, Clapping, country, dance, Muchaenda Sigauke, Ndau, Ndau, Shona, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Chiturirano country dance song with complex rhythms. Is is usually performed in a hut with participants sitting in a circle. Refer ILAM field card E2P10
- Artist(s): Ndau men | Composer: Muchaenda Sigauke (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chiturerano dance song, Clapping, Dance song, Garwe, Muchaenda Sigauke, Ndau, Ndau, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Umtali, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1598.
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