South African Music Archive Project
Swahili
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- Artist(s): Alexander Ayub Gombe (Leader) | Composer: The Coast Social Orchestra (Performer)Claud Nicholas (Composer) | 1952/06/08 | Accordion, Alexander Ayub Gombe, Clarinet, Claud Nicholas, Coast Social Orchestra, Dance Band, Dance music, East African, Giriyama, Guitar, Kenya, Nguja, Rumba, Saxophone, Swahili, Taita, trumpet, Tympanist, ILAM | Translated English title - "My heart is beating." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3H 8
- Artist(s): Daressalaam Jazz Band | Composer: Composer not specifiedShabani Abdullah Mwenkewa (Performer) | 1951/01/01 | Alexander Hall, Bass Drum, Clarinet, Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band, Daressalaam, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kazoos, Mwankewa,Shabani Abdallah, Nguja, rattles, Swahili, Swahili rumba, Tanganyika, Tanzania, trumpet, Violin, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM filed card number XYZ6016Translated in English"I have a sweet young girl whom I will never leave"
- Artist(s): Shabani Abdullah Mwankema (Leader) | Composer: Dar es Salaam Jazz Band (Performer) | 1950/06/22 | Band music, Dance music, Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band, East African, Jazz, Nguja, Rumba, Shabani Abdullah, Shabani Abdullah Mwankemwa, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, ILAM | Swahili Rumba with various instruments (guitars, kazoos, trumpet, drums, rattles, violin, clarinet, ukelele, banjo, sticks). Composer unknown. Further details refer ILAM field card (D3D5)
- Artist(s): Oroclos (Performer) | Composer: Ombiza Charles (Leader)Oroclos (Performer) | 1952/08/17 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Guitar, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Swahili, ILAM | Topical song. Rumba style-song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4M
- Artist(s): Lang Obiero (Performer) | Composer: Robert Lumbukeni (Composer) | 1952/09/26 | East African, Guitar, Kenya, Lumbukeni,Robert, Nairobi, Obiero,Lang, Rattle, Swahili, ILAM | Town dance music. Further details refer ILAM field card (F4Z10)
- Artist(s): Sunderland String Band (Performer)Leader Lewis (Performer) | Composer: Sunderland Dance Band (Performer)Leader Lewis (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Beating sticks, dance, East African, Guitar, Males, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, rattles, Song, Sunderland Dance Band, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Dance song performed by a man who is accompanied by an orchestra with guitars, mandoline, beating sticks and rattles. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Moshi Ufungus (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/17 | East African, Malimba xylophone, Moshi Ufungus, Nguja, Rattle, Swahili, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Humorous song
- Artist(s): Moshi Ufunguo (Performer)Unidentified others (Performer) | Composer: Moshi Ufunguo (Performer)Unidentified others (Performer) | 1950/07/17 | Basket rattle, East African, Humorous, malimba, Moshi Ufunguo, Nguja, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Xylophone, ILAM | Humorous song accompanied by xylophones and a basket rattle. Refer ILAM field card number D4B5
- Composer: Moshi Ufunguo (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/17 | Basket rattle, East African, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, malimba, Marimba, Moshi Ufunguo, Nguja, Rattle, Song, Swahili, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Humorous song sung by the composer and his party. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D4B5.
- Artist(s): His party | Composer: Moshi Ufunguo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Humorous, Indigenous music, malimba, Moshi Ufunguo, Nguja, Rattle, Swahili, Tabora, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1401
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