South African Music Archive Project
Swahili
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- Artist(s): Lang Obiero (Performer) | 1952/06/01 | Central African, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Mombasa, Obiero,Lang, Rattle, Swahili, ILAM | Love song. "My love, goodbye". Further details refer to ILAM field card F3F
- Composer: Lang Obiero (Performer)Robert Lumbukeni (Composer) | 1952/09/26 | Dance song, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Lumbukeni,Robert, Obiero,Lang, Rattle, Swahili, Town dance, Yala, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F4Z-10.
- Artist(s): Sunderland String Band (Performer)Leader Louis Mellito (Performer) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer)Leader Louis Mellito (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | banjo, Clapper sticks, dance, East African, Guitar, love, Male singing, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Song, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Syncopated rhythm, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wind instruments, ILAM | Love song accompanied by various instruments. The English title is My love has rejected me. Refer ILAM field card number D3V3
- Artist(s): Louis Mellito (Leader) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | Band music, Daressalaam, East African, Gourd, Guitar, Love song, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Rattle, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Love song with one mandoline, three guitars and two gourd rattles. Translated English title - "My love has rejected me." Further details refer ILAM field card (D3V3)
- Artist(s): Louis Mellito (Leader) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | East African, Gourd Rattle, Guitar, Love song, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Rattle, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Love Song. Further details refer field ILAM card no D3V3
- Artist(s): Louis Mellito (Leader) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer)Bwagajuga, M. (Performer - singer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Bwagajuga,Mohamedi A., Dance Band, Dance song, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Popular music, Stick, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Swahili rumba, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR076
- Artist(s): Louis Mellito (Leader) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Dance song, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Love song, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Popular music, Stick, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Swahili rumba, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0400
- Artist(s): Moshi Ufunguo's party | Composer: Moshi Ufunguo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Humorous, Malimba xylophone, Moshi Ufunguo, Nguja, Rattle, Song, Swahili, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number CR1402.
- Artist(s): Jim B Gondwe (Composer/Performer)Vijana wa Mbeya (Performer) | Composer: Jim B Gondwe (Composer/Performer)Vijana wa Mbeya (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Bass Drum, dance, Guitar, Jim B. Gondwe, Malawi, Mandoline, Nguja, Nyasaland, Popular, singing, Southern African, Swahili, town, urban, Vijana wa Mbeya, ILAM | Town dance with singing and accompanied by guitars, mandoline and a bass drum. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Joao Sachimbundu (Performer) | 1952/01/28 | Angola, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Humorous, Joao Sachimbundu, Song, Southern African, Swahili, ILAM | Humorous song with guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1O6)
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