South African Music Archive Project
Swahili
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- Composer: Oroclos (Performer)Charles Ombiza (Learder and Composer) | 1952/08/21 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Stanleyville, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4P-3.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedOroclos Ombiza - Charles (Performer) | 1951-00-00 | Bottle, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0521-ABC12491
- Composer: Mwana Bibi (Performer) | 1950/10/13 | Dance music, Drum, East African, Folk music, Horn, Indigenous music, Kenya, Malindi, Mwana Bibi, oboe, Rattle, Stick, Swahili, ILAM | Folk music - Vugo dance song with Swahili women.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7N11)
- Composer: Peggy Tracey (Narrator)Shirazi Men (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Shirazi, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tracey, Peggy, Zanziba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM reel number: BC59.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedAlwatten Social Club (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Alwatten Social Club, band, Central African, East African, Indigenous music, Orchestra, Orchestral music, Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0463-ABC12283
- Artist(s): Ali Othmani (Composer/Performer)Othmani brothers (Performer) | Composer: Ali Othmani (Composer/Performer)Othmani brothers (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Brothers, Drum, Dumbak drum, East African, Folk, Guitar, Instrumental, Kayamba rattle, Lute, Nguja, Orchestra, Othmani Brothers, Othmani,Ali, Rika dance, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Udi, Violin, Zanziba, ILAM | Orchestral piece and topical song performed by three brothers, playing on the Arabic instruments called Udi, Rika dance, Kayamba rattle, violin and dumbak drum. The English title is I try my best to be kind. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Kamwema Jean (Composer) | 1952/01/26 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elisabethville, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kamwema Jean, Swahili, ILAM | Town dance song, "Bikinya". For further details refer to ILAM card no. F1M1.
- Artist(s): Friends of Kamwena Jean (Performer) | Composer: Kamwema Jean (Performer and Composer) | 1952/01/26 | Belgian Congo, Birinya Dance, Central African, Congo, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kamwema Jean, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Town Dance. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1M-1
- Composer: Kamwema Jean et ses Amis (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Bikinya town dance song, Dance song, East African, Guitar, Kamwema Jean, Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2879.
- Artist(s): Oroclos (Performer) | Composer: Ombiza Charles (Leader)Oroclos (Performer) | 1952/08/18 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Friction stick, Guitar, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Swahili, ILAM | Topical song. Rumba style-song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4N
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