South African Music Archive Project
Belgian Congo
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- Composer: Ngoi trido (Performer)Bayu Isak (Performer) | 1949/07/05 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Funeral Song, Indigenous music, Isak,Bayu, Luba, malimba, Rattle, Trido,Ngoyi, Xylophone, ILAM | Folk song to be sung at funeralsFurther details refer ILAM field card (C2S19)
- Artist(s): Chief Gatanga | Composer: Composer ( not specified)Zande men (Performer) | 1952/08/31 | Bandiya, Belgian Congo, Buta, Central African, Chief Gatanga, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Fighting song, Folk music, Nguru, North Congo, Zaire, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number XYZ7610. Fighting song with Ndimo conical, cross laced double headed drum. This song is sung when returning from a fight. Bia vula means fighting song in Zande.
- Artist(s): Chief Gatanga | Composer: Zande men (Performer) | 1952/08/31 | Bandiya, Belgian Congo, Buta, Central African, Chief Gatanga, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Fighting song, Folk music, Nguru, North Congo, Zaire, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number 7610. Fighting song with Ndimo conical cross laced double headed drum. This song is sung before fighting. Bia vula means a fighting song in Zande.
- Artist(s): Morris Kalala (Performer) | Composer: Philippe Kayashu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/18 | Belgian Congo, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kalala,Morris, Kayashu,Philippe, Southern African, Swahili, ILAM | Rumba music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F1H-2.
- Artist(s): Luba men and women (Performer)Hemba men and women (Performer) | Composer: Luba men and women (Performer)Hemba men and women (Performer) | 1952/08/18 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, East African, Folk music, Hemba, Hemba, Luba, Luba, rattles, ILAM | Dance song for herbalist and diviners sung by the people. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4N
- Composer: Kaninda Mandevu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Indigenous music, Kaninda Mandevu, Kasai, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2808.
- Artist(s): Societe Edemi (Performer) | Composer: Elisa Edemi (Composer/Performer) | 1952/08/20 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elisa Edemi, Indigenous music, Ngala, Party song, Societe EDEMI de Stanleyville, Stanleyville, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4O-15.
- Composer: Francois Mulanda (Performer)Francois Mulanda (Composer) | 1951/06/04 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francois Mulanda, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ngwana, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2A 15
- Composer: Ndolomu Mopamu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/07 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drinking song, Folk song, Indigenous music, Medje, Ndolomu Mopamu, Nenjenje Lute, Strings, ILAM | Drinking Song. Further details refer ILAM field card F4I-5
- Artist(s): Swahili man and girl (Performer - vocals) | Composer: Morris Kalala (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/18 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Congo, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Kalala,Morris, Katanga, Republic of the Congo, Rumba, Southern African, Southern Congo, Swahili, Swahili, ILAM | Congo Rumba song. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1H5
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