South African Music Archive Project
Congo
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- Composer: Luunda Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/06 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Luunda, Luunda, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Zaire, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1255
- 1957-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Flute, Indigenous music, Luba, Mbira, Republic of the Congo, Self-delectative song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3966
- Composer: Lulua soldiers (Performer)Lulua women (Performer) | 1952/02/06 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gourd, Indigenous music, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Maringa, Mbira, Rattle, ILAM | Maringa dance song accompanied by Chisanhi mbira, rattles, a singing gourd, and beating on a bottle with a stick. Refer ILAM field card F1V1
- Artist(s): Maloba, R. (Leader)Robert Maloba (Leader) | Composer: Luida, S. (Composer)Solomon Luida (Composer)Boy Scouts of the Methodist mission (Performer) | 1952/02/10 | Bemba, Boy Scouts, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luida,Solomon, Maloba,Robert, Methodist mission, Scout song, ILAM | Methodist mission, Boy Scouts - Song for scouts. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1Y2)
- Artist(s): Zegbe and Ndongo men and women | 1952/07/31 | Basket rattle, Chief Maki, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Faradje territory, Folk - Central African, Harp, Likembe, Ndongo, Ndongo, North Eastern Congo, Republic of the Congo, Zegbe, ILAM | This song is usually sung after a funeral, with harp, likembe and basket rattle. Leader - Zegbe and Ndongo men and women. Chief Maki, Faradje territory, North East Congo., The singers lament the death of a friend and in so doing demonstrate the fact that Africans celebrate their funerals with dances and apparently gay singing.
- Composer: Kalenga Antonance (Performer) | 1952/02/01 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Jadotville, Kalenga Antonance, Luba, Songe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1R9.
- Composer: Kalenga Antonance (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kalenga Antonance, Luba, Sanga, Tsaba-tsaba town dance, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2782.
- Composer: Kalenga Antonance (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/01 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Jadotville, Kalenga Antonance, Luba, Republic of the Congo, Songa, Tsaba-Tsaba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1R 9
- Artist(s): Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele (Leader) | Composer: Orchestre Tinapa (Performer)Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele (Composer) - Lyrics) | 1952/08/18 | Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance Band, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Friction stick, Guitar, Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele, Orchestre Tinapa, Republic of the Congo, Rumba dance, Stanleyville, Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4N 9
- Composer: Mayogo men and women (Performer)Chief Anga (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Belgian Congo, bells, Central African, Chief Anga, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ebi dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mayogo, Mayogo Mabozo, Yogo, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4H-3.
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