South African Music Archive Project
Congo
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- Artist(s): Kasai Women | Composer: Eresina (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Eresina, Indigenous music, Kasai, Luba, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2615.
- Artist(s): Zegbe and Ndongo men and women. | 1952/07/31 | Chief Maki, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Faradje territory, Folk - Central African, Likembe, Lisanzo, Ndongo, Ndongo, North Eastern Congo, Republic of the Congo, Sese basket rattle, Zegbe, ILAM | Topical song with 5 stringed horizontal harp "domo" likembe, lisanzo and "sese" rattle. Leader - Zegbe and Ndongo men and women. Chief Maki, Faradje territory, North East Congo., "I will never stave for my brother will feed me.", The song was sung in Ndongo with a mixture of Lingala (the local lingua franca).,
- Composer: Composer not specifiedKijamba Andre (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Bottle, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kasai, Kijamba Andre, Luba, Mbira, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0526-ABC12601
- Composer: Ngbadi Men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/01 | Bamboo notes, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Likembe, Mbira, Ngbadi, Ngbadi, Ngbadi dance, ILAM | Ngbadi dance. Further details refer ILAM field card F4V-4
- Artist(s): Andrew Tracey (Narrator)Paul Tracey (Narrator) | Composer: Andrew Tracey (Performer)Paul Tracey (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Love song, Republic of the Congo, Swahili, Tracey,Andrew, Tracey,Paul, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4067
- Artist(s): Songe men (Performer) | Composer: Senga Ari (Performer) | 1952/02/01 | Accordion, Belgian Congo, Central African, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Folk music, Jadotville, Luba, Rattle, Senga Ari, Songe, Songe, ILAM | Malemba dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F1R
- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Mwenda Jean Bosco (Composer) | 1905/05/04 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Popular music, Struck bottle, Swahili, Topical song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1116
- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Mwenda Jean Bosco (Composer) | 1905/05/09 | Central African, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Popular music, Struck bottle, Swahili, Topical song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1151
- Composer: Chief SapweLuunda men | 1949/07/13 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chief Sapwe, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luunda, Luunda, political, Song, ILAM | Political songRefer ILAM field card C3A9
- Composer: Jean Bosco Mwenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Luba, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Songe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2755.
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