South African Music Archive Project
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Artist(s): Orchestra Opera du ler groupement (Performer)Musique du ler groupement (Performer) | 1952/02/06 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Cymbal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, East African, Elisabethville, Folk music, Horns, Ngala, Orchestra Opera, Rattle, Trumpets, ILAM | Rumba dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F1V
- Composer: Musique du 1er Groupement (Performer)Orchestre Opera du 1er Groupement (Performer) | 1952/02/06 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Cymbal, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Elizabethville, Horn, Musique du 1er Groupement, Ngala, Orchestre Opera du 1er Groupement, Rattle, Rumba, trumpet, ILAM | Rumba dance music with drums (African), trumpets, horns (European), cymbal and rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1V9)
- Artist(s): Oroclos (Performer) | Composer: C. Ombiza (Composer/Performer) | 1952/08/22 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Stanleyville, Stick, Swahili, ILAM | Rumba music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4Q-2.
- Composer: Zande Elephant drivers-"Cornacs"(Performer) | 1952/08/03 | Andudu, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, elephant drivers (cornacs), Folk song, Indigenous music, Unaccompanied, Vangara, Work Song, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Work song for riding and driving tamed elephants (taking them to the water). Further details refer to ILAM field card no. F4G5a.
- Artist(s): Four Songe men. | Composer: Seng Ari (Performer) | 1952/02/01 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Indigenous music, Jadotville, Luba, Senga Ari, Songe, Songe, ILAM | Song for the Malemba dance. Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1R4.
- Artist(s): Songe men | Composer: Senga Ari (Performer) | 1952/02/01 | Accordion, Belgian Congo, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Kabinda, Luba, Rattle, Senga Ari, Songe, Songe, ILAM | Malemba dance music
- Composer: Composer not specifiedKijambe Andre (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kasai, Kijamba Andre, Luba, Mbira, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Shaker, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0492-ABC12604
- Composer: Bisha ya Lokele (Performer)Kisangani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/18 | Bisha ya Lokele, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Indigenous music, Kele, Kisangani, Topical song, Vocal, ILAM | Calypso dance song performed on various instruments. The voices sing repetitive chorus lines rather than long melody. Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1087
- Artist(s): The Chiwala Twins | Composer: Grabriel Yumba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Bemba, Chinwala Twins, Concert song, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Yumba,Gabriel, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2876.
- Composer: Bougongo Performer (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/03 | Bougongo, Bougongo, Central African, Central African Republic, Chari, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, French Congo, Gombi, Indigenous music, Mbira, Oubangui, Sandzi, Vocal, Zaire, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1076
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