South African Music Archive Project
Kenya
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- Artist(s): Kikuyu girls | Composer: Wangari wa Gibson (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Wangari wa Gibson, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2388.
- Composer: Young Kikuyu girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kikuyu, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM CD number: BC70.
- Composer: Odera, J.P. (Performer)Odera, J.P. (Composer) | 1950/08/01 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisumu, Love song, Odera,J.P., Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D4R-13
- Composer: Owiti Ger (Performer) | 1952/09/25 | East African, Guitar, Kenya, Luo, Owiti Ger, Patriotic song, Rattle, Yala, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F4Y-2.
- Composer: Owiti Ger (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/25 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kenya, Luo, Owiti Ger, Patriotic song, Rattle, Yala, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card F4Y-2
- Artist(s): Chinda Kamwana (Performer) | 1952/05/24 | Accordion, Chinda Kamwana, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kiamuthambi, Kikuyu, Kikuyu territory, Struck iron, Topical song, ILAM | A topical song with accordian and struck iron. The accordian is used as a ground which creates a happy noise but has little, if any, melodic or harmonic relationship to the tonality or mode of the voice."The father of the girl I want to marry came to Mombasea leaving his daughter at home - so I came to Mombasa too and said to him 'Now how about it - I want to discuss the marriage arrangements'."Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3B 5
- Artist(s): Bakusa men | Composer: Maunda Waliaula (Composer) | 1950/09/11 | Bakusa, Bowl, Bukusu, East African, Heroic song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Litungu bowl, Luhengele inverted bowl, North Nyanza, Waliaula,Maunda, ILAM | Heroic song with Litungu bowl and Luhengele inverted bowl. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D6H1.
- Artist(s): Nandi boys (Performer) | Composer: Paulo Arap Maiyo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/09 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipkurguroik leg bells, Maiyo,Paulo Arap, Moran dance, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6F-4
- Artist(s): Nandi boys | Composer: Paulo Arap Maiyo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Kipkurguroik leg bells, Maiyo,Paulo Arap, Moran dance song, Nandi, Nandi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2077.
- Composer: Cherondet Arap Ng'asura (Performer and Composer) | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo lyre, East African, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Love song, Ng'asura,Charondet Arap, Whistle, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D6L23.
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