South African Music Archive Project
Kenya
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- Artist(s): Louis Mellito (Leader) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer)Bwagajuga, M. (Performer - singer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Bwagajuga,Mohamedi A., Dance Band, Dance song, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Popular music, Stick, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Swahili rumba, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR076
- Artist(s): Louis Mellito (Leader) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Dance song, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Love song, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Popular music, Stick, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Swahili rumba, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0400
- Artist(s): Kikuyu Girls | Composer: Tabitha Wairimu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Wairimu,Tabitha, ILAM | Alliance High School. Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2388.
- Artist(s): Kikuyu Girls | Composer: Jabitha wairimu (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Fort Hall, Jabitha wairimu, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, ILAM | Folk SongMucungwa dance song for men and womenFurther details refer ILAM field card (D6T8)
- Artist(s): Tabitha Wairimu with Kikyuyu girls | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Forest Hall district, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Wairimu,Tabitha, ILAM | A very simple dance song, sung in unison.Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6T 8
- Composer: Chadi ObuyiGiryama men | 1950/10/13 | Chadi Obuyi, Conical Drum, dance, East African, Giriyama, Giryama, goblet Drum, Gonda, Kenya, Mabumbumbu cylindrical Drum, men, Nika, Song, women, ILAM | Gonda dance song for men and women accompanied by 4 Mabumbumbu cylindrical drums, 1 Mushondo conical drum, 1 Kaamuri goblet drumRefer ILAM field card D7N9
- Artist(s): Giriyama men | Composer: Chadi Obuyi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chadi Obuyi, Dance song, Drum, East African, Giriyama, Giriyama, Gonda dance song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Malindi, Nika, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2459.
- Artist(s): Luya Girls (Performer) | Composer: Salome Nolega (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/23 | East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Luya, Luyia, Salome Nolega, Topical song, ILAM | Topical Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5552
- Artist(s): Arum, W. (Leader) | Composer: Arum, W. (Composer)Kisii Government School Choir (Performer) | 1950/09/12 | Arum,Walter, Choral music, East African, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Luo, Nyanza, School song, ILAM | School choir song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6I2)
- Artist(s): Kisii Government School Choir (Performer)Leader Walter Arumi (Performer) | Composer: Kisii Government School Choir (Performer)Leader Walter Arumi (Performer) | 1950/09/12 | Arum,Walter, Dholuo, East African, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, message, Part-singing, Rabbit, Song, topical, Unaccompanied, ILAM | School song about a rabbit who failed to deliver a message to a woman's lover. Refer ILAM field card D6I2
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