South African Music Archive Project
Kenya
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- Artist(s): A group of Giryama men | Composer: Chembe wa Majibi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/05/23 | Chembe wa Majibi, Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Giryama, Giryama, Indigenous music, Kalifi, Kenya, Namba dance, rattles, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3A 2
- Composer: Coast Social Orchestra (Performer)Alexander Ayub (Leader and Lyrics)Composer not specified | 1952/09/27 | Accordion, Alexander Ayub, Clarinet, Coast Social Orchestra, Dance song, Drum, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Nairobi, Piano, Rumba, Sax, Swahili, trumpet, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F5A-1.
- 1900-01-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Matshakosi, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM CD number: BC70.
- Composer: Joshua Mzee Adhiembo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/28 | Accordion, concertina, Eldoret, Indigenous music, Joshua Mzee Adhiembo, Kenya, Luo, Nangili, Olang, Praise song, Southern African, Struck iron, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F5B 6
- Composer: Composer not specifiedGiriyama men (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Clapping, Dance music, Dance song, Giriyama, Giriyama, Indigenous music, Kenya, Mamba, Nika, Rattle, Southern African, ILAM | Mamba dance music. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0607-XYZ7217
- 1960-08-00 | Arab Tune, Arabic, East African, Kenya, ILAM | Arab music. Further details refer to ILAM record AC1335
- Artist(s): Ginyama men (Accompaniment) | Composer: Chandaruwa Waya (Performer) | 1950/10/13 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Ginyama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Malindi, Nika, ILAM | Msengo mourning dance song
- Artist(s): Giriyama men | Composer: Chandaruwa Waya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Ginyama, Giriyama, Horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba rattle, Kenya, Malindi, Msengo mourning dance, Nyika, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2462.
- Artist(s): Chandarwa Waya and Giryama men | 1950/10/13 | Chandarwa Waya, East African, Folk music, Giryama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Nika, ILAM | A Msego mourning dance song with Kayamba raft rattles, a gourd horn and whistling. "Keep yourself ready". This Msego dance started with the sound of the horn, followed by the leader of the group who sings the first verse. This is repeated by the dancers whistling the melody twice over after which the dance proper begins with rattles. Details from ILAM field card D7N - 7 & 8
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Kariuki Ndenderu (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kariuki Ndenderu, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Story Song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T2.
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