South African Music Archive Project
Kenya
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- Artist(s): Arab men (Performer) | Composer: Sheik Bunu Bin Shamadi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/10/12 | Arab, Arabic, East African, Folk music, Hamzia History song of Prophet Mohammed, Indigenous music, Kenya, Malindi, Sheik Bunu Bin Shahamadi, Swahili, Tari tambourine drum, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D7M-3
- Composer: Sheik Bunu Bin Shahamadi (Performer)Bunu Bin Shahamadi (Performer) | 1950/10/12 | Drum, East African, Folk music, Hamzia, Kenya, Malindi, Sheik Bunu Bin Shahamadi, Swahili, ILAM | Folk music - Hamzia - History song with drum and Arab men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7M3)
- Artist(s): Arab men (Accompaniment) | Composer: Sheik Bunu bin Shahamadi (Performer) | 1950/10/12 | Arab, Arabic, East African, Folk song, Kenya, Malindi, Sheik Bunu Bin Shahamadi, Swahili, Tari tamborine drum, ILAM | Swahili folk music
- Artist(s): Nyika boys (Performer) | Composer: Lukas Mbaru (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Chopi, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kayamba, Kenya, Kilifi, Lukas Mbaru, Nyika, Nyika, ILAM | Raba dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T6.
- Artist(s): Arab men (Performer) | Composer: Salim H. Mbarak (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/10/12 | Arab, Arabic, Clapping, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Malindi, Salim H. Mbarak, Shabuwani dance, Stick, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2179-XYZ5616
- Composer: Salim H. Mbarak (Performer) | 1950/10/12 | Arabic, Clapping, Dance music, Drum, East African, Folk music, Kenya, Malindi, Salim H. Mbarak, ILAM | Folk music - Shabuyani dance song with Arab men, dums and clapping.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7M9)
- Artist(s): Arab men | Composer: Salim Zeydani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Arab, Arabic, Clapping, Dance song, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Malindi, Shabuwani dance song, Zeydan,Salim, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2531.
- Artist(s): Chandaruwa Waya and Giryama men | 1950-00-00 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Folk music, Ginyama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Malindi district, Nika, Whistling, ILAM | A Msego mourning dance song with Kayamba raft rattles, a gourd horn and whistling. 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): 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.
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