South African Music Archive Project
Kenya
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- Composer: Kenga Mayele (Performer) | 1950/10/16 | Clapping, Dance music, East African, Folk music, Giryama, Indigenous music, Kenya, Malindi, Mayele,Kenga, Nika, ILAM | Folk music - Msego dance song for men and women with Giryama men and with clapping.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7Q6)
- Artist(s): Lang Obiero (Performer) | 1952/06/01 | Central African, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Mombasa, Obiero,Lang, Rattle, Swahili, ILAM | Love song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F3F
- Artist(s): Zaramo boys | Composer: Pembe Selemani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Friction sticks, Indigenous music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Pembe Selemani, Pipe dance, Rattle, Viyanzi flute ensemble, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2551.
- Composer: Hat Arap KotutKipsigi men | 1950/09/15 | East African, Fighting song, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kotut,Hat Arap, ILAM | An old fighting song. Refer ILAM field card D6L12
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men | Composer: Hat Arap Kotut (Composer)Kipsigis men (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | East African, Fighting song, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kotut,Hat Arap, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2103.
- Composer: Kinutit Arap Ng'asura (Performer and Composer) | 1950/09/15 | East African, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Ng'asura,Kinutit Arap, Praise song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D6L5.
- Composer: Kirutit Arap Ngasura (Performer adn Composer) | 1950/09/15 | East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Lyre, Ng'asura,Kinutit Arap, Praise song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D6L-5.
- Artist(s): Kinutit Arap Ngasura | 1950/09/15 | East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kericho, Kibugandet lyre, Kipsigis, Kipsigis district, Ngasura, Kinutit Arap, Praise song, ILAM | A praise song with Kibugandet 5 string wish bone lyre, resonated on a parafin tin. The solo singer, singing in falsetto, praises his country and many of its desirable places. He mentions, among others, the Administrative centre at Kericho, some 25 miles away, which he says is 'full of words', referring to the information service supplied to the country by the office of the District Commissioner. This wishbone shaped frame lyre is help onto the top of an empty 4 gallon parafin tin. At the end of his song the lyre slipped off its resonator.Details from ILAM field card number: D6L 4
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men (Performer) | Composer: Teituk Arap Sumeiyot (Performer) | 1950/09/15 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Sumeiyot,Teituk Arap, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Chemelil dance music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6L30.
- Composer: Feitus Arap SumeiyotKipsigi men | 1950/09/15 | Dance song, East African, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Sumeiyot,Feitus Arap, Whistle, ILAM | The happy Chemelil dance song for men and women, with blowing on a whistle. Refer ILAM field card D6L14
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