South African Music Archive Project
Northern Rhodesia
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- Composer: Joseph Tumba (Performer and Composer) | 1952/01/11 | Guitar, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Swahili, Topical song, Tumba,Joseph, Zambia, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM card number XYZ5986
- Composer: The Luanshya Springbok Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/09 | Dance Band, Dance song, Indigenous music, Luanshya, Luanshya Springbok Band, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Yao, Zambia, ILAM | Rumba music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard number F1A-4.
- Artist(s): Chibanda and Kasena with 7 Kanyoka men | 1957/07/28 | Basket rattle, Bottle, Folk - Central African, Guitar, Kanyoka, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Congo, ILAM | Topical song with 2 guitars, 3 basket rattles and 1 bottle. Chibanda and Kasena with 7 Kanyoka men. Territory Mwene Ditu, District Kabinda, Kasai, Belgian Congo. Recorded in rural Panda-Jadotville, Belgian Congo., "The Kanyoka captured the Chief of the Kasai people on the other side of the river, cut off his head, put it in a pot of beer and drank the beer.", It is not certain from the context to which tribal wars this incident refers, if any. It may well be a form of boasting or braggadocio.
- Artist(s): Friend of T. Mweusasu | Composer: Taune Mweusasu (Composer) | 1952/05/13 | Dance song, Guitar, Kitwe, Mwenasasu,Tauni, Northern African, Northern Rhodesia, Swahili, Zambia, ILAM | Rumba dance song accompanied by two guitars. Further details refer to ILAM field card (F1F13)
- Composer: Longwani Nanjeko | 1949/08/03 | dance, Entertainment, Kangombio, Longwani, Lozi, Mbira, Nanjeko, Northern Rhodesia, Sipelu, Song, Southern African, topical, Zambia, ILAM | Topical dance song also used for the Sipelu dance for men ad women. It is accompanied by the Kangombio mbira. Refer ILAM field card C3V2
- Composer: Composer not specifiedLongwani Nanjeko (Performer) | 1949/08/03 | Dance song, Indigenous music, Kangombio, Longwani, Lozi, Mbira, Nanjeko, Northern Rhodesia, Sipela, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Sipela dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3V-2
- Composer: Composer not specifiedLongwani Nanjeko (Performer) | 1949/08/03 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kangombio, Longwani, Lozi, Mbira, Nanjeko, Northern Rhodesia, Sipelu, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Sipelu dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3V-2
- Composer: Katanga Dance Orchestra | 1952/01/25 | band, dance, Instrumental, Katanga Dance Orchestra, Northern Rhodesia, Rumba, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Rhumba dance performed by a band. Refer ILAM field card F1L1
- Composer: Chippy's Dance Band (Performer)Chippy (Composer) | 1967-00-00 | Band music, banjo, bass, Chippy's Dance Band, Dance music, Double Bass, Marabi dance, Northern Rhodesia, Popular music, Saxophone, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0610
- Artist(s): C Mususa (Composer/Performer) | Composer: C Mususa (Composer/Performer) | 1949/09/23 | Budya, C. Mususa, Humorous, Indigenous music, Korekore, Madebe dza mondoro mbira, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Humorous song accompanied by the Madebe dza Mondoro mbiras of the Tonga. Refer ILAM field card C5U13
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