South African Music Archive Project
Portuguese East Africa
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- Artist(s): M Banda (Leader)Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band (Performer) | Composer: M BandaPortuguese East Africa Chopi Band | 1966-00-00 | Banda,M., Call and response, Chopi, Chopi, Cyclical, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Martial, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band, Repetition, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | The introduction is a verbal and military like call and response rathern than singing. This section is followed by the marimbas
- Artist(s): Fomeni Faduko(Leader) | Composer: Chopi People (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | banjo, Chopi, Chopi, Faduko,Fomeni, Indigenous music, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1267
- Artist(s): Ngodo of Regulo (Performer) | Composer: Gomukomu (Composer/Performer) | 1955/10/03 | Chopi, Gomukomu, Mozambique, Ngodo of Regulo, Orchestral music, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Xylophone, Zavala, ILAM | Xylophone orchestral music. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1L17)
- Artist(s): Katinyane wa Katini (Leader) | Composer: Chopi people (Performer)Katini (Composer) | 1949/06/08 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Katini, Katinyane waKatini, Marimba, Mozambique, Orchestra, orchestral dance, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, ILAM | Orchestral dance song with Timbila xylophones. Further details refer ILAM field card number: CR-13
- Composer: Ngodo of Zavala | 1949/06/08 | Chopi, dance, Mozambique, Ngodo of Zavala, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, xylophones, ILAM | Orchestral dance with Timbila xylophonesRefer ILAM field card CR13
- Composer: Mfanekiso waMabukana (Composer)Ngodo waNyakutowo (Performer)Nyampose waNyalisenga (Performer, Leader) | 1949/06/09 | Chopi, Drum, Mfanekiso waMabukana, Mozambique, Ngodo waNyakutowo, Nyampose waNyalisenga, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, Zavala, ILAM | Mtsumeto movement of Orchestral DanceFurther details refer ILAM field card (CS5)
- Composer: Elias Nelushi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Elias Nelushi, Harp, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Venda, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2645.
- Artist(s): Fortini Chilundu (Leader) | Composer: Chopi musicians and dancers (Performer)Fortini Chilundu (Composer) | 1955/10/04 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, East African, Fortini Chilundu, Mozambique, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, Zavala, ILAM | Movement from Ngodo de Regulo with Timbila xylophone orchestra and rattles. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1M1)
- Artist(s): Ndau dancers. Leader: Pedro Simau Balani | 1955/11/06 | Clapper, Dance music, Danda, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Mpanda, Mpege district, Ndau, Ndau, Pedro Simau Balani, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Dance music for Muchongolo Tumbling dance with 3 drums and clappers. Recorded at C.M.R. Mine, Transvaal, South Africa. The tumbling dance which has been developed by the Ndau people has not only spread south to neighbouring tribes, but has now become a favourite spectacle on the gold mines of South Africa, where its performance delights the miners of other tribes as well. It is usually acrobatic and humorous, and is performed to complex rhythms on the drums.The performance of the dancers is frequently of a high order demanding considerable gymnastic ability. Details from ILAM field card (H1F-4A - B)
- Artist(s): Ndau dancers. Leader: Pedro Simau Balani | 1955/11/06 | Clappe, Dance music, Danda, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Mpanda, Mpege district, Muchongolo, Ndau, Ndau, Pedro Simau Balani, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tumbling, ILAM | Dance music for Muchongolo Tumbling dance with 3 drums and clappers. Recorded at C.M.R. Mine, Transvaal, South Africa. The tumbling dance which has been developed by the Ndau people has not only spread south to neighbouring tribes, but has now become a favourite spectacle on the gold mines of South Africa, where its performance delights the miners of other tribes as well. It is usually acrobatic and humorous, and is performed to complex rhythms on the drums.The performance of the dancers is frequently of a high order demanding considerable gymnastic ability. Details from ILAM field card (H1F-4A - B)
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