South African Music Archive Project
Portuguese East Africa
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- Composer: Weleka Lumbe (Performer) | 1950/04/29 | Bangwe, Board zither, East African, Indigenous music, Lumbe,Weleka, Mozambique, Ndebele, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Zither, ILAM | Topical song with eleven note Bangwe board zither. Translated English title - "Be quiet my child." Further details refer ILAM field card number: DA-13
- Artist(s): Muntano Gomez o Feliciano | 1955/08/10 | Chibuto district, Gomez o Feliciano, Muntano, Guitar, Hlanganu, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Sul do Save Province, Tonga, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. " At your home you give a person to the spirit Sikwembo. But at my house we only give a chicken to Sikwembo. Then we kill a second chicken and cook sadza porridge so that the spirit's fowl may come and eat both the sadza and the cooked fowl." The song refers to an argument between a man and wife and the diviner through whom the spirit is approached.Details from ILAM record number TP4274-H1P16
- Composer: Daniel Marivate and Co (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Daniel Marivate, East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Shangaan, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2987.
- Composer: Situta SumbaneSalimu Magoda | 1949/05/23 | 7 note scale, Bila, Desa gourd, Marimba, Mbira, Mozambique, Ndau, Portuguese East Africa, Salimu Magoda, Situta Sumbane, Song, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Song accompanied by mbira, marimba and Desa gourd resonatorUses Ndau seven note scaleRefer ILAM field card CB9
- Composer: Laici Zamana (Performer) | 1949/06/13 | Homoine, Indigenous music, Laici Zamana, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tama, Tswa, Walking Song, ILAM | Folk song for walking accompanied by Tswana menFurther details refer ILAM field card (CW1)
- Composer: Shangaan man | 1948/03/07 | bow, Chitende, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Unclassified song to Chitende bowFurther details refer ILAM field card (F2/3)
- 1900-01-00 | Chopi, East African, Indigenous music, Marimba, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Song, Southern African, Timbila, Vocals, Whistle, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4303
- Composer: Muntano Gomez Feliciano (Performer)Muntano Gomez Feliciano (Composer) | 1955/10/08 | Chibuto, Chopi, East African, Guitar, Lenge, Mozambique, Popular music, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Vocals, Wistful song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: H1P 9
- Composer: Alexandra Jafete Simbini (Performer)Composer not specified | 1966-00-00 | banjo, East African, Guitar, Mandoline, Mozambique, Popular music, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Simbini,Alexandra Jafete, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0497
- Composer: Robinson Deep Ronga Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Choir, Choral music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Robinson Deep Ronga Choir, Ronga, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Choral music. Further details refer ILAM record TP0005
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