South African Music Archive Project
Portuguese East Africa
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- Composer: Meriki Fumbe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/05 | Bangwe board zither, East African, Humorous, Indigenous music, Meriki Fumbe, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, resonato, Sena, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2B 21
- Artist(s): Two elderly Tonga women (Performer) | Composer: Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer) | 1955/10/11 | Bilene, East African, Fabiao Dingani Mashawa, Folk music, Hlanganu, Indigenous music, Macia, Mbira, Mbira dza WaNdau, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Self-delectative song with Mbira dza Ndau. Translated English title - "Beautiful." Further details refer ILAM field card (H1R12)
- 1949-00-00 | Choir song, East African, Indigenous music, Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Ronga, Shangaan, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record no. AC1319
- 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. "If you have no child it is no good. Other women have children, they fill the village. There are many men here standing in the queues for going to Johannesburg. You, my wife, you do not want to eat porridge - you want rice. There is no rice here, because I am poor. Go to the rich where they can afford rice."So she went to a rich man to get her rice, but now she gets no clothes, no shoes, and at last, no food.Details from ILAM record number TP4274-H1P14
- Composer: Lawanani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Chopi, Indigenous music, Lawanani, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila xylophone, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP4093.
- Composer: Chopi women at Zandamela | 1949/06/02 | Chopi, Chopi, Chopi, drinking, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Song, Southern African, women, Zandamela, ILAM | Drinking song for Caju Cider TimesCider made from cashew nutRefer ILAM field card CL3
- Composer: Grem Seville Chaimite (Performer)Mutanos Gomez Felisiano (Leader)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Gomez,Feliciano Muntano, Gremio Civil Chaimite, Guitar, Mozambique, Mutanos Gomez Felisiano, Portuguese, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3548.
- Composer: M Jiwane | 1948/03/14 | M. Jiwane, Mbira, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, Yodelling, ILAM | Yodelling song accompanied by mbiraRefer ILAM field card M1
- Artist(s): Dakeni Makuwana (Leader) | Composer: Shangaan women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/29 | Bila, Dakeni Makuwana, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Masese, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Masese dance music with drum. Further details refer ILAM field card number: CH-2
- Artist(s): Dakeni Makuwana (Leader) | Composer: Shangaan women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/29 | Bila, Dakeni Makuwana, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Masese, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Masese dance music with drum. Further details refer ILAM field card number: CH-2
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