South African Music Archive Project
Republic of the Congo
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- Artist(s): Therese Alila Po (Leader) | Composer: Societe Harmonie (Performer)Therese Alila Po (Composer) | 1952/08/20 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Ngala, Republic of the Congo, Societe Harmonie, Stanleyville, Therese Alila Po, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4O 5
- Composer: Kayoka Ladislous (Performer)Kapungo Isidore (Performer)Beya Marcel (Performer) | 1952/01/28 | Beya Marcel, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kapungo Isidore, Kasai, Kayoka Ladislous, Likembe mbira, Luba, Republic of the Congo, South Congo, Southern Congo, Wooden clappers, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F1O-2
- Composer: Kasai men and women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/13 | Central African, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Funeral Dance song, Indigenous music, Kasai, Kasai, Katela dance, Luba, Republic of the Congo, Southern Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1E 4
- Composer: Luba women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/13 | Central African, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drinking song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kasai, Luba, Luba, Republic of the Congo, Southern Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1E 9
- Artist(s): Lulua women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMbombo Biyata (Performer) | 1949/08/10 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gourd, Indigenous music, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Mbombo Biyata, Republic of the Congo, Singing Gourd, Wedding song, Zaire, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4C-6
- Artist(s): Lulua women (Performer) | Composer: Chenda Esite (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/10 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chenda Esite, Chipiwidi, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gourd, Indigenous music, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Republic of the Congo, Singing Gourd, Zaire, ILAM | Chipwidi dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4C-7
- 1957-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Flute, Indigenous music, Luba, Mbira, Republic of the Congo, Self-delectative song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3966
- Artist(s): Zegbe and Ndongo men and women | 1952/07/31 | Basket rattle, Chief Maki, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Faradje territory, Folk - Central African, Harp, Likembe, Ndongo, Ndongo, North Eastern Congo, Republic of the Congo, Zegbe, ILAM | This song is usually sung after a funeral, with harp, likembe and basket rattle. Leader - Zegbe and Ndongo men and women. Chief Maki, Faradje territory, North East Congo., The singers lament the death of a friend and in so doing demonstrate the fact that Africans celebrate their funerals with dances and apparently gay singing.
- Composer: Kalenga Antonance (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/01 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Jadotville, Kalenga Antonance, Luba, Republic of the Congo, Songa, Tsaba-Tsaba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1R 9
- Artist(s): Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele (Leader) | Composer: Orchestre Tinapa (Performer)Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele (Composer) - Lyrics) | 1952/08/18 | Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance Band, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Friction stick, Guitar, Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele, Orchestre Tinapa, Republic of the Congo, Rumba dance, Stanleyville, Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4N 9
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