South African Music Archive Project
Southern Rhodesia
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- Artist(s): Karanga people (Performer) | Composer: Karanga children (Performer) | 1949/10/11 | Duma, Karanga, Karanga, School song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1262
- Artist(s): Mtangadura, A.M. (Leader) | Composer: The Holy Name Mission Church Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Choir, Christian hymn, Holy Name Mission Church Choir, Manyika, Mtangadura,A.M., Religious music, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "What a friend we have in Jesus." Further details refer ILAM shellac record (Commercial Recordings) number: CR0165
- Composer: Composer not specifiedGwenzi, F. (Performer) | 1954-00-00 | Gwenzi,F., Indigenous music, Mbira, Ndau, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0166-ABC3274
- Artist(s): Simon Mafiru Sitole | 1957/01/03 | Central African, Chipinga district, Indigenous music, Mount Selinda, Ndau, Rhodesia, Simon Mafiru Sitole, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song with mbira dza WaNdau and deze resonator. "See I am crying, mother-in-law.Poverty, elder brother, alack.See, Sophiatown is bad, PatisoniIn my distress I think of homeHappiness to you all at Marange."The singer sings about the conditions in which he finds himself at Sophiatown, near Johannesburg, where he works as a carpenter's assistant. His home, Marange is in the Chipinga District of Southern Rhodesia, about 400 miles north east of Johannesburg.Details from ILAM record number TP4272-2
- Artist(s): The Holy Name Mission Church Choir | Composer: A. M. Mtangadura (Performer) | 1951/06/19 | Holy Name Mission Church Choir, Manyika, Mtangadura,A.M., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Umtali, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Protestant hymn. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard (E2P4)
- Composer: Mashanje Shawa village zhizhi dza | 1949/10/13 | bow, Chimazambi, Duma, friction, Instrumental, Karanga, Mashanje Shawa village zhizhi dza, short, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Tunes, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Tunes played for self-entertainment, played on the Chimazambi friction bow. Refer ILAM field card C6O3
- Composer: Karanga Tribe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1929-00-00 | Bikita, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karanga, Southern Rhodesia, Xylophone, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A67.
- Artist(s): Babu (Performer) | Composer: Mudumu (Performer)Zakaua (Performer) | 1933-00-00 | Babu, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Mudumu, Njari, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zakaua, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3717
- Composer: Mudumu (Performer)Babu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1933-00-00 | Babu, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Mudumu, Njari, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3718
- Composer: Muroiwa Musobenzo | 1949/10/13 | bow, Chipendani, Duma, Entertainment, Instrumental, Karanga, Muroiwa Musobenzo, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Tunes played for self-entertainment, accompanied by the Chipendani musical bow. Refer ILAM field card C6O2
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