South African Music Archive Project
Tanganyika
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- Artist(s): Pembe Selemani and Zaramo boys | 1950-00-00 | Dar-es-Salaam, East African, Mbeta pipe dance, Selemani, Pembe, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zaramo, ILAM | An Mbeta pipe dance with Viyanzi vertical flutes, 2 friction sticks, and tin rattles., The players start to play beginning with the pipe 3rd from the lowest. Each piper above them takes his rhythm from the next man below. If one fails to get started he holds up all the others above. The leader then comes along and gets his rhythm for him and his companions can then take up the rhythm until the treble player at last joins in., Set of 13 pipes. The tuning of this set was as follows:- 584, 320, 440, 392, 336, 292, giving a pentatonic scale. The total range was just over two octaves.
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Musoma Abdullah (Performer) | 1950/06/28 | Dance song, Daressalaam, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Musoma Abdullah, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Kwimba Japani dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D3I1.
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Musoma Abdullah (Performer) | 1950/06/28 | Dance song, Daressalaam, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Musoma Abdullah, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Kwimba Japani dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D3I2.
- Composer: Ntainta Buchili (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/25 | bow, Dance music, East African, Gourd, Kazori, Mwanza, Ndono, Ntainta Buchili, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Kazori dance song with Ndono one-string musical bow, gourd resonated. Translated English title - "Rock our babes to sleep." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4J4)
- Artist(s): Sukuma men and women | Composer: Ntainta Buchilu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Kazori dance song, Mwanza, Ndono musical bow, Ntainta Buchilu, Rattle, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1501.
- Composer: Rutahindurwa Lukuka (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Haya, Indigenous music, Nanga trough zithe, Nyoro, Praise song, Rutahindurwa Lukuka, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record no. TP1826.
- Composer: Rutahindurwa Lukuta (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/05 | Bukoba, East African, Folk music, Haya, Indigenous music, Nanga trough zither, Nyoro, Praise song, Rutahindurwa Lukuka, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Trough zither, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D4W 14
- Composer: Rutahindurwa Lukuta (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/05 | Bukoba, East African, Folk music, Haya, Indigenous music, Nanga trough zithe, Nyoro, Praise song, Rutahindurwa Lukuka, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Trough zither, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D4W 14
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Hashimu bin Kilamata (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Ankle-bell, bell, Dance song, Drum, East African, Hashima Bin Kilamata, Hiyari ya moyo, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Hiyari ya moyo dance song with drums and ankle bells. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4H16
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Hashima Bin Kilamata (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Ankle bell, bell, Dance song, Drum, East African, Hashima Bin Kilamata, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Hiyari ya moyo dance song for men and women with drums and ankle bells Translated English title - "Our old chief has vanished." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4H16)
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