South African Music Archive Project
Tanzania
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- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Musoma Abdulla-Tatu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Ali,Tatu Binti, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kuimba Japani dance, Musoma Abdullah, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1557
- Composer: Nyamwzi men and women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Dance song, Daressalaam, East African, Kwimba Japani dance song, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number CR1428.
- Artist(s): FH Simon Amollo (Performer)Ibrahim Abongo (Performer) | Composer: FH Simon Amollo (Performer)Ibrahim Abongo (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Dho Luo, East African, FH Simon Amollo, Guitar, Ibrahim Abongo, Mandoline, singing, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, topical, Waltz, ILAM | Topical song performed on guitars and mandoline in three-four beat. The song is sung by a man. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: F. H. Simon Amollo (Performer)Ibrahim Abonyo (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | Daressalaam, Dho, East African, F.H. Simon Amollo, Guitar, Ibrahim Abonyo, Luo, Mandoline, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D3V5.
- Composer: Hamisi Bilali (Performer) | 1950/07/17 | East African, Folk music, Hamisi Bilali, Indigenous music, Luba, malimba, Marimba, Solo, Songe, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D4B1.
- Composer: Kimambo brothers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/05/28 | Chagga, East African, Guitar, Kilimanjaro, Kimambo brothers, Moshi, Rombo, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3E 7
- Artist(s): Bom Amberon (Leader) | Composer: Salum's Brass Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/10 | Amberon,Bom, Band music, Brass, Dance music, Daressalaam, Drum, East African, Nguja, Quick-step, Salum's Brass Band, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1642
- Artist(s): Asunga Okwela (Performer)Onge Maina (Performer) | Composer: Asunga Okwela (Performer)Onge Maina (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | chimes, dance, East African, Luo, Maina,Onge, Males singing, Nyangile, Okwela,Asunga, Song, Sound-box, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, ILAM | Nyangile dance song performed by men who are accompanied by beats from a sound box and chimes. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Baiyani MedurekiArusha men | 1950/10/02 | Arusha, Arusha, Arusha Baraza, Arusha District, East African, Folk music, Masai, Medurek,Baiyani, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Embrukoi dance song for men and women. "I eloped with your wife and she is still with me. So what can you do about it?" sings the man. He then goes on to sing about his cattle and the hills of Arusha. The second man took over the solo part half way through the item. The simple respon]ses by the men is said to be typical of Embrukoi singing., The full song is not available here.
- Artist(s): Shirazi men (Performer) | Composer: Subeti Sunda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Nguja, Pondo dance, Shirazi, Subeti Sunda, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1650
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