South African Music Archive Project
Zimbabwe
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- 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
- Artist(s): Msarurgwa, A. (Leader)August Msarurgwa (Leader) | Composer: Msarurgwa, A. (Composer) August Msarurgwa (Composer) African dace band (Performer)Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African dance band (Performer) | 1951/06/08 | Band music, Chizezuru, Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band, Dance music, Msarurgwa,August, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Town dance, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Town dance by small dance band. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2E4)
- Composer: African Dance Band of The Cold Storage (Performer)August Maarurgwa (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band, East African, Indigenous music, Msarurgwa,August, Rhodesia, Shona, Tsaba-tsebe Dance tunes, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2790.
- Artist(s): Small dance band (Performer) | Composer: Cold Storage Commision of S. Rhodesia Dance Band (Performer)August Msarurwa (Leader) | 1951/06/08 | Central African, Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band, Dance Band, Dance song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Dance song. "Give me what I deserve". Further details refer to ILAM field card E2E
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