South African Music Archive Project
Chopi
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- Artist(s): Hafu Kumbani (Leader) | 1955/10/01 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, Hafu Kumbani, Horn, Inharrime, Mozambique, Ngodo, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Tonga, Xylophone, ILAM | Movement from the Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Regulo Nyankowongo with fourteen xylophones, two rattles and one horn., Regulo Nyankowango is considered to be one of the minor chiefs under Regulo Mikumbi of the Inharrime District. Living as they do to the east of the central Chopi, their dialect is distinctive and influenced by the G'Tonga of the Inhambane District., Further details refer ILAM field card (H1K5)
- Artist(s): Komukomu Wa Simbe (Leader) | Composer: Komukomu Wa Simbe (Composer) | 1955/10/03 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, Komukomu, Mozambique, Ngodo, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, Zavala District, ILAM | 2nd orchestral introduction the Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Regulo Banguza, with fifteen xylophones and one rattle. This piece is an excellent example of an orchestral introduction by a master craftsman and composer, Komukomu Wa Simbe. It was composed in 1952., Further details refer ILAM field card (H1L10)
- Artist(s): Hafu Kumbani (Leader) | 1955/10/01 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, Hafu Kumbani, Horn, Inharrime District, Mozambique, Ngodo, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Tonga, Xylophone, ILAM | Movement from the Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Regulo Nyankowongo with fourteen xylophones, two rattles and one horn., Regulo Nyankowango is considered to be one of the minor chiefs under Regulo Mikumbi of the Inharrime District. Living as they do to the east of the central Chopi, their dialect is distinctive and influenced by the G'Tonga of the Inhambane District.Further details refer ILAM field card (H1K4)
- Composer: Chopi people (Performer)Dumakule waNgolovane (Composer) | 1949/06/10 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Marimba, Mozambique, orchestral dance, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Tonga, waNgolovane,Dumakule, Xylophone, ILAM | Orchestral dance music with Timbila xylophones. Further details refer ILAM field card number: CT-4
- Artist(s): Dumakule Wangolovane(Leader) | Composer: Chopi People (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | Chopi, Chopi, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Tonga, waNgolovane,Dumakule, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1284
- Artist(s): Gomukomu (Leader) | Composer: Gomukomu (Composer)Chopi players (Performer) | 1955/10/03 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, Gomukomu, Mozambique, Ngodo, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, Zavala, ILAM | Movement from the Ngodo orchestral dance with fifteen Timbila xylophones and a rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1L8)
- Artist(s): Gomukomu (Leader) | Composer: Gomukomu (Composer)Chopi players (Performer) | 1955/10/03 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, Gomukomu, Mozambique, Ngodo, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, Zavala, ILAM | Movement from the Ngodo orchestral dance with fifteen Timbila xylophones and a rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1L8)
- Composer: Chopi players (Performer) | 1955/03/06 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, South Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Transvaal, Whistle, Xylophone, ILAM | Chibudu movement of a dance, accompanied by xylophones and whistles. Refer ILAM field card H1H9
- Artist(s): Komukomu waSimbi(Leader) | Composer: Chopi People (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | Central African, Chopi, Chopi, Indigenous music, Komukomu waSimbi, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Timbila, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1297
- Composer: Chopi women (Performer)Nyapulwane wa Chitokiso (Composer) | 1949/06/02 | Chopi, Chopi, East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Nyapulwane wa Chitokiso, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Sul do Save, Unaccompanied, Work Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: CL-5
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