South African Music Archive Project
Meru
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- Artist(s): Meru men and women (Performer) | Composer: Melany Mewarali (Composer)Meru women and men (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, East African, Folk music, Kisengele bell, Melany Mewarali, Meru, Meru, Party song, Simple melody, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Simple melody which is sung. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7
- Composer: Seduwa Selukoki (Composer)Meru Men and Women (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Chaga, East African, Indigenous music, Meru, Meru, Seduwa Selukoki, Tanzania, Ufina dance song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2524.
- Artist(s): Meru women | Composer: Benet Lolubo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chaga, East African, Fighting song, Indigenous music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Kisengele bells, Lolubo,Benet, Meru, Meru, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2564.
- Artist(s): Benet Lolubo (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | Composer: Benet Lolubo (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, Colonial, East African, fighting, Kisengele bells, Lolubo,Benet, Masai beaten, Meru, Meru, Scraping noise, Shield, Song, Spears, Tanganyika, Tanzania, White men, ILAM | Fighting song about their victory of the Masai and the white coloniser having taken their land. The song is accompanied by bells and introduced with the scaping sound of spear ends on their shields. Refer ILAM field card D7C14
- Artist(s): Mbolele Sabulon (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | Composer: Mbolele Sabulon (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, dance, East African, Embrukoi, Mbolele Sabulon, men and women, Meru, Meru, Retrieving lost cattle, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wembe side blown horn, ILAM | Embrukoi dance song for men and women about how to retrieve lost cattle. The song is performed by 600 men and women and accompanied by a side blown horn. Refer ILAM field card D7C8
- Artist(s): Meru women | Composer: Mbolele Sabulon (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chaga, Dance song, East African, Embrukoi dance song, Indigenous music, Mbolele Sabulon, Meru, Meru, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wembe horn, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2512.
- Artist(s): Melany Mewarali (Composer/Performer)Meru men and women (Performer) | Composer: Melany Mewarali (Composer/Performer)Meru men and women (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, dance, Drone, East African, Humming in unison, Melany Mewarali, men and women, Meru, Meru, Metaphor, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Ufina, ILAM | Ufina dance song for men and women, with use of metaphor. The song has alternating solo voices above humming in unison. Refer ILAM field card D7C12
- Artist(s): Melany Mewarali (Composer/Performer)Meru men and women (Performer) | Composer: Melany Mewarali (Composer/Performer)Meru men and women (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, dance, Drone, East African, Humming in unison, Melany Mewarali, men and women, Meru, Meru, Metaphor, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Ufina, ILAM | Ufina dance song for men and women performed with solo singing above a humming unison. Refer ILAM field card D7C12
- Artist(s): Meru men and women | Composer: Melany Mewarali (Composer)Meru Men and Women (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Chaga, East African, Indigenous music, Melany Mewarali, Meru, Meru, Tanzania, Ufina dance song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2524.
- Composer: Melany MewaraliMeru men and women | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, dance, East African, Marrite, Melany Mewarali, men, Meru, Meru, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, women, ILAM | Marrite dance song for men and womenRefer ILAM field card D7C10
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