South African Music Archive Project
AC1290
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- Artist(s): Samson's Piniseli Machanisa (Performer) | Composer: Tswa Dancers (Performer) Samson's Piniseli Machanisa (Performer) | 1955/02/06 | Dance song, Drum, Dzibi, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Samson's Piniseli Machanisa, Southern African, Tswa, Tswa, Xylophone, ILAM | Dance song. Further details refer to ILAM card no. H1F2
- Artist(s): Ndau dancers. Leader: Pedro Simau Balani | 1955/11/06 | Clapper, Dance music, Danda, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Mpanda, Mpege district, Ndau, Ndau, Pedro Simau Balani, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Dance music for Muchongolo Tumbling dance with 3 drums and clappers. Recorded at C.M.R. Mine, Transvaal, South Africa. The tumbling dance which has been developed by the Ndau people has not only spread south to neighbouring tribes, but has now become a favourite spectacle on the gold mines of South Africa, where its performance delights the miners of other tribes as well. It is usually acrobatic and humorous, and is performed to complex rhythms on the drums.The performance of the dancers is frequently of a high order demanding considerable gymnastic ability. Details from ILAM field card (H1F-4A - B)
- Artist(s): Ndau dancers. Leader: Pedro Simau Balani | 1955/11/06 | Clappe, Dance music, Danda, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Mpanda, Mpege district, Muchongolo, Ndau, Ndau, Pedro Simau Balani, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tumbling, ILAM | Dance music for Muchongolo Tumbling dance with 3 drums and clappers. Recorded at C.M.R. Mine, Transvaal, South Africa. The tumbling dance which has been developed by the Ndau people has not only spread south to neighbouring tribes, but has now become a favourite spectacle on the gold mines of South Africa, where its performance delights the miners of other tribes as well. It is usually acrobatic and humorous, and is performed to complex rhythms on the drums.The performance of the dancers is frequently of a high order demanding considerable gymnastic ability. Details from ILAM field card (H1F-4A - B)
- Artist(s): Pedro Simon Balani (Leader) | Composer: Ndam Dancers (Performer) | 1955/11/06 | Clapper, Dance song, Danja, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Ndan, Ndau, Pedro Simon Balani, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Dance song. Further details refer to ILAM card no. H1F3
- Composer: Xhosa dancers (Performer) | 1955/11/06 | bell, Cape, Chest bell, Ciskei, concertina, Eastern Cape, Folk music, Gcaleka, Indigenous music, Leg rattle, Rattle, Shaking dance, South Africa, Southern African, Whistle, Xhosa, Xhosa, ILAM | Music for Umteyo - shaking dance, with leg rattles, chest bells, concertina and a whistle. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1F5)
