South African Music Archive Project
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- Artist(s): The pirate coons (Performer) | Composer: The pirate coons | Ballad style, Folk music, Indigenous music, Male Choir, Piano, Pirate Coons, Slow moving, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Xenophobia, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional song performed by a male choir. The translated title is "Our country is being devoured by birds (foreigners)"
- Artist(s): Edward Bwalya (Leader)Bemba young men (Performer) | Composer: Edward BwalyaBemba young men | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Central African, Cylindrical Drum, dance, death, Double headed and laced, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Traditional music, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance song for young men and women. The translated title is "The bird cries for the pall bearers".
- Artist(s): Chimele Zandamela (Leader) | Composer: Chopi players (Performer)Chimele Zandamela (Composer) | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, Inharrime, Mozambique, Ndonge, Ngodo, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, Zandamela,Chimele, ILAM | Movement from the Ngodo orchestral dance with eight Timbila xylophones and a rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1K11)
- Artist(s): S Mondo (Performer)Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: S MondoNasuti Social Clu | Central African, Disease, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Leprosy, Mondo,S., Mournful, Nasuti Social Club, Ntongoli eight string lyre, Soga, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by the Ntongoli eight string lyre. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y15
- Artist(s): Nekemiya Nanywamu (Performer)Kasani Byansi (Performer) | Composer: Nekemiya NanywamuKasani Byansi | Central African, Chordophone, East African, eight string lyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kasani Byansi, mourning, Ndingidi, Ndingidi one string lute, Nekemiya Nanywamu, Ntongoli, Soga, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning song accompanied by the Ntongoli eight string lyre and Ndingidi one string lute. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y16
- Artist(s): M Banda (Leader)Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band (Performer) | Composer: M BandaPortuguese East Africa Chopi Band | Banda,M., Call and response, Chopi, Chopi, Cyclical, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Martial, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band, Repetition, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | The introduction is a verbal and military like call and response rathern than singing. This section is followed by the marimbas
- Artist(s): M Banda (Leader)Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band (Performer) | Composer: M BandaPortuguese East Africa Chopi Band | Banda,M., Chopi, Chopi, Cyclical, ensemble, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band, Repetition, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | Intrumental piece performed on marimbas
- Artist(s): Noty Ndwambe (Performer) | Composer: Noty Ndwambe | Cyclical, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Ndwambe,Noty, Repetition, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Venda, ILAM | Song accompanied by mbira although the label identifies the instrument as a Venda Auto Harp
- Artist(s): Noty Ndwambe (Performer) | Composer: Noty Ndwambe | Cyclical, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Ndwambe,Noty, Repetition, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Venda, ILAM | Song accompanied by mbira although the label identifies the instrument as a Venda Auto Harp
- Artist(s): The traditional evening birds | Composer: The traditional evening birds | Folk music, Indigenous music, Isicathamiya, Male Choir, Mbube, Part singing, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional evening birds, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Unaccompanied traditional song performed by male choir
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