South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Kayoka Ladislaus (Performer)I. Kapungo (Performer)M. Beya (Performer)Composer not specified | Belgian Congo, Central African, Children's games, Clappers, Democratic Republic of the Congo, I. Kapungo, Indigenous music, Kayoka Ladislaus, Likembe Mbiras, Luba, M. Beya, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2625.
- Composer: Kasai Men and Women (Performer)Composer not specified | Belgian Congo, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Indigenous music, Kasai, Katela dance song, Luba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2626.
- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Composer not specified | Belgian Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Jadoiville, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2631.
- Composer: Mulembwe et ses Amis (Performer)Composer not specified | banjo, Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mulembwe, Rumba, Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2573.
- Composer: Kankolongo Alidor (Performer)Composer not specified | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chisanzhi mbira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kankolongo,Alidor, Luba, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2629.
- Artist(s): Pembe Selemani and Zaramo boys | Dar-es-Salaam, East African, Mbeta pipe dance, Selemani, Pembe, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zaramo, ILAM | An Mbeta pipe dance with Viyanzi vertical flutes, 2 friction sticks, and tin rattles., The players start to play beginning with the pipe 3rd from the lowest. Each piper above them takes his rhythm from the next man below. If one fails to get started he holds up all the others above. The leader then comes along and gets his rhythm for him and his companions can then take up the rhythm until the treble player at last joins in., Set of 13 pipes. The tuning of this set was as follows:- 584, 320, 440, 392, 336, 292, giving a pentatonic scale. The total range was just over two octaves.
- Artist(s): Meru women | Composer: Benet Lolubo (Performer)Composer not specified | 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): Meru men and women | Composer: Melany Mewarali (Performer)Composer not specified | Chaga, East African, Indigenous music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Melany Mewarali, Meru, Meru, Spell, Spell-breaking song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2564.
- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Composer not specified | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Jadotville, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, Town dance song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2568.
- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Composer not specified | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Jadotville, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2568.
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