South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Kipkeino Arap Rop (Performer)Composer not specified | East African, Kapsabet Nandi district Kenya, Nandi, Rop, Kipkeino Arap, Topical song, ILAM | A topical song with Kipukandet 6 string bowl lyre (5 or 6 string pentatonic lyre used by Nandi tribe in Kenya, also known as Kibugantet and Chepkong.) One day a friend called on Arap Kapero unexpectedly. He sang "Had I a shilling I would have bought flour to make bread for you." The accompaniment of this song is interesting for the extra half bar just prior to the start of each verse.
- Composer: Malakwen Chepsaikut (Performer)Composer not specified | Chepsaikut, Kapsabet Nandi district Kenya, Kenyan, Malakwen, Nandi, Praise song, ILAM | Praise song with Kipukandet 5 string lyre (5 or 6 string pentatonic lyre used by Nandi tribe in Kenya, also known as Kibugantet and Chepkong.) This lyre is strummed like a guitar with the right hand, the left hand stopping the five strings, like the Bongwe zither of Nyasaland. This gave 2 chords. Notes 1, 3 and 5 and notes 2 and 4. One string, they said, was missing, the lower octave of number 1. The scale was: 308,256,232,206,180, (154) vs. The Nandi, like the Kipsigis, their relatives, are given to singing praise songs about people and places familiar to them and beloved by all. This is an example of such a song in which people, places and chiefs all come in for approbation and appreciation., May be purchased from http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/traditional-hugh-tracey-kenyan-songs-strings-1950-1952-p-970291.html
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men and girls | Composer: Kipterer Arap Kenik (Performer)Composer not specified | East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Katuiyo dance song, Kenik,Kipterer Arap, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2097.
- Composer: Jean Bosco Mwenda (Performer) | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Katanga, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Town dance song in which a man says he will find another wife should the present one be unfaithful. Refer ILAM field card F1T4
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men and girls | Composer: Kipterer Arap Kenik (Performer)Composer not specified | Cheptim dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenik,Kipterer Arap, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2097.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men | Composer: Hat Arap Kotut (Composer)Kipsigis men (Performer) | East African, Fighting song, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kotut,Hat Arap, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2103.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men | Composer: Hat Arap Kotut (Composer)Kipsigis men (Performer) | East African, Fighting song, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kotut,Hat Arap, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2103.
- Artist(s): Nandi boys | Composer: Paul Serefu (Performer)Composer not specified | East African, Folk music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi district, Serebu,Paul, ILAM | The Chemelilit dance for young men is performed at night as a general entertainment. The present dance song is a traditional one and was used in the old days before going out to raid neighbouring tribes, after which they felt they were fit to accomplish anything they set them selves to do. It was sung by the raiding party sitting down, but is now used solely as a dance.
- Artist(s): Nandi boys | Composer: Paul Serepu (Performer)Composer not specified | Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Moran dance song, Nandi, Nandi, Paul Serepu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2062.
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