South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Francois Kokomendre (Performer)Composer not specified | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo, Folk music, Francois Kokomendre, Indigenous music, Mombutu, Northern Congo, Nostalgic song, Republic of the Congo, Seki zithe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4D 1
- Artist(s): Zegbe and Ndongo men and women | Basket rattle, Chief Maki, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Faradje territory, Folk - Central African, Harp, Likembe, Ndongo, Ndongo, North Eastern Congo, Republic of the Congo, Zegbe, ILAM | This song is usually sung after a funeral, with harp, likembe and basket rattle. Leader - Zegbe and Ndongo men and women. Chief Maki, Faradje territory, North East Congo., The singers lament the death of a friend and in so doing demonstrate the fact that Africans celebrate their funerals with dances and apparently gay singing.
- Artist(s): Mombutu men and women (Performer) | Composer: Aibesi (Performer)Magombo (Performer)Composer not specified | Aibesi, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo, Folk music, Indigenous language, Magombo, Mombutu, Mombutu, Morality song, Republic of the Congo, Unaccompanied, Watsa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4D 10
- Artist(s): Mombutu men and women (Performer) | Composer: Aibesi (Performer)Magombo (Performer)Composer not specified | Aibesi, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Magombo, Mombutu, Mombutu, Morality song, Republic of the Congo, Unaccompanied, Watsa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4D 10
- Artist(s): Zegive and Mvu people | Basket rattle, bells, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk - Central African, Harp, Likembe, Mvu, Mvu, North East Congo Republic of the Congo, Watsa district, Zegive, ILAM | Work song (Carrying Sedan Chair), with harp, likembe, bekks and basket rattle. Zegive and Mvu people. Watsa district, North East Congo., This tribe, like many of the non-Bantu tribes in this North East part of the Congo are very simple people indeed. The country has still few roads (1952) and the carrying of officials and others whose work takes them into remote parts is still common., The chair or mashila which they carry is called locally Tipoyi.
- Artist(s): Zegive and Mvu people | bells, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk - Central African, Harp, Mbira, Mvu, Mvu people, North East Congo, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Watsa territory, Zegive, ILAM | Mourning song, with harp, mbira, bells and rattle. Zegive and Mvu people. Watsa district, North East Congo., As a rule there is nothing in the song itself which would suggest to a foreigner a sense of solemnity or sadness in most African mourning songs.
- Composer: Abangba men and women (Performer)Composer not specified | Abangba, Abangba, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Egba funeral dance, Folk music, Funeral Song, Indigenous music, Niangara, Northern Congo, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4D 7
- Composer: Abangba men and women (Performer)Composer not specified | Abangba, Abangba, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Egba funeral dance, Folk music, Funeral Song, Indigenous music, Niangara, Northern Congo, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4D 6
- Artist(s): Swahili men (Performer) | Composer: Omari Saidi (Performer) | Box Rattle, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Friction stick, Indigenous music, Marimba, Mkwaju, Nguja, Omari Saidi, Rattle, Stick, Swahili, Swahili, Xylophone, Zanziba, ILAM | Mkwaju dance song for men with Marimba xylophone, box rattle and friction sticks. Further details refer ILAM field card (D3O10)
- Artist(s): Mamvutu-Andobo, Gamubu, Choga | Basket rattle, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk - Central African, Mbira, Mvu, North East Congo, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Party song with mbira and rattle. Mvu men. Mamvutu-Andobo, sous chef Gamubu, chef Choga, N.E. Congo., A simple Mvu tune and a good example of one of the simplest of all African modes.
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