South African Music Archive Project
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- Artist(s): Melany Mewarali (Composer/Performer)Meru men and women (Performer) | Composer: Melany Mewarali (Composer/Performer)Meru men and women (Performer) | Chaga, dance, Drone, East African, Humming in unison, Melany Mewarali, men and women, Meru, Meru, Metaphor, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Ufina, ILAM | Ufina dance song for men and women performed with solo singing above a humming unison. Refer ILAM field card D7C12
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Juma Nyela (Performer) | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Juma bin Nyela, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Translation: Uhimila was our best dancer. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4G2)
- Artist(s): Benet Lolubo (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | Composer: Benet Lolubo (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | Chaga, Colonial, East African, fighting, Kisengele bells, Lolubo,Benet, Masai beaten, Meru, Meru, Scraping noise, Shield, Song, Spears, Tanganyika, Tanzania, White men, ILAM | Fighting song about their victory of the Masai and the white coloniser having taken their land. The song is accompanied by bells and introduced with the scaping sound of spear ends on their shields. Refer ILAM field card D7C14
- Artist(s): Meru men and women (Performer) | Composer: Melany Mewarali (Composer)Meru women and men (Performer) | Chaga, East African, Folk music, Kisengele bell, Melany Mewarali, Meru, Meru, Party song, Simple melody, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Simple melody which is sung. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7
- Artist(s): Meru men and women (Performer) | Composer: Meru women and men (Performer) | Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Meru, Meru, Spell, Spell-breaking song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Simple melody which is sung. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7
- Artist(s): Chaga men (Performer) | Composer: Lengare Sakarani (Composer)Chaga men (Performer) | Chaga, Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Sakarani,Lengare, Shicheyere leg bells, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Praise song for the Mangi (Chief). Further details refer to ILAM field card D7E
- Artist(s): Chaga girls (Performer) | Composer: Ndewiriomoo (Performer)Yuspina Gadwin (Performer)Composer not specified | Chaga, Chaga, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Gadwin,Yuspina, Indigenous music, Kilimanjaro, Marangu, Ndewiriomoo, Stick, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Temo dance, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D7F-2
- Artist(s): Pembe Selemani (Leader) | Composer: Zaramo men (Performer) | dance, Daressalaam, East African, ensemble, Friction sticks, Pembe Selemani, Pipe, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tin rattle, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Dance for young men, performed on pipes, friction sticks, and tin rattle. Refer ILAM field card D3E3
- Artist(s): Don ChristieGraham BeggsNoel Glover | Composer: Dickie Loader and the Blue Jeans | English, Loader, Dickie, Pop, HYMAP
- Artist(s): Arab/Swahili boys (Performer) | Composer: Sheik Mohammed Bin Isa (Performer)Composer not specified | Arab, Arabic, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Malindi, Praise song, Religiou praise song, Sheik Mohammed Bin Isa, Swahili, Thikri-Kauni praises of Allah, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D7M-4
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