South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Joseph Kiwele (Composer)Kiwele, J. (Composer)Mission of St Jean singers (Performer)Les Chanteurs a la Croix du Cuivre (Performer) | Bemba, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Hunting song, Kiwele,Joseph, Luba, Mission of St Jean, Songa, Swahili, ILAM | A miscellany of hunting songs with drums. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1W4)
- Artist(s): Baiyani Medurek (Performer) | Arusha, Arusha Baraza, Arusha District, East African, Folk music, Masai, Medurek,Baiyani, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | An Osingolio Longishu cattle song. "The Germans are nothing to us. They were defeated by the English. We are not sleeping and will fight for our country. We love our country and our cattle.", The Arusha tribe fought on several occasions against the Germans during their early occupation of Tanganyika. Different men take over the solo between the chorus refrains.
- Artist(s): Ndasimi Sarubare (Performer/Lead)Arusha men (Performer) | Composer: Ndasimi Sarubare (Performer/Lead)Arusha men (Performer) | Arusha, Arusha, Arusha Baraza, Arusha District, circumcision, Folk - East African, Masai, Masai, Ndasimi Sarubare, Rika, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Rika. Initiation song for boys and girls. This is a self praise song by boys and girls who are waiting during the Rika period prior to undergoing circumcision. The leader sings in a kind of falsetto voice which is much appreciated by the people - but on a recording gives no idea of his manly appearance. The calling for a special response during the course of the recitative is typical of Arusha songs. The full song is not available here.
- Artist(s): Don ChristieGraham BeggsNoel Glover | Composer: Dickie Loader and the Blue Jeans | English, Loader, Dickie, Pop, HYMAP
- Composer: Mutio wa Katuma (Performer)Mutio wa Katuma (Composer) | Divination song, East African, Gourd resonato, Indigenous music, Kamba, Kenya, Machakos, Musical bow, Mutio waKatuma, ILAM | Translated English title - "I greet you through my bow." Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6W-5
- Composer: Kyule wa Kala (Performer)Kyule wa Kala (Composer) | chant, Chanted prose, East African, Indigenous music, Kamba, Kenya, Kyule wa Kala, Machakos, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6W-4
- Composer: Kyule wa Kala (Performer)Kyule wa Kala (Composer) | chant, Chanted prose, East African, Indigenous music, Kamba, Kenya, Kyule wa Kala, Machakos, Recitative Legend, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6W-3
- Artist(s): Arusha men (Performer) | Composer: Nyangus Siokino (Performer)Composer not specified | Arusha, Arusha, Cattle raiding song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Masai, Nyangus Siokino, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D7A-1
- Artist(s): Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony (Performer) | Composer: Kipkemo Arap Sitonik (Performer and Composer) | Chepkwony,Kepkoske Arap, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Lyre, Praise song, Sitonik,Kipkemo Arap, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D6L-3.
- Composer: Small Kipsigis girls (Performer)Composer not specified | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D6L-11a.
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