South African Music Archive Project
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- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Daudi Mutekete (Performer)Composer not specified | Drum, East African, Eshitsiriba horn, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Mutekete,Daudi, Nyanza, Stick, Wanga, Wanga, ILAM | Song after fighting. Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-13
- Artist(s): Deab Rizgala (Performer) | Composer: Deab Rizgala (Performer) | Central African, Deab Rizgala, Guitar, Nubi?, political, Song, Sudanese, topical, Uganda, Uganda conflict, ILAM | Topical song about the political relationship between Sudan and Uganda. Refer ILAM field card number D6A20
- Artist(s): Thomas Mulungo (Performer) | Composer: Thomas Mulungo (Performer) | Central African, Gishu, Leg bells, Seven string Litungu bowl lyre, Song, Stolen cow, Thomas Mulungo, topical, Uganda, ILAM | The song is about a government official who had stolen a cow to feed the troops. Refer ILAM field card number D6B1
- Artist(s): Isaka Kitutu (Performer) | Composer: Isaka Kitutu (Performer) | Central African, chant, Gishu, Heptatonic, Isaka Kitutu, litungu, Lyre, Pinned, Religion, Seven string Litungu bowl lyre, Uganda, Vocal, ILAM | Vocal chant accompanied by the lyre. Refer ILAM field card number D6B2
- Artist(s): Isaka Kitutu (Performer) | Composer: Isaka Kitutu (Performer) | Central African, Gishu, Isaka Kitutu, Leg bells, Nilotic tradition of playing, Phosphate, Seven string Litungu bowl lyre, Song, topical, Uganda, ILAM | The song is about the miners not knowing why the phosphate is being mined. Refer ILAM field card number D6B3
- Artist(s): Wamimbi Magombe (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Wamimbi Magombe (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Central African, circumcision, dance, European whistle, Gishu, Gishu, Imbalu, initiation, Mungiri leg bells, open horn, Rite of passage, Side blown, Uganda, Waboya, Wamimbi Magombe, ILAM | Imbalu dance performed when boys are being circumcised. The other dance is called Waboya. Refer ILAM field card number D6B5
- Artist(s): Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Central African, Cosmetics, Gishu, Gishu, Idle, Inverted bowl played with sticks, Morality, Musolwa, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, women, ILAM | Topical song about women who use cosmetics and refuse to stay at home. Refer ILAM field card number D6B6
- Artist(s): Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Bowl doubles as serving bowl and music instrument, Cassava, Central African, Gishu, Gishu, Greedy man, Inverted bowl played with sticks, Musolwa, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song about a greedy man who visits everyone for the purpose of eating more cassava. Refer ILAM field card number D6B6
- Artist(s): Isaya Deka (Performer) | Composer: Isaya Deka (Performer) | Central African, English protection, Gwere, Hatred, Horizontal, Isaya Deka, Ntongoni six string harp, Ntongori harp, Soga, Song, Tetratonic, topical, Uganda, ILAM | The song is performed by a man who is asking for protection from the English since he feels hated by his community. Refer ILAM field card number D6B8
- Artist(s): Abimereki Wesonga (Performer) | Composer: Abimereki Wesonga (Performer) | Central African, Gishu, Lute, Prostitution, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, Wesonga,Abinereki, ILAM | Topical song about prostitutes who are always in trouble and do not know the reason. Refer ILAM field card D6B9
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