Traditional Music- Southern Africa

nonesuch album:

-shona mbira music

Smithsonian folkways albums:

-instrumental music of the Kalahari san

-healing dance music of the Kalahari san

-Music of !Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, Africa

-Moshe Sephula: Bantu High Life

chowke

Smithsonian folkways album:

-chokwe songs and dances with various drums from the democratic republic of the congo and angola

angola:

musicians:

liceu Vieira dias & Ngola ritmos

duo ouro negro

teta lando

carlos Lamartine

Waldemar bastos

sam mangwana

os kiezos

Negoleiros do Ritmo

Jovens do Prenda

Ngoma Jazz

Africa Show

Aguias Reais

David Zé

Urbano de Castro

bonga

kuduro:

buraka som Sistema

kizomba:

Nelo Paim

Afonso Quintas

LS Productions

Eduardo Paím

lily tchiumba:

-angola: songs of my people

Botswana

Smithsonian folkways album:

-Traditional Music of Botswana, Africa: A Journey with Tape Recorder along Southern Botswana from Mochudi to Kang

Zimbabwe

mbira musicians:

ambula bauler dyoko

mazai mbira group

ephat Mujuru and the spirit of the people

Dumisani Abraham maraire

mhuri yekwa makonese

mhuri yekwa makochirwa

mhuri yekwa zhakata

mhuri yekwa chiboora

nyadzonya mbira sounds

temba majonjo neteererai chivanhu sounds

mhuri yekwa gwenhere

cosmas magaya

chapungu

Zimbabwean popular music/chimurenga:

Thomas Mapfumo & the blacks unlimited

Smithsonian folkways albums:

-music of the petuiake of northern Rhodesia vol.1 & vol.2

Zambia

zamrock:

Rikki ililonga & musi-o-tunya

WITCH

the peace

amanaz

Chrissy "zebby tembo

paul Ngozi & family

keith mlevhu

the blackfoot

salty dog band

mike nyoni & born free

Mozambique

Smithsonian folkways album:

-music from Mozambique vol. 1

-music from Mozambique vol.2:chopi timbila, two orchestral performances

-music from Mozambique vol.3 

timbila

Malawi

Smithsonian folkways albums:

-ceremonial, dance, and story songs from the yao people of Malawi

-dance and topical songs from the tonga of Malawi

-initiation, fighting, drinking, and dance songs from the Zulu spaking ngoni people of Malawi

-malipenga dance music from the tonga-speaking people of Malawi

-humorous and dance songs from the tumbuka and henga people of Malawi

-songs for entertainment from the nyanja-speaking chewa of Malawi

-topical songs and several chitsukulumbe dances by the nyanja-speaking mang'anja people of Malawi

-herding, drinking and topical songs from the nyanja-speaking chewa of malawi

-music tradition of Malawi

artists included:

mangulama kutcha

mayeso petro Lawrence

chitenje tambala

south Africa

early south African popular traditional folk music:

south African jazz/pop/mbaqanga/Mgqashiyo and Isicathamiya:

Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds

the Manhattan Brothers

The Skylarks

Phineas Maphumulo & the guitar twins

Miriam Makeba

the dark city sisters

Kippie Moeketsi

the jazz epistles (Abdullah Ibrahim/hugh Masekela)

Sathima Bea Benjamin

Chris McGregor

Johnny Dyani

Jonas Gwangwa

Dudu Pukwana

Gideon Nxumalo

Winston Ngozi

the blue notes

Makgona Tsohle Band

ladysmith black mambazo

Abafana Baseqhudeni

Boyoyo Boys

the movers

the soul brothers

Jacob "Mpharanyana" Radebe

The Flames ((Blondie Chaplin/Ricky Fataar)

Harari

Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens

Amaswazi Emvelo

Moses Mchunu

The Mighty Soul beat

ray phiri and the cannibals

stimela

Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse 

sankomota (Lesotho)

sipho mchunu and juluka

PJ Powers

Mango Groove

tanans