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Title Audio Collection Descriptionsort icon Composer Date All terms
Howe | Central African

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ILAM

Bobwa dance. Further details refer ILAM field card F4V-3

Bobwa Men and Women (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-09-01 Belgian Congo | Bobwa | Bobwa | Bobwa dance | Central African | Congo | Cylindrical cross-laced drum | Democratic Republic of the Congo | East African | Folk song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Metal hand bell | Rattle | Wooden slit drum
Cimana cisa mabimbi |

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ILAM

Bucibinda dance song also called the Hunter's dance accompanied by 4 drums and 2 axes
Refer ILAM field card C3E3

Luunda men
Bemba people

 1949-07-17 axes | Bemba | Central African | dance | Drum | hunter | ILAM | Luunda | Luunda | Northern Rhodesia | Song | Zambia
Kabange |

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ILAM

Budye dance music with drums and marimba xylophones. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1P2)

Luba men and women (Performer)

 1952-01-29 Central African | Congo | Dance music | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Drum | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kinkondje | Luba | Luba | Marimba | Xylophone
Ketuhunyinga |

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ILAM

Budye dance music with drums and marimba xylophones. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1P3)

Luba men and women (Performer)

 1952-01-29 Central African | Congo | Dance music | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Drum | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kinkondje | Luba | Luba | Marimba | Xylophone
Viombo |

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ILAM

Bulamatali town dance song with two guitars and a bottle. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1H1)

Kayashu, P. (Performer)
Philippe Kayashu (Performer)
Kalala, M. (Performer)
Morris Kalala (Performer)


 1952-01-18 Bottle | Central African | Congo | Dance music | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Guitar | ILAM | Kalala,Morris | Katanga | Kayashu,Philippe | Popular music | Swahili | Town dance
Viombo |

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ILAM

Bulamatali town dance song with two guitars and a bottle. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1H1)

Kayashu, P. (Performer)
Philippe Kayashu (Performer)
Kalala, M. (Performer)
Morris Kalala (Performer)


 1952-01-18 Bottle | Central African | Congo | Dance music | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Guitar | ILAM | Kalala,Morris | Katanga | Kayashu,Philippe | Popular music | Swahili | Town dance
Malemba |

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ILAM

Burial song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F1U-5.

Mukoko Michel (Performer)

 1952-02-04 Belgian Congo | Central African | Chisanzhi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kabinda | Kalebwe | Likembe | Luba | Mbira | Mukoko Michel
Likoko | Central African

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ILAM

Calypso dance song performed on various instruments. The voices sing repetitive chorus lines rather than long melody. Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1087

Bisha ya Lokele (Performer)
Kisangani (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1905-05-18 Bisha ya Lokele | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Drum | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kele | Kisangani | Topical song | Vocal
Ayilongo lokele |

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ILAM

Canoe song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4L

Saidi Kikongo (Leader)
Wagenya Lishemeu (Performer)

 1952-08-16 Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | East African | Folk music | Genya | ILAM | Saidi Kikongo | slit Drum | Wagenya Lishemeu
Ekyokuhimbisa batahibe |

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ILAM

Chanting of praise song
Refer ILAM field card D5H7

Eri Kavigari

 1950-08-16 Central African | chant | Eri Kavigari | ILAM | Nkole | Nyoro | praise | Song | Uganda
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