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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Abu madzada ; Mali ta Kangana |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4C 5

Joseph Lidza (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-07-27 Balendu | Bonguma harp | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Djugu | Eastern Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Joseph Lidza | Northern Congo | Republic of the Congo | Self-delectative song
Abu madzada |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4C 5

Joseph Lidza (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-07-27 Balendu | Bonguma harp | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Djugu | Eastern Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Joseph Lidza | Northern Congo | Republic of the Congo | Self-delectative song
Achelamukani mulole Msengo |

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ILAM

Folk music - Msego dance song for men and women with Giryama men, accompanied with Kayamba raft rattles and clapping.
Further details refer ILAM field card (D7Q5)

Kenga Mayele (Performer)

 1950-10-16 Clapping | Dance music | East African | Folk music | Giryama | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kayamba | Kenya | Malindi | Mayele,Kenga | Nika | Rattle
Achiku kwende kumigunda |

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ILAM

Topical song with Bangwe board zither. Composer not specified. Translated English title - "Achiku, come to the fields." Further details refer ILAM field card (C4G15)

Uladi Kachoka (Performer)

 1949-08-14 Bangwe | Board zither | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kachoka,Uladi | Malawi | Nyasaland | Southern African | Topical song | Yao | Zither
Acibinda tiye tonse ng'ombe ee |

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ILAM

Hunting song for after the hunt. Translated English title - "Hunter, let us hunt together." Further details refer ILAM record number TP0297-XYZ4446

Obisitala Kanyungu (Performer)

 1949-08-27 Drum | Folk music | Hunting song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kanyungu,Obisitala | Northern Rhodesia | Nsenga | Nsenga | Southern African | Zambia
Acibinda Tiye Tonse | Southern African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record (Commercial Recordings) number: CR0047

Nsenga men (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-00-00 Chief Kalindawalo | Drum | Folk music | Hunting song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kanyungu,Obisitala | Northern Rhodesia | Nsenga | Nsenga | Southern African | Zambia
Adanyero mamamba |

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ILAM

Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4J

Ebogoma Gabriel (Performer)

 1952-08-08 Belgian Congo | Box | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | East African | Ebogoma,Gabriel | Folk music | ILAM | Likembe | Medje
Adiyindre Dobuzindrine |

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ILAM

Further information refer ILAM field card number F4I-10.

Tipoyi Canius (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1952-08-07 Basket rattle | Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Medje | Medje | Medje | Tipoyi Canius | Work Song
Adna babni misjid wabalgi mnara |

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ILAM

Folk music - Shabuyani dance song with Arab men, dums and clapping.
Further details refer ILAM field card (D7M7)

Ahmad, Salim (Performer)
Salim Ahmad (Performer)

 1950-10-12 Ahmad,Salim | Arabic | Clapping | Dance music | Drum | East African | Folk music | ILAM | Kenya | Malindi | Stick
Adomba |

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ILAM

Further information refer ILAM field card number F4I-11.

Tipoyi Canius (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1952-08-07 Basket rattle | Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Medje | Medje | Medje | Tipoyi Canius | Work Song
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