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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Zani muoni kayuni kana matengazela |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0679

Rubeni Mhango (Composer)
Rubeni Mhango (Performer)

 1949-07-30 Drinking song | Henga | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Mhango,Rubeni | Northern Rhodesia | Nyasaland | Southern African | Tumbuka | Unaccompanied | Zambia
Zani muoni kayuni kana matengezela |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "Come and see the long tailed bird." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C3Q-12

Rubeni Mhango (Performer)
Rubeni Mhango (Composer)

 1949-07-29 Clapping | Drinking song | Henga | Henga | Humorous | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Mhango,Rubeni | Nyasaland | Song | South Eastern African | Southern African | Tumbuka
Zanzali nkemene kwa na Chungabuluba |

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ILAM

Story song with Tonga men. Accompanied by sticks struck on an axe handle. Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4M9.

Liso, E (Performer)
Edward Liso (Performer)

 1949-08-20 Folk music | Ila | ILAM | Indigenous music | Liso,Edward | Lusaka | Northern Rhodesia | Southern African | Story Song | Zambia
Zapoke muchere uno |

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ILAM

Chiparaparu Dance Song. Further details refer ILAM field card number XYZ5991

Foch Manda (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-01-11 Dance song | Folk song | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Manda,Foch | Northern Rhodesia | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
Zapoke muchere uno |

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ILAM

Chiparaparu dance song. Translated English title - "Come and get the salt." Further details refer ILAM field card (F1C15)

Foch Manda (Performer)
Manda, F. (Performer)

 1952-01-11 Dance song | Folk music | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lundazi | Manda,Foch | Northern Rhodesia | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
Zawela Mantaba | Southern African

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ILAM

Ndlamu dance song accompanied by the concertina. The translated title is "A man sings about a young child".

Mameyigudi
Luhlanya

 1960-01-01 Choir | concertina | dance | ILAM | Indigenous music | Luhlanya | Mameyigudi | Ndlamu | Popular music | Song | South Africa | Southern African | Spoken introduction | Traditional music | Zulu
Zawula mutenda | Central African

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ILAM

Wood carrying song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard number L3I-1.

 1957-07-03 Angola | Bottle | Bulusako | Central African | Chisanzhi | Folk song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Luvale | Sticks
Zebekwaya | Southern African

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ILAM

First movement of a Zebekwaya dance occasionally accompanied by a trumpet sounding whistle. Refer ILAM field card H1H2

Shangaan dancers (Performer)

 1955-03-06 dance | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Mozambique | Portuguese East Africa | Shangaan | Shangaan | South Africa | Southern African | Transvaal | trumpet | Whistle | Zebekwaya
Zefaniya kujam' | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3396.

Tswa Tumblers (Performer)
Rafayeli Kumbe (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1952-00-00 Drum | East African | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Rafayeli Kumbe | Shangaan | Southern African | Tswa | Tswa Tumblers
Zelina |

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ILAM

Love song with bango and board zither accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM card no. D2A8.

Nezala Shonga (Composer/Performer)

 1950-05-26 Bango | Board Zithe | Central African | Folk song | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Love song | Malawi | Mzimba | Nezala Shonga | Nyasaland | Tembuka
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