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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Min Adindi |

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ILAM

Unaccompanied lament composed by a mother for her dead daughter. Refer ILAM field card number D6I4

Kisii Government School Choir (Performer)
Leader Walter Arumi (Performer)

 1950-09-12 Arum,Walter | Dholuo | East African | ILAM | Kenya | Kisii Government School choir | Lament | Part-singing | Song | traditional | Unaccompanied
Min Adindi | East African

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ILAM

Lament. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6I4

Walter Arum
Kisii Government School Choir

 1950-09-12 Arum,Walter | Dho Luo | East African | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kenya | Kisii Government School choir | Lament | mourning | Song | Traditional music
Mungaii |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: C2V-2

Ane Bazili (Performer)
Ane Bazili (Composer)

 1949-07-08 Bazili,Ane | Belgian Congo | Bottle | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lament | Likembe | Lisanzo | Mbira | Ngala | Personal lament | Republic of the Congo | Zaire
Muta |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1G 2

Louis Mulowa (Performer)
Louis Mulowa (Composer)

 1952-01-16 Chizanzhi Mbira | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lament | Luunda | Mulowa,Louis | Mwinilunga | Northern Rhodesia | Southern African | Zambia
Mwanawe Kalolina |

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ILAM

Personal lament with Bangwe zither. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5J10)

Saidi, B. (Composer/Performer)
Bisiwasi Saidi (Composer/Performer)

 1949-09-12 Bangwe | ILAM | Lament | Malawi | Ncheu | Ngoni | Nyasaland | Saidi,Bisiwasi | Southern African | Zither | Zulu
Nabongo shalo shahuka |

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ILAM

Marabi town dance for men and women with leg bells and clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6H11)

Wanga, C. (Performer)
Charles Wanga (Performer)

 1950-09-11 bells | Clapping | East African | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kenya | Lament | Leg bells | Luyia | Nyanza | Wanga | Wanga | Wanga,Charles
Nabongo shalo shahuka | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2490.

Charles Wanga (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-00-00 bells | Clapping | East African | Hanga | Hanga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kenya | Lament | Luya | North Nyanza | Wanga,Charles
Nabongo |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-11

Charles Wanga (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1950-09-11 Clapping | East African | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kenya | Lament | Luyia | Nyanza | Tsindeche leg bells | Wanga | Wanga | Wanga,Charles
Naku enda na Uganda |

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ILAM

Lament about poverty accompanied by Likembe (Mbira)
Further details refer ILAM field card (C2U11)

Avuwa Yuda (Performer)

 1949-07-07 Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk song | Gwara | ILAM | Lament | Likembe | Mbira | Yuda,Avuwa
Nalila Jim |

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ILAM

Mine song or lament for dead comrade. This is also used as a dance song
Refer ILAM field card C3O9

Bernard Sachinahi
Chokwe men at Mufulira Mine

 1949-07-27 Chokwe | Chokwe | dance | death | ILAM | Lament | Luvale | mine | Northern Rhodesia | Sachinati,Bernard | Song | Southern African | Unaccompanied | Zambia
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