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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Batele bwankya |

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ILAM

Song performed by a man who is accompanied by drum and rattle. ILAM field card number is unknown

Nonobeti Michaili (Performer)
Haya young men (Performer)

 1950-00-00 Drum | East African | Haya | Haya | ILAM | Male singing | Michaili,Nonobeti | Nyone | Rattle | Song | Tanganyika | Tanzania | traditional
Champele mpenzi |

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ILAM

Town dance performed by a man who is accompanied by the pango board zither. ILAM field card number is unknown

Asumani bini Sumaili (Composer/Performer)

 1950-00-00 Asumani Bini Sumaili | dance | East African | ILAM | Male singing | men and women | Nyakyusa | Pango board zither | Popular | Swahili | Tanganyika | Tanzania | town
Ewe Mwajuma wanikatan |

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ILAM

Rumba dance song accompanied by various instruments. The English title is You Mwajuma have turned me down. Refer ILAM field card number D3V4

Sunderland String Band (Performer)
Leader Louis Mellito (Performer)

 1950-07-11 Call and response | Chorus sung by children | Clapper sticks | dance | East African | gourd rattles | Guitar | Humorous | ILAM | Male singing | Mandoline | Mellito,Louis | Nguja | Song | Sunderland String Band | Swahili | Swahili rumba | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Wind instrument
Gomani records |

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ILAM

Song about the war records of Gomani who was killed in the first world war. Guitar style of playing same as for Bangwe zither. Refer ILAM field card number E2C19

K Daniel (Performer)

 1951-06-06 Bangwe zithe | Daniel,K. | Guitar | ILAM | Male singing | Nyanja | Song | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | traditional | War record | Zimbabwe
Hongahonga lele |

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ILAM

Pipe dance with various wind instruments accompanied by rattles and friction sticks. This is a copy of the TP2474. Refer ILAM field card number D2E5

Zaramo young men (Performer)
Pembe Selemani (Performer)

 1950-06-24 Call and response | East African | Folk | Friction sticks | ILAM | Male singing | Mbeta | Pembe Selemani | Pipes | Song | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Tin rattles | traditional | Viyanzi vertical flute | Zaramo | Zaramo
Hubana Mapenzi |

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ILAM

Love song accompanied by the Udi guitar. Refer ILAM field card D7R1

Sheik Mbaruka (Performer)

 1950-10-17 Arabic sound | East African | ILAM | Kenya | love | Male singing | Song | Swahili | Udi guitar or lute
Iwekeni nwama ugu |

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ILAM

Self-delectative song with male singing and the accompaniment of a Pango board zither. ILAM field card number is unknown

Asumani bini Sumaili (Composer/Performer)

 1950-00-00 Asumani Bini Sumaili | East African | ILAM | Male singing | Pango board zither | self-delectative | Song | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Tonga | traditional
Kaitana |

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ILAM

Topical song about a chief who fell out of favour with the English and wanted to resign from the position. The song is accompanied by the Nanga zither. Refer ILAM field card number D4X17

Abdalla Feze Ibraim (Performer)

 1950-00-00 East African | Haya | Ibrahim,Abdalla Feza | ILAM | Male singing | Nanga trough zither | Nyoro | Song | Tanganyika | Tanzania | topical
Ketelina |

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ILAM

Love song performed by a man who is accompanied on the Pango board zither. ILAM field card number is unknown

Asumani bini Sumaili (Composer/Performer)

 1950-00-00 Asumani Bini Sumaili | East African | ILAM | love | Male singing | Pango board zither | Song | Tanganyika | Tanzania | traditional | Yao
Luka ripe nafasi gwana |

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ILAM

Dance song accompanied by the guitars, mandoline and double bass. Refer ILAM field card number D7R3

Rhythm Experts Band (Performer)
Leader Joseph Silasi (Performer)

 1950-10-17 dance | Double Bass | East African | Guitar | ILAM | Kenya | Male singing | Mandoline | Popular | Rhythm Experts Band | Silasi,Joseph | Song | Swahili
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