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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Eremye | Central African

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ILAM

Topical song about a leper who is lamenting his demise and loneliness. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y15

S Mondo
Nasuti Social Clu

 1950-09-02 Central African | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lament | Leprosy | Mondo,S. | mourning | Nasuti Social Club | Ntongoli eight string lyre | Soga | Song | topical | Traditional music | Uganda
Eremye | Central African

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ILAM

Topical song accompanied by the Ntongoli eight string lyre. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y15

S Mondo
Nasuti Social Clu

 1950-09-02 Central African | Disease | East African | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Leprosy | Mondo,S. | Mournful | Nasuti Social Club | Ntongoli eight string lyre | Soga | Song | topical | Traditional music | Uganda
Gablier Soii | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card F5B-8

Achieug Mukunga (Performer)
Achieug Mukunga (Composer)

 1952-09-28 Alego | Central Nyanga | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kenya | Luo | Lyre | Mukunga,Achieug | topical
Ikwara watindi tindibala |

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ILAM

Song about the period when the Gishu were sibjugated by the English. The other song on the record is called Mayi muro sali mayi. Refer ILAM field card D6B10

Bulasiyo Namawa (Performer)

 1950-09-05 Bulasiyo Namawa | Central African | Gishu | Gishu subjugated by the English | historical | ILAM | Lidungu seven string lyre | Mayi muro sali mayi | Song | topical | traditional | Uganda
Inkoko Yasindili Waltz |

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ILAM

Topical dance song in triple time, performed by men who are accompanied by the banjo and mandoline. ILAM field card number is unknown

 1950-00-00 banjo | Central African | dance | ILAM | Males singing | Mandoline | Nyoro | Popular | Song | topical | Triple time | Uganda
Into zonke ziabikwa |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: F2A 1

Josiah Nkomo (Performer and Composer)

 1952-02-20 Bulawayo | Folk music | Guitar | ILAM | Josiah Nkomo | Ndebele | Nkomo,J. | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | topical | Zimbabwe
Jamari no |

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ILAM

Topical song accompanied by Bangwe board zither. Refer ILAM field card numer E2C26

Meriki Fumbe (Performer)

 1951-06-06 Bangwe board zither | Folk | ILAM | Meriki Fumbe | Petrol tin resonator | Sena | Song | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Ten strings | topical | traditional | Zimbabwe
Jamboree | Caribbean

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1000

The Casablanca Steel Orchestra (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1900-01-00 Baron Arrieta | Calypso | Caribbean | Casablanca Steel Orchestra | Creole | dance | Guitar | ILAM | Man singing | Popular music | Saxophone | Song | Steel pans | topical | Traditional music | Trinidad | trumpet
James Mbaka |

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ILAM

Praise song for a friend, accompanied by rattles and a lyre. Refer ILAM field card number D6J3

Daudi Otuoma (Performer)

 1950-09-13 Daudi Otuoma | Dholuo | East African | Gara leg bells | ILAM | Kenya | Song | Thum eight string lyre | topical | traditional
Kainto donji nyara bonga |

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ILAM

Topical song performed on guitar and mandoline. ILAM field card number is unknown

FH Simon Amollo (Performer)
Ibrahim Abongo (Performer)

 1950-00-00 Dho Luo | East African | FH Simon Amollo | Guitar | Ibrahim Abongo | ILAM | Mandoline | singing | Song | Tanganyika | Tanzania | topical
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