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

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ILAM

Mourning song accompanied by the Ntongoli eight string lyre and Ndingidi one string lute. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y16

Nekemiya Nanywamu
Kasani Byansi

 1950-09-02 Central African | Chordophone | East African | eight string lyre | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kasani Byansi | mourning | Ndingidi | Ndingidi one string lute | Nekemiya Nanywamu | Ntongoli | Soga | Song | Traditional music | Uganda
Bambo kufa | Southern African

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ILAM

Popular dance song accompanied by the guitar and banjo.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1007

Seli's nephews (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1900-01-00 banjo | Chinyanja | dance | Guitar | ILAM | Malawi | Men singing | Part singing | Popular music | Seli's nephews | Song | Southern African | Traditional music
Banana ba pitsa | Southern African

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ILAM

Song accompanied on the concertina

Sephoto Mokoena

 1965-00-00 concertina | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lesotho | Mokoena,Sephota | Popular music | Song | Sotho | South Africa | Southern African | Traditional music
Banoyolo | Southern African

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ILAM

Unaccompanied song with rich harmonies

Xabanisa's Xhosa Choir (Performer)

 1900-01-00 Choir | Harmonic | ILAM | men and women | Mixed voice Choir | Religious music | South Africa | Southern African | Traditional music | Unaccompanied | Xabanisa's Xhosa Choir | Xhosa | Xhosa
Banyankole itwe tukore tuta | Central African

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ILAM

Propaganda song accompanied by various string instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5I3

Matia Kaberuka
Western Province Demonstration Team

 1950-08-17 Central African | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Matia Kaberuka | Nkole | Nyoro | One banjo | One mandoline | propaganda | Song | Traditional music | Two Guitar | Uganda | Western Province Demonstration Team
Banyankole itwe tukore tuta | Central African

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ILAM

Propaganda song accompanied by various string instruments. Same as CR0141-XYZ5297. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5I3

Matia Kaberuka
Western Province Demonstration Team

 1950-08-17 Central African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Matia Kaberuka | Nkole | Nyoro | One banjo | One mandoline | Popular music | propaganda | Song | Traditional music | Two Guitar | Uganda | Western Province Demonstration Team
Bayi Lam | Southern African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0840

Imvumi Zesizwe (Performer)
The National Singers (Performer)

 1955-00-00 Cape | Ciskei | Clapping | Eastern Cape | ILAM | Imvumi Zesizwe | Piano | South Africa | Southern African | The National Singers | Traditional music | Transkei | Vocal | Wedding song | Xhosa
Casablanca serenade | Caribbean

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ILAM

Calypso dance song performed on various instruments. The voices sing repetitive chorus lines rather than long melody. Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1000

Randolph Simmons
The Casablanca Steel Orchestra

 1900-01-00 Calypso | Caribbean | Clarinet | Creole | dance | Guitar | ILAM | Popular music | Randolph Simmons | Repetitive melodic fragments | Saxophone | Song | Steel pans | The Casablanca Steel Orchestra | Traditional music | Trinidad | trumpet
Creole Rhythm | Caribbean

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ILAM

Calypso dance performed on various instruments.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1005

Baron Arrieta
The Casablanca Steel Orchestra

 1900-01-00 Baron Arrieta | Calypso | Caribbean | Casablanca Steel Orchestra | Creole | dance | ILAM | Iron bell | Popular music | Steel pans | Traditional music | Trinidad
Dainda iziba | Southern African

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ILAM

Dance song accompanied by the guita

Iziye Dike

 1966-00-00 dance | Guitar | ILAM | Indigenous music | Iziye Dike | Popular music | Rhodesia | Shona | Song | Southern African | Tin rattle | Traditional music | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
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