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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Manyanga |

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ILAM

Manyanga step dance accompanied by drums and bells. ILAM field card number is unknown

Wachesaji wa Manyanga (Performer)
Manyanga men (Performer)

 1950-00-00 bells | Drum | East African | ILAM | Manyanga | Nyamwezi | Shouts | Step dancing | Tanganyika | Tanzania | traditional | Wachesaji wa Manyanga | Whistle
Manyanga | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1568.

Wachezaji wa Manyanga (Performer)
K. H. Isike (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1952-00-00 East African | ILAM | Isike,K.H. | Mwanza | Nyamwezi | Step Dance | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Wachezaji wa Manyanga
Masudi wakafa kwabolya |

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ILAM

Topical song accompanied by 3 conical drums. Translated title is "Masudi is dead, so now we will eat." Refer ILAM field card D4C11

Masudi Bini Amani (Composer/Performer)

 1950-07-18 Drum | East African | ILAM | Masudi Bini Amani | Nyamwezi | Nyamwezi | Tabora | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Topical song
Masudi wakafa kwabolya | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1446.

Masudi Bini Amani (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1951-00-00 Drum | East African | ILAM | Masudi Bini Amani | Nyamwezi | Nyamwezi | Tabora | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Topical song
Masudi wakafa kwabolya; Masudi is dead, so now we will eat |

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ILAM

Topical song accompanied by 3 conical drums
Refer ILAM field card D4C11

Masudi bini Amari
Nyamwezi men and women

 1950-07-18 conical | Drum | East African | hands | ILAM | Masudi bini Amari | Nyamwezi | Nyamwezi | Song | Sticks | Tanganyika | Tanzania | topical
Masudi wakala kwabolya |

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ILAM

Topical Song. Further details refer ILAM shallec record number TP1704

Masudi Bin Amani (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1950-00-00 Drum | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Masudi Bin Amani | Nyamwezi | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Topical song
Matumwa Nhana Tukima | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0036

Mbilo Bundi (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-00-00 Bucheyeke dance | Dance song | East African | Folk song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Mbilo Bundi | Nyamwezi | Sukuma | Sukuma | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Unaccompanied | Vocal
Mawezi |

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ILAM

Two Uswezi divination song with references to magic. It is accompanied by gourd rattles. Refer ILAM field card D3F4

Uwilulo (Performer)

 1950-06-25 Daressalaam | Divination song | East African | Folk music | Gourd | ILAM | Indigenous music | Magic | Nyamwezi | Nyamwezi | Rattle | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Uswezi | Uwilulo
Mazungumuzo ya nyumbani |

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ILAM

Conversation between friends in the hut

Mtingiya Ndambile (Performer)

 1950-07-22 East African | ILAM | Mtingiya Ndambile | Nyamwezi | Sukuma | Sukuma | Sukuma sketch | Tabora | Tanganyika | Tanzania
Mazungumuzo ya nyumbani |

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ILAM

Performance of a short sketch. ILAM field card number is unknown

Mtinginya ndambile (Performer)
Sukuma men (Performer)

 1950-00-00 dialogue | Dramatic sketch | East African | ILAM | Mtinginya Ndambile | Nyamwezi | Performance | Speech | Sukuma | Sukuma | Tanganyika | Tanzania | Theatre
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