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Title Audio Collection Description Composersort icon Date All terms
Untitled | Southern African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0817

 1930-00-00 ILAM | Indigenous music | Karanga | Mbira | Njari | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Zimbabwe
Kuda kwemoyo wangu. The desire of my heart |

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ILAM

Love song accompanied on guitar. Refer ILAM field card C6G3

Actors at the Broadcasting Studio in Salisbury-Harare

 1949-10-05 Accompanied | Actors at the Broadcasting Studio in Salisbury-Harare | Guitar | ILAM | love | Shona | Song | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
Iyo mbira aina nemuswe |

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ILAM

Unaccompanied concert song. Refer ILAM field card C6G5

Actors at the Broadcasting Studio in Salisbury-Harare

 1949-10-05 Actors at the Broadcasting Studio in Salisbury-Harare | Concert | ILAM | Shona | Song | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Unaccompanied | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
Pondo gumi. Ten pounds |

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ILAM

Unaccompanied concert song about money. Refer ILAM field card C6G6

Actors at the Broadcasting Studio in Salisbury-Harare

 1949-10-05 Actors at the Broadcasting Studio in Salisbury-Harare | Concert | ILAM | money | Shona | Song | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Unaccompanied | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
Skokiaan |

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ILAM

Tsaba tsaba town dance band music. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2E2

African dace band (Performer)
Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African dance band (Performer)

 1951-06-08 Band music | Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band | ILAM | Msarurgwa,August | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Town dance | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
Ndipedza Kwangu | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2790.

African Dance Band of The Cold Storage (Performer)
August Maarurgwa (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1954-00-00 Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Msarurgwa,August | Rhodesia | Shona | Tsaba-tsebe Dance tunes | Zimbabwe
Kwapelani Makwedini | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2790.

African Dance Band of The Cold Storage (Performer)
August Maarurgwa (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1954-00-00 Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Msarurgwa,August | Rhodesia | Shona | Zimbabwe
Hamuchati mandiwona |

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ILAM

Band dance music. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2B3)

African Dance Band of the Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia (Performer)
Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band (Performer)

 1951-06-05 Band music | boogie | Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band | Dance music | ILAM | Msarurgwa,August | Popular music | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
Mafambira e wai |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "The way the sheep walks". Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2B6.

August Msarurgwa (Composer)/Lead)

 1951-06-05 Bulawayo | Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band | European style dance tune | ILAM | Msarurgwa,August | Rumba | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
Siqonda Emaquswini |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "We are going to Emaquswini". Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2B7.

August Msarurgwa (Composer)/Lead)

 1941-06-05 Bulawayo | Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band | European style dance tune | ILAM | Msarurgwa,August | Quick Step | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
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