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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Rungano rgweShumba naWasikana | Southern African

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ILAM

Translated English title - "The tale of the lions and the maidens." Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0836

Tagwirei (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1930-00-00 ILAM | Indigenous language | Indigenous music | Karanga | Shona | Sketch | Song story | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Story Song | Tagwirei | Tracey, Hugh | Unaccompanied | Vocal | Zimbabwe
Rungano rgweWegudo Rawahosi | Southern African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0857

Dawuramanzi (Performer)
Dawuramanzi (Composer)

 1930-00-00 Dawuramanzi | ILAM | Indigenous language | Indigenous music | Karanga | Shona | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Story with song | Unaccompanied | Vocal | Zimbabwe
Rungano Rwe Riti | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3055.

Salisbury Male Voice Choir (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1962-00-00 East African | Guitar | ILAM | Indigenous music | Rattle | Salisbury Male Voice Choir | Shona | Southern African | Vocal
Ruwengo |

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ILAM

Unaccompanied topical song performed by men. The English title is Rejected. Refer ILAM field card DI1

Leader Willie Mani (Composer/Performer)
Merry Blue Birds (Performer)

 1950-05-07 ILAM | men | Merry Blue Birds | Shona | Song | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | topical | Unaccompanied | Willie Mani | Zezuru | Zimbabwe
Sabantu - II - Simple Ingredients (Njari, part 1) |

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ILAM

Radio show. Further details refer ILAM record number SABC-HT21B

 1942-04-08 English | ILAM | Indigenous music | Mbira | Narrative | Njari | Radio | Radio show | Shona | South Africa | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Tracey, Hugh | Zimbabwe
Sabantu - II - Simple Ingredients (Njari, part 2) |

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ILAM

Radio show. Further details refer ILAM record number SABC-HT21B

 1942-04-08 English | ILAM | Indigenous music | Mbira | Narrative | Njari | Radio | Radio show | Shona | South Africa | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Tracey, Hugh | Zimbabwe
Saina we Nyambare | Southern African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3732

Dzimbanete (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1928-00-00 Agricultural song | Dzimbanete | ILAM | Indigenous music | Karanga | Shona | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Threshing Song | Unaccompanied | Work Song | Zimbabwe
Saina Wenyambari | Southern African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0944

Dzimbanete Nawabvumiri (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1928-00-00 Drum | Dzimbanete Nawabvumiri | ILAM | Indigenous music | Karanga | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Tracey, Hugh | Tracey,H.T. | Vocal | Zimbabwe
Samandoza Iwe |

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ILAM

Chiturirano country dance song with complex rhythms. Is is usually performed in a hut with participants sitting in a circle. Refer ILAM field card E2P10

Muchaenda Sigauke
Ndau men

 1951-06-19 Chiturirano | circle | Clapping | country | dance | ILAM | Muchaenda Sigauke | Ndau | Ndau | Shona | Song | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Zimbabwe
Samandoza-wei | Southern African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1598.

Muchaenda Sigauke (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-00-00 Chiturerano dance song | Clapping | Dance song | Garwe | ILAM | Muchaenda Sigauke | Ndau | Ndau | Shona | Southern African | Southern Rhodesia | Umtali | Zimbabwe
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