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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Bakuba 1 | Central African

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ILAM

Traditional song accompanied by several indigenous instruments.

Tambila Adolphe
Ensemble Folklorique

 1900-01-00 Adolphe,Tambila | Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ensemble Folklorique | Gourd Rattle | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lively | Man singing | Mbira | Song | Traditional music
Bakuba II | Central African

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ILAM

Traditional piece performed by a mbira ensemble.

Tambila Adolphe
Ensemble Folklorique

 1900-01-00 Adolphe,Tambila | Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ensemble Folklorique | ILAM | Indigenous music | Instrumental | Mbira ensemble | Traditional music
Baliniita ku renyo |

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ILAM

Song of invitation to a party (Town song)
Further details refer ILAM field card (C2S14)

Societe Sami (Performer)
Ndalamumba Madelena (Performer)

 1949-07-05 Belgian Congo | Central African | Choral music | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ILAM | Ndalamumba Madelena | Societe Sami | Swahili | Town song
Bambalaka |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1T 12

Jean Bosco Mwenda (Performer)
Jean Bosco Mwenda (Composer)

 1952-02-03 Belgian Congo | Bikinya dance | Central African | Congo | Dance music | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Guitar | ILAM | Jadotville | Mwenda,Jean Bosco | Republic of the Congo | Swahili | Town dance
Bana Banalia | Central African

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ILAM

Lively dance song accompanied by various instruments.

Zazi Gabriel
John Ouwerx
Ensemble Lolaka

 1900-01-00 Bead rattle | Belgian Congo | Call and response | Central African | Clave rhythm | Congo | dance | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ensemble Lolaka | Guitar | ILAM | Indigenous music | Large group singing chorus | Men singing | Ouwerx,John | Popular music | Rhythm sticks | Song | Zazi Gabriel
Bana bayaya ishila wa Mfwamba |

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ILAM

Chipwidi dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4C-8

Composer not specified
Chende Naomi (Performer)

 1949-08-10 Belgian Congo | Central African | Chende Naomi | Chipiwidi | Congo | Dance song | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | Gourd | ILAM | Indigenous music | Luba | Lulua | Lulua | Republic of the Congo | Singing Gourd | Zaire
Bana Kazabi Kamwiyambi |

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ILAM

Topical Dance. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1M-9b

Chibanda Baudouin (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-01-26 Accordion | Baudouin,Chibanda | Belgian Congo | Bottle | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Guitar | ILAM | Kanyora | Topical song
Bana twai musalemba |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1Y 5

Kayoka Ladislas (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-02-10 Belgian Congo | Central African | Chisanzhi mbira | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Elizabethville | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kayoka Ladislas | Luba | Luba | topical
Bana twai musalemba | Central African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2628.

Kayoka Ladislas (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1954-00-00 Belgian Congo | Central African | Chisanzhi mbira | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kayoka Ladislas | Luba | Topical song
Baningba |

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ILAM

Further information refer ILAM field card number F4T-1.

Francois Iyenga (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-08-30 Aketi | Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ekembe | Folk music | Francois Iyenga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Mbira | Topical song | Zande
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