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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Toye Kotala movema |

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ILAM

Beguine dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4O-9.

Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele (Composer/Performer)

 1952-08-20 Belgian Congo | Bottle | Central African | Dance song | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Guitar | Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele | ILAM | Indigenous music | Ngala | Stanleyville | Stick
Tshari maringa |

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ILAM

Song for the maringa dance, a town dance. Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1M10.

Chibanda Baudouin (Performer)

 1952-01-26 Accordion | Baudouin,Chibanda | Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Dance song | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Elizabethville | Guitar | ILAM | Swahili
Tshari maringa |

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ILAM

Town Dance. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1M-10

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 | Swahili | Town dance
Tshipoye |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1Y 8

Kankolongo Alidor (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-02-10 Belgian Congo | Central African | Chisanzhi mbira | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Instrumental only | Kandakanda | Kankolongo,Alidor | Luba
Tulale ngonga imelia |

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ILAM

Rumba music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4O-8.

C. Ombiza (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-08-20 Belgian Congo | Bottle | Central African | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Guitar | ILAM | Indigenous music | Ngwana | Ombiza,Charles | Oroclos | Stanleyville | Stick | Swahili | Topical song
Tuli nganga |

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ILAM

Fishing song

Boys at St Croix Mission (Performer)

 1949-07-13 Belgian Congo | Central African | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk song | ILAM | Kasenga | Luunda | St. Croix Mission
Tumba-Tumba |

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ILAM

A song addressed to a women. Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1M13.

Chibanda Baudouin (Performer and Composer)

 1952-01-26 Accordion | Baudouin,Chibanda | Belgian Congo | Bottle | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Elizabethville | Guitar | ILAM | Kazoo | Swahili | Topical song
Tunaswanyisa Nyakotolo | Central African

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ILAM

Further details refer record number: TP3952

Group of 14 Lwena men and 1 woman (Performer)
Zebeda Simou (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1957-07-03 Belgian Congo | bell | Bottle | Central African | Chisanzhi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Elizabethville | Folk music | ILAM | Luvale | Lwena | Lwena | Succession of Chiefs | Zebeda Simou
Tutulenge |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "I take a walk." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4H 10

Mayogo girls (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-08-05 Basket rattle | Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lili | Mayogo | Nebaliya | Party song | Paulis | Republic of the Congo | Yogo
Tutwala kani panshi |

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ILAM

Rowing song

Boniface Kasongo (Performer)

 1949-07-12 Belgian Congo | Boniface Kasongo | Central African | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk song | ILAM | Kasenga | Luunda
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