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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Wa Scout Kuvita |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1Y 3

Septiema Unite Prince Baudouin Boy Scouts of the Methodist Mission (Performer)

 1952-02-10 Belgian Congo | Central African | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Elizabethville | ILAM | Scout song | Septiema Unite Prince Baudouin Boy Scouts of the Methodist Mission | Swahili
Wali |

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ILAM

Topical song. Rumba style-song. "Porridge". Further details refer to ILAM field card F4M

Ombiza Charles (Leader)
Oroclos (Performer)

 1952-08-17 Belgian Congo | Bottle | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | East African | Guitar | ILAM | Ngwana | Ombiza,Charles | Oroclos | Swahili
Wamde Kongo rekiwa |

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ILAM

Nostalgic folk song accompanied by harp, Likembe (Mbira) and sticks
Further details refer ILAM field card (C2U13)

Musique Militaire du Premier Groupment, Force Publique (Performer)
Premier Groupment Force Publique, Musique Militaire (Performer)

 1949-07-07 Adungu | Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | Harp | ILAM | Irumu | Likembe | Mbira | Musique Militaire du Premier Groupment Force Publique
Wapi wapika-gitare |

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ILAM

Further information refer ILAM field card number F4R-2.

Oroclos (Performer)
Charles Ombiza (Learder and Composer)

 1952-08-23 Belgian Congo | Bottle with friction stick | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Guitar | ILAM | Ngwana | Ombiza,Charles | Oroclos | Stanleyville | Swahili | Topical song
Washala na kushinginyeka |

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ILAM

Dance song for Chianda dance. Translated English title - "My wife has left me and I am sad". Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1R3.

Mulazhi Ronger (Performer and Composer)

 1952-02-01 Belgian Congo | Central African | Chokwe | Congo | Dance song | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ILAM | Jadotville | Luvale \ Chokwe | Mbira | Mulazhi Ronger
Washala na Kushinginyeka |

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ILAM

Chianda dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F1R.

Mulazhi Ronger (Performer)

 1953-02-01 Bamboo | Belgian Congo | board | Central African | Chokwe | Chokwe | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | East African | Folk music | ILAM | Jadotville | Mbira | Mulazhi Ronger
Wobowa wetu |

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ILAM

Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4B-7

Putu Anatasia (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1949-08-09 Belgian Congo | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Luba | Lulua | Lulua | Mourning song | Putu Anatasia | Republic of the Congo | Unaccompanied | Wake song | Zaire
Yando |

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ILAM

Party song. Further details refer to ILAM card F4K

Chief Banoko (Performer)
Buudu men (Performer)

 1952-08-09 Belgian Congo | Buudu | Buudu | Central African | Chief Banoko | Congo | Conical Drum | Democratic Republic of the Congo | East African | Folk music | Hand bells | ILAM | Pod Drum | rattles | slit Drum
Yando | Central African

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ILAM

Party dance music with various drums, two metal hand-bells, ivory horn and basket rattles. Further details refer ILAM field card (F4K2)

Chief Baonoko (Performer)

 1952-08-09 Basket rattle | Belgian Congo | bell | Buuda | Buuda | Central African | Chief Baonoko | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Drum | Folk music | Hand-bell | Horn | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kibali-Ituri | Party Dance | Rattle
Yawiyanga, ya Kulumbata nyama | Central African

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ILAM

Hunting song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard number L3E-7.

Three Chokwe men (Performer)

 1957-07-30 Belgian Congo | Central African | Chokwe | Chokwe | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Drum | Folk song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Jadotville | Luvale
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