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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Angela | Central African

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ILAM

Party song with mbira and rattle. Mvu men. Mamvutu-Andobo, sous chef Gamubu, chef Choga, N.E. Congo.

A simple Mvu tune and a good example of one of the simplest of all African modes.

 1952-07-31 Basket rattle | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk - Central African | ILAM | Mbira | Mvu | Mvu | North East Congo | Republic of the Congo
Boyoka malinga | Central African

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ILAM

Instrumental tune with Sanzo Apido Likembe (Mbira)-treble and Sanzo Ababo Likembe (Mbira) - bass. Further details refer ILAM field card (F4C4)

Albert Yenie (Performer)
Alex Singoma (Performer)

 1952-07-27 Bira | Bunia | Central African | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Instrumental | Likembe | Mbira | North East Congo | Sanzo Ababo | Sanzo Apido | Singoma,Alex | Yenie,Albert
Mumbariyo | Central African

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ILAM

Party song with mbira and rattle. Mvu men. Mamvutu-Andobo, sous chef Gamubu, chef Choga, N.E. Congo.

A simple Mvu tune and a good example of one of the simplest of all African modes.

 1952-07-31 Basket rattle | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk - Central African | ILAM | Mbira | Mvu | North East Congo | Republic of the Congo
Oowa | Central African

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ILAM

Mourning song, with harp, mbira, bells and rattle. Zegive and Mvu people. Watsa district, North East Congo.

As a rule there is nothing in the song itself which would suggest to a foreigner a sense of solemnity or sadness in most African mourning songs.

 1952-07-31 bells | Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Folk - Central African | Harp | ILAM | Mbira | Mvu | Mvu people | North East Congo | Rattle | Republic of the Congo | Watsa territory | Zegive
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