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Wendo seneme | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3503.

Bemba Dancers (Performer)
E. Bwalya (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1954-00-00 Bemba | Bemba | Bwalya,Edward | Drum | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kitwe | Northern Rhodesia | Zambia | Zomba dance
Lekeni Ukwimba | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3503.

Bemba Dancers (Performer)
E. Bwalya (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1954-00-00 Bemba | Bemba | Bwalya,Edward | Drinking song | Drum | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kitwe | Northern Rhodesia | Zambia
Nkalamo bamutila linso |

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ILAM

Folk music - clan fighting song by Bemba men. Translated english title - "Nkalamo has lost an eye". Further details refer ILAM field card C3U6.

Bemba men (Performer)

 1949-08-02 Bemba | Bemba | Fighting song | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Nkana | Northern Rhodesia | Southern African | Unaccompanied | Zambia
Mwimona mamba panuma | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3504.

Bemba Men (Performer)
A. K. Kaniki (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1952-00-00 Bemba | Bemba | Dance song | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kaniki,A.K. | Nkana | Northern Rhodesia | Rattle | Zambia
O Mama Ndelela |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2649

Bemba men (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1900-01-00 Bemba | Bemba | Drum | ILAM | Indigenous music | Northern Rhodesia | Song | Southern African | Stick | Zambia
Evelina alekana |

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ILAM

Concert song about a girl who went to marry a man on the mines but met with ill-fate
Refer ILAM field card C3P12

Bemba men at the Mufulira Mine

 1949-07-28 Bemba | Bemba | Concert | girl | ILAM | mine | Northern Rhodesia | reputation | Song | Southern African | Zambia
Wenseka cula naiwe ukacula; You will laugh at the frog will suffe |

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ILAM

Concert song with a play on words
Refer ILAM field card C3P13

Bemba men at the Mufulira Mine

 1949-07-28 Bemba | Bemba | Concert | frog | ILAM | Northern Rhodesia | Song | Southern African | wordplay | Zambia
Kalifwaya kanjilikishe akatyetye; The akatyetye bird wants to press me down |

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ILAM

Hunting song to accompany the Bulumba hunting dance. It is sung after the hunt
Refer ILAM field card C3P14

Bemba men at the Mufulira Mine

 1949-07-28 Bemba | Bemba | Bulumba | dance | hunting | ILAM | Northern Rhodesia | Song | Southern African | Zambia
Tubila tunwe; Fill up the pot, let us drink |

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ILAM

Hunting song to accompany the Bulumba hunting dance. It is sung after the hunt
Refer ILAM field card C3P15

Bemba men at the Mufulira Mine

 1949-07-28 Bemba | Bemba | Bulumba | dance | hunting | ILAM | Northern Rhodesia | Song | Southern African | Zambia
Cikandya cikailimeni mucalo |

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ILAM

Drinking song to accompany Mupukumo drinking party dance. It is accompanied by 2 rattles
Refer ILAM field card C3P22

Bemba men at the Mufulira Mine
Joseph Ntabomba
Filimoni Mulenga

 1949-07-28 Bemba | Bemba | drinking | Fiwaya rattle | ILAM | Mulenga,Filimoni | Mupukumo | Northern Rhodesia | Ntabomba,Joseph | party | Song | Southern African | Zambia
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