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  1. Artist(s): Baiyani Medurek (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Arusha, Arusha Baraza, Arusha District, East African, Folk music, Masai, Medurek,Baiyani, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | An Osingolio Longishu cattle song. "The Germans are nothing to us. They were defeated by the English. We are not sleeping and will fight for our country. We love our country and our cattle.", The Arusha tribe fought on several occasions against the Germans during their early occupation of Tanganyika. Different men take over the solo between the chorus refrains.
  2. Artist(s): Swahili men (Performer) | Composer: Shaib Hemed (Composer)Swahili men (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | East African, Folk music, Hemed,Shaibu, Indigenous music, Kenya, Ndongwe stick dance song, Swahili, Swahili, ILAM | Stick dance "Hoist your sail high" Further details refer to ILAM field card D7N
  3. Composer: Shaibu HemedSwahili men | 1950/10/13 | dance, Drum, East African, Hemed,Shaibu, Kenya, Ndongwe, Song, Stick, Swahili, Swahili, Zumali oboe, ILAM | Ndongwe stick dance song accompanied by 3 cylindrical drums with different beaters, and 1 Zumali 5 holed oboeRefer ILAM field card D7N6
  4. Artist(s): Gogo men (Performer) | Composer: Yobwa chapi (Composer)Gogo men (Performer) | 1950/06/17 | East African, Flute, Folk music, Gogo, Gogo, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Yobwa chapi, ILAM | Nindo praise song. Further details refer to ILAM field card D2X
  5. Composer: Choir of the American Presbyterian Mission (Performer)American Presbyterian Mission Choir(Performer) | 1952/01/27 | American Presbyterian Mission Choir, Central African, Choeur d' A.P.C.M., Choral music, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elizabethville, Luba, Religious music, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Christain hymn. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1N8)
  6. Composer: Choeur d' A.P.C.M. (American Presbyterian Mission) (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/27 | American Presbyterian Mission Choir, Central African, Choeur d' A.P.C.M., Christian hymn, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elizabethville, Luba, Religious music, Republic of the Congo, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1N 8
  7. Artist(s): Dickson Nushiri (Performer), Luunda men (Accompaniment) | 1949/07/20 | Axe, Dickson Nushiri, Drum, Folk song, Folk song, goblet, Kawambwa, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Zambia, ILAM | Boat launching song
  8. Artist(s): Khwele Kwenda (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Khwele Kwenda (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Khwele Kwenda, Malawi, man, Mbira, Nyanja, Nyasaland, self-delectative, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Self delectative song accompanied by the mbira. ILAM field card number is unknown
  9. Composer: Khwele Kwenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Indigenous music, Khwele Kwenda, Malawi, Mbira, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Sansi, Southern African, ILAM | Self delectative song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP2768.
  10. Composer: Waddy Kajawa ChirwaTumbuka Henga men at Roan Antelope Mine | 1949/08/11 | bass, Chirwa,Waddy Kajawa, dance, Drum, gourds, Henga, Henga, Malipenga, men, metal, Northern Rhodesia, Roan Antelope Mine, singing, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Malipenga dance for men, accompanied by 2 metal bass drums and singing gourds. Refer ILAM field card C4D1

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