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  1. Sewle Ne Dzohu

    Audio icon CR0699-WA141-KWA85.mp3
    Composer: The Denu Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, Denu Singers, Ewe, Ghana, Indigenous music, Rattle, Shaker, Togo, Vocal, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0699

  2. Siboueouala

    Audio icon CR1074-B106-01-MH48-55.mp3
    Composer: Badouma women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/03 | Badouma, Baouandji, Gabon, Indigenous music, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1074

  3. Sierra-Leone

    Audio icon CR0749-WA2504-DKWA1298.mp3
    Composer: Calendar and his Maringar Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1958-00-00 | Calendar, Creole, Guitar, Maringar, Maringar Band, Popular music, Rumba, Vocal, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0749

  4. Skoot

    Audio icon TP2868-XYZ7069.mp3
    Composer: Chibanda Bandawin (Performer)Chibanda Bandawin (Composer) | 1952/01/27 | Accordion, Baudouin,Chibanda, Central African, Concert song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elizabethville, Swahili, West African, ILAM | Concert song. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1M-14+14

  5. Small Boy

    Audio icon CR0712-WA635-KWA4070.mp3
    Artist(s): ET Mensah (Leader)ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | Composer: ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | Brass instruments, dance, Drum, Ghana, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mensah,E.T., Rhythm sticks, Rhythmic beats on bottle, Rumba, Saxophones, Tempos Band, Trombone, West African, ILAM | Dance performed by a small band of musicians, playing various brass instruments and rhythmic instruments

  6. St Peter's Calypso

    Audio icon CR0738-WA703-KWA4506.mp3
    Artist(s): ET Mensah (Leader)ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | Composer: ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | Big band music style, Calypso, dance, Drum set, Ghana, Guitar, High Life, Instrumental, Mensah,E.T., Percusssion instruments, Popular music, Religion, Rhythm sticks, Tempos Band, West African, ILAM | Calypso dance performed by a small band of musicians

  7. Tea-Samba

    Audio icon CR0740-WA702-KWA4503.mp3
    Composer: Mensah, E.T. (Performer)Tempos Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1958-00-00 | Band music, Drum, English, Ghana, Guitar, Mensah,E.T., Popular music, Saxophone, Stick, Tempos Band, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0740

  8. The Donkey

    Audio icon CR0714-WA701-KWA4502.mp3
    Composer: Mensah, E.T. (Performer)Tempos Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1958-00-00 | Drum, Ga, Ghana, Guitar, Mensah,E.T., Popular music, Saxophone, Stick, Tempos Band, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0714

  9. The Jambo Song

    Audio icon CR0746-WA2503-DKWA1295.mp3
    Composer: Calendar and his Maringar Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1958-00-00 | Calendar, Calypso music, Creole, Guitar, Maringar, Maringar Band, Vocal, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0746

  10. The John B Calypso

    Audio icon CR0736-WA705-KWA4509.mp3
    Artist(s): ET Mensah (Leader)ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | Composer: ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | Brass instruments, Calypso, Clave rhythm, dance, Drum set, Ghana, Guitar, Instrumental, Mensah,E.T., Percusssion instruments, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Tempos Band, West African, ILAM | Calypso dance performed by a small band of musicians

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