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  1. Composer: The Seven wives of the Chief (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Central African, Chief Mobelwa's village, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Seven Wives of the Chief, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Translation: Good morning, Bride. Wedding Ceremonies: the acceptance of the bridegroom. Further details refer to ILAM card no. D2B6.
  2. Artist(s): Nandi boys | Composer: Francis Keler (Composer) | 1950/09/09 | Dance song, East African, Folk song, Francis Keter, Indigenous music, Kenya, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi, ILAM | Moran dance song for men. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D6F6.
  3. Artist(s): Nyamwezi women | Composer: Mukhungarilwa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/18 | Conical Drum, Divination song, East African, Folk song, Gourd Rattle, Indigenous music, Mukhunganilwa, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Divination Song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP1709
  4. Artist(s): Donald M. Tobolo (Leader) | Composer: Sons of Barotseland Patriotic Society Choir (Performer) | 1952/01/12 | Barotseland, Donald M. Tobolo, Folk song, Indigenous music, Lozi, Northern Rhodesia, Sons of Barotseland Patriotic Society Choir, Southern African, Story Song, Zambia, ILAM | Story song. Further details refer ILAM card number XYZ5999
  5. Artist(s): Intlangwini Dancers | Composer: Josefa Dlamini (Performer) | 1948/09/12 | CMR East Compound, Dlamini,Josefa, Folk song, Intlangwini Dancers, South Africa, Southern African, Union of South Africa, Zulu, ILAM | Dance song for ndlamu dance
  6. Composer: Beti Kamanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe raft zither, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Strings, Tonga, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D2E 32
  7. Artist(s): Two women | Composer: Manyoni Zhou (Performer)Simoni Mashoko Shawa (Performer) | 1950/05/02 | Folk song, Govera, Gwelo Location, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Njari, Shawa,Simoni Mashoko, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zhou,Manyoni, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by x33 and x31 Njari. Further details refer ILAM field card no. DD2.
  8. Artist(s): Tonga boys | Composer: Edwadi Nyanga (Performer) | 1949/08/23 | Drum, Edwadi Nyanga, Folk song, Lusaka, Nothern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Drinking song
  9. Artist(s): Chief Gunda (Performer) | 1948/04/24 | Folk song, Gunda, Hungwe, Rusapi, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Drinking song
  10. 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

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