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  1. Composer: James Gwezhe Soko | 1951/06/19 | hunting, James Gwezhe Soko, lions, luck, Mbira, self-delectative, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Song about having luck in hunting lions, accompanied by mbira. Refer ILAM field card E2P9
  2. Artist(s): Enoch Mkize (Singer)Singing Birds (Performer) | Composer: Enoch MkizeSinging Birds | 1900-01-00 | Enoch Mkize, Indigenous music, Isicathamiya, Mbube style, Men singing, Part singing, Popular music, Singing Birds, Song, South Africa, South African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Mbube style song performed by men.
  3. Composer: Hugh Tracy (Composer)King Edward Masinga (Composer)Indima Yezinyanga (Performer) | 1944/07/10 | Choral music, Durban, Indima Yezinyanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Masinga,King Edward, Natal, Play, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Tracey, Hugh, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Song from the play "Chief above and Chief below". Further details refer ILAM record number AC0003
  4. Composer: Mataka MwanzaNgoni men and women at Roan Mine | 1949/08/10 | dance, drinking, Mwanza,Mataka, Ngoma, Ngoni, Ngoni, Northern Rhodesia, Roan Antelope Mine, Song, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, Zulu, ILAM | Unaccompanied drinking song also used for dance. The men dance and the women sing. Refer ILAM field card C4C1
  5. Composer: Composer not specifiedZulu Radio Choir (Performer) | 1943/06/29 | Choir, Choral music, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zulu, Zulu Radio Choir, ILAM | Unaccompanied song for a choir from "Nkosiyaphansi and Nkosiyaphezulu." Further details refer ILAM record number AC0006
  6. Artist(s): JP Odera (Performer) | Composer: JP Odera | 1950/08/01 | dance, Dho Luo, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Odera,J.P., Popular music, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, topical, Traditional music, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by the guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4R15
  7. Composer: Saadini Abdu Kandoro (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Mashairi, Nguja, Poetry, Saadani Abdu Kandaro, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Ujiji, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number CR1404.
  8. Composer: Hugh Tracy (Composer)King Edward Masinga (Composer)Indima Yezinyanga (Performer) | 1944/07/10 | Durban, Indima Yezinyanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Masinga,King Edward, Natal, Play, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Tracey, Hugh, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Song from the play "Chief above and Chief below". Further details refer ILAM record number AC0003
  9. Composer: Women and men of a Zion Church | 1948/04/21 | dancing, Duma, Horn, Hymn, Rattle, Rozi, Song, Southern African, Zimbabwe, Zionist, ILAM | Hymn accompanied by rattles, dancing and horn blowingRefer ILAM field card AH6
  10. Composer: Composer not specifiedFrans Sema (Performer)Sema, F. (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Autoharp, Indigenous music, North Sotho, Pedi, Sema,Frans, Song, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Transvaal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0514-ABC13150

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