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  1. Artist(s): Nawandala Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nawandala Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Clapping, Drum, exhortation, Folk music, Indigenous music, Laced conical drum, Nawandala Social Club, Soga, Song, Stick, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Exhortation accompanied by a laced conical drum played with sticks. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y9
  2. Artist(s): William Mseleku (Leader)Mseluku and his merrymakers (Performer) | Composer: William MselekuMseluku and his merrymakers | 1960/01/01 | Choir, dance, Drum, Guitar, Indigenous music, Marabi style, Merrymakers, Mseleku,William, Piano, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Song performed by a choir accompanied by various instruments. The subject deals with poor luck
  3. Artist(s): Lutheni Shandu (Performer) | Composer: Lutheni Shandu | 1955/01/28 | End-blown flute, Folk music, Igekle, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Lutheni Shandu, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional tune performed on the Igekle end-blown flute. The translated title is "Men of Lenge". Further details refer ILAM field card number H1E9
  4. Artist(s): Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Eight Budongo, Eleven note Likembe mbira, Folk music, Indigenous music, mourning, Nasuti Social Club, Nsaasi flat tin rattle, Soga, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning song accompanied by various indigenous instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y2
  5. Artist(s): Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Eight Budongo, Eleven note Likembe mbira, Indigenous music, Likembe, Mbira, mourning, Nasuti Social Club, Nsaasi flat tin rattle, Soga, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning song accompanied by various indigenous instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y2
  6. Artist(s): Baghaphile Makhoba (Performer) | Composer: Baghaphile Makhoba | 1955/01/27 | Braced bow, Chordophone, Folk music, Indigenous music, Makhoba,Bagaphile, Makhweyana bow, self-delectative, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Self-delectative song accompanied by the braced, Makhweyana bow. The translated title is "They fought". Further details refer ILAM field card number H1D14
  7. Artist(s): Radebe, P (Performer-pianist) | Composer: The Basuto Male Voice Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Ballad, Basuto Male Voice Choir, Basutoland, Lesotho, Piano, Radebe,P., Sotho, South Africa, South Sotho, Southern African, Traditional music, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0868
  8. Artist(s): Tambila Adolphe (Leader)Ensemble Folklorique (Performer) | Composer: Tambila AdolpheEnsemble Folklorique | 1900-01-00 | Adolphe,Tambila, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ensemble Folklorique, Gourd Rattle, Indigenous music, Lively, Man singing, Mbira, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional song accompanied by several indigenous instruments.
  9. Artist(s): Tambila Adolphe (Leader)Ensemble Folklorique (Performer) | Composer: Tambila AdolpheEnsemble Folklorique | 1900-01-00 | Adolphe,Tambila, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ensemble Folklorique, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Mbira ensemble, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional piece performed by a mbira ensemble.
  10. Artist(s): The Boys Town Steel Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: The Boys Town Steel Orchestra | 1900-01-00 | Boys Town Steel Orchestra, Calypso, Caribbean, Competition winners, Creole, dance, Instrumental, Popular music, Steel pans, Traditional music, Trinidad, ILAM | Calypso dance performed on steel pans. The group are the winners of the Trinidad Musical Festival and Competition of 1952. Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1003

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