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  1. Composer: Alberto Tentowani Mwamosi (Performer)Gabriel Maopana Bila (Performer)Alberto Tentowani Mwamosi (Composer) | 1957/01/10 | Bila,Gabriel Maopana, Chopi, East African, Gaza, Guitar, Lenge, Mozambique, Mwamosi,Alberto Tentowani, Popular music, Portuguese East Africa, Sentimental song, Southern African, Vocals, ILAM | Translated English title - "This handkerchief of mine." Further details refer ILAM field card number: L1A 1
  2. Artist(s): Manjati M.R. (Leader)Moises Ribeiro Manjati (Leader) | Composer: Manjati, M. (Composer)Moises Manjati (Composer)Grupo Manjacaziana (Performer) | 1950/11/03 | Dance music, Grupo Manjacaziana, Guitar, Mandoline, Manjati,Moises Ribeiro, Mozambique, Portuguese, Portuguese East Africa, Rumba, Southern African, ILAM | Dance music (Rumba) with three guitars and a mandoline. Further details refer ILAM field card (D8I3)
  3. Composer: Grupo Manjacaziana (Performer)Moises Manjati (Leader)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Drum, East African, Grupo Manjacaziana, Guitar, Mandoline, Manjaceze, Manjati,Moises Ribeiro, Mozambique, Portuguese, Portuguese East Africa, Rumba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number CR1342.
  4. Composer: Girls at Regulo Solgado (Performer) | 1949/09/20 | Chikunda, Folk song, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Regula Solgado Tete (Portuguese East Africa), Sena, Southern African, ILAM | Dance Song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5R12a
  5. Artist(s): Tavara women | Composer: Maria Chirembe (Performer) | 1949/09/21 | Chirembe,Maria, Folk song, Indigenous music, Korekore, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shona, Southern African, Tavara, Tavara, Tete, ILAM | Story Song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5S3
  6. Artist(s): Leader Feliciano Gomez (Composer/Performer)Unidentified others (Performer) | Composer: Leader Feliciano Gomez (Composer/Performer)Unidentified others (Performer) | 1950/11/01 | Chopi, Gomez,Feliciano Muntano, Guitar, Male lead singer, Mozambique, Popular, Portuguese East Africa, Song, Southern African, Women chorus, ILAM | Lively song accompanied by guitars. Refer ILAM field card number D8G6
  7. Composer: Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer) | 1955/10/11 | Bileni, Fabiao Dingani Mashawa, Hlanganu, Mbira, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Self delectative, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. H1R8.
  8. Artist(s): Fabiao Dingani Mashawa | 1955/10/11 | Bileni district, Fabiao Dingani Mashawa, Hlanganu, Mbira, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Sul do Save Province, Tonga, ILAM | Self delectative song with mbira dza WaNdau. The performer is one of the few Tonga people who have learnt to play the Ndau instrument, the mbira dza WaNdau, which has travelled southwards since the time of the Shangaan chief Ngungunyana for whom the Ndau fought as a subservient tribe during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Several of the fighting men stayed in the south and married Tsonga women and their children have used the paternal instrument, singing to it traditional songs.Further details refer ILAM field card no. H1R-8.
  9. Composer: Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer) | 1955/10/11 | Bilene, East African, Fabiao Dingani Mashawa, Folk music, Hlanganu, Indigenous music, Macia, Mbira, Mbira dza WaNdau, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Self-delectative song with Mbira dza Ndau. Translated English title - "Mother-in-law." Further details refer ILAM field card (H1R12)
  10. Composer: Composer not specifiedSazuze, F.K. (Performer)Sazuze, D. (Performer)Poyah, J.B. (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Poyah,J.B., Ronga, Sazuze,D., Sazuze,F.K., Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0710

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