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Archive Spotlight: ILAM

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Catalog Number

FPL10010

Duration

25:42

Year Published

2012

Copyright

2012 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Agent(s)

Kasani Byansi; Nekemiya Nanywamu

Country(s)

Congo (Democratic Republic); Kenya; Lesotho; Zambia

Culture Group(s)

Giryama; Lala; Luba; Mpondo; Sotho; Tonga

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