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Lala songs

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Lala songs
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These recordings of Lala people of Zambia were documented during 1957, when the country was known as Northern Rhodesia. Though the performers originated in different parts of the Serenje District, they were living and working in several mining compounds, where Hugh Tracey recorded them. Songs of love, everyday life, or history serve as entertainment, often accompanied by a guitar or a mbira (Tracey 1973).

Track Listing

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101
Nina Namusonda Sanguweji (The girl Namusonda Sanguweji) Mbasela Kunda and William Munyanda 2:36
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102
Iuwale - o - iuwale (Start, o start the song) Mbasela Kunda and William Munyanda 2:40
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103
Bwalwa bwa chiwowo (Beer not drunk in peace) Adamson Mtemberwa 2:40
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104
Cilelensuma (The sun set) Kolala Kunda 1:10
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105
Ilanga lacona (The sun set) Poleni Mutacha 1:28

Album Info

Catalog Number

ILAMTR019A

Year(s) Released

1957

Label/Collection

International Library of African Music (ILAM)

Genre(s)

World

Country(s)

Zambia

Culture Group(s)

Lala

Instrument(s)

Guitar; Mbira, kankowele; Mirliton; Vocals

Language(s)

Lala

Credit(s)

Hugh Tracey - Compiler, Liner Notes Editor, Liner Notes, Recorder