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Songs from the Luba, Kaonde, and Lunda people of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Various Artists
Luba/Shankadi people, southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Instruments are Lusuba mouth bow and bottle.
Luba/Shankadi people, southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Instruments are Lusuba mouth bow and bottle.
Photograph by J. S. Laurenty, 1971. Courtesy of the International Library of African Music.
In 1957, Hugh Tracey recorded several groups of Luba people in the Eastern Kasai of the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as in various mining compounds in Zambia.

Track Listing

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101
Alexis Chovu and group of twelve Bena Shimba (Luba) women
02:57
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102
R. Chimengwa and 5 Kaonde men
03:02
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103
B. Makariki and three boys
02:05
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104
Conguboyi Ntambo with group of six Lunda men
02:45
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105
Conguboyi Ntambo with group of six Lunda men
02:47
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106
Group of eight Lunda men and women
02:49
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107
Group of fourteen Lunda men and four women
02:55