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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
Chipuri (The singing gourd) Alexis Chovu and group of twelve Bena Shimba (Luba) women 02:57
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102
Kyabula wa in kande Mpuya (You paddler of the canoe, save me) R. Chimengwa and 5 Kaonde men 03:02
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103
Yarira ngosa (Ngosa declares) B. Makariki and three boys 02:05
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104
E-ye-ye, kusumbukila kulunda (The Lunda marriage) Conguboyi Ntambo with group of six Lunda men 02:45
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105
Eya mulanda kankola kami (I like my girl) Conguboyi Ntambo with group of six Lunda men 02:47
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106
E-ye-ye alawombi tombi (I have lost my hair-do) Group of eight Lunda men and women 02:49
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107
Malona diyi wadikenge leli kufwa (Malona was warned of danger) Group of fourteen Lunda men and four women 02:55