ILAM / Hugh Tracey Recordings: Tanzania (Tanganyika) Instruments
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Tanzania Instruments
 Tanganyika 1950
From the Hugh Tracey recordings in Africa
Produced by Sharp Wood Productions (Netherlands) and International Library of African Music (ILAM - South Africa).

Features master-musicians playing some of the many instruments that were to be found in this large country, in both instrumental tunes and in accompaniment of songs. The dark rumblings of the nanga trough zither, sparkling likembe notes, deep drumming, flute laments, panpipes - from the northwestern corner near Lake Victoria to the musical melting pot of Zanzibar. A journey of highlights only.

Zaramo - viyanzi (pipes), rattles and frictions sticks
Gogo - drum dance
Swahili Nguja - nanga 'trough zither'

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