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FTX-801 - GANGA

African Instruments with Strings

Harp, lyre, lute, musical bow & zither recorded by Dr.Hugh Tracey in the 1950's mainly in the Eastern & South African regions - most were used as song accompaniment demonstrating the virtuosity of the players and the great variety of sounds that can be produced on both single & multi-string combinations

Cewa - Dhola - Ganda - Kipsigis - Hehe - Haya - Hlengwe - Luo - Medje - Nandi - Nyoro - Swazi - Teso - Tonga - Yao - Zande

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Hugh Tracey recording in 1951

OKWAGALA OMULULUNGI KWESENGEREZA - ELOSII ABERU AKIPORE IMANITI ABIRO - EKYOMA KYABORA - TICHI MABERE - GITARI NA CONGO - MUNYA GWERIRA MUNYALE - BENGERIA - CHEMIROCHA (Jimmy Rogers) - CHEPCHONI MARTNDA - GIDEON MAGAK - ABASEVENI ABADA - ODHIAMBO ODET - DZOMBE RIJA - NENEMEGYET - NGWIDJKA SADANGA WAPAMEGULU - LUKIZA - NDALAMA - KAZELA KAMBE LEMBA - TISIMBI WASAUKA - IHLOMULO WALEKAYA MANGAWA YA UIMA - NGONENI NGONENI BAKITHI

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