International Library of African Music
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The International Library of African Music (ILAM) is an organization dedicated to the preservation and study of African music. ILAM was founded by ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey in 1954. ILAM published the African Music Society Journal, now known as the Journal of the International Library of African Music. ILAM is located in Msaho, South Africa and is currently affiliated with Rhodes University.
ILAM is particularly known for its study of the lamellaphone mbira of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, as well as the Chopi people's Timbila, a variant of the marimba from southern Mozambique.
Publications and Recordings
See also
- Music of Africa
- Music of Zimbabwe
- Music of Mozambique
- Mbira
- Zimbabwean Marimba
- Paul Berliner
- Hugh Tracey
- Ethnomusicology
External links
- [ILAM] International Library of African Music
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