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International Library of African Music
Organization
International Library of African Music
Research Institution
Rhodes University, South Africa
Contact:
ilamsales@ru.ac.zaTel: +27-46-603-8557
Description:
Founded in 1954 by Hugh Tracey, ILAM is one of the world’s great repositories of African music. A research institution devoted to the study of music and oral arts in Africa, it preserves thousands of historical recordings going back to 1929 and supports contemporary fieldwork. The majority of its collections are digitised and accessible on its website www.ru.ac.za/ilam. Its journal, African Music, is into its seventh decade.
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