International Library of African Music

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International Library of African Music
Country South Africa
Scope African music
Established 1954
Location Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
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Other information
Director Diane Thram
Website ilam.ru.ac.za

The International Library of African Music (ILAM) is an organization dedicated to the preservation and study of African music. Seated in Grahamstown, South Africa, ILAM is attached to the Music Department at Rhodes University and coordinates its Ethnomusicology Programme which offers undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in Ethnomusicology that include training in performance of African music.

ILAM is particularly known for its study of the lamellophone mbira of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, as well as the Chopi people's Timbila, a variant of the marimba from southern Mozambique.

Sign outside ILAM.
Some of the instruments inside ILAM.
The akadinda (large xylophone), kalimbas on the wall, and a photo of Hugh Tracey.

Publications and Recordings

Journal of the International Library of African Music albums are available for digital download at Smithsonian Folkways Recordings' website.

History

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 was initially located in Msaho (near Roodepoort, Gauteng). When Hugh Tracey died in 1977, his son Andrew Tracey took over as director. Private funding had dried up, but Rhodes University agreed to host ILAM, and both ILAM and AMI moved to Grahamstown in 1978. Andrew Tracey served as director until 2005. The current director is Diane Thram.

Notable Collections

The following collections are available online:

  • Hugh Tracey Audio Collections
Hugh Tracey Broadcast Series
Hugh Tracey Music of Africa Series
  • Jaco Kruger Collections
Jaco Kruger Cassettes

See also

External links

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