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THE SOUND OF AFRICA

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

The songs, dances, and folk traditions of the three High Commission Territories of Basutoland, Bechuanaland, and Swaziland
Introduced by Hugh Tracey
Director of the International Library of African Music, who has spent many years recording the traditional folk music of African peoples
Shortened version of the three recorded programmes broadcast in the Third Programme in 1960

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Introduced By:
Hugh Tracey
Source: Radio Times

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