ILAM Heritage

A research institution devoted to the study of music and oral arts in Africa, it preserves thousands of historical recordings going back to 1929.

Founded in 1954 by Hugh Tracey, ILAM is the greatest repository of African music in the world. 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. It is currently digitizing its collections. Its journal, African Music, is nearly into its fourth decade. ILAM aims to disc  ...