Semba

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Date Created: 
1982 to 2000
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20 lines and 10 notes
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The composers used the |isemba",|r a tune sung extemporaneously at informal gatherings, to express concepts of Christian faith. They decorated their composition with the names of attractive plants, two of them rhyming with other words in the piece, and doublets using synonymous names for God.
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Draft (posted 'as is' without peer review)
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Philippines
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Entry Number: 
48632