International Library of African Music, Grahamstown

Name: International Library of African Music
Address: Grahamstown, South Africa

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International Library of African Music, Grahamstown

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The International Library of African Music 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, as the largest repository of indigenous African music, 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. ()

Established: 1954 (70 years ago)Coordinates: 33°18'39"S, 26°31'7"E

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International Library of African Music – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Michael and St George Cathedral, Albany Museum, Makana Botanical Gardens, Cory Library for Historical Research.

0.5 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St Michael and St George Cathedral, Grahamstown
12 min walk • The Cathedral of St Michael and St George is the home of the Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Grahamstown. The cathedral is located on Church Square and has the tallest spire in South Africa 176 feet.
~1340 ftSE
Museum, Natural history museum, History museum
Albany Museum, Grahamstown
7 min walk • The Albany Museum, South Africa is situated in Grahamstown in South Africa, is affiliated to Rhodes University and dates back to 1855, making it the second oldest museum in South Africa.
0.5 miS
Botanical garden, Park
Makana Botanical Gardens, Grahamstown
13 min walk • The Makana Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in South Africa operated by Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown. The garden is on Gunfire Hill and is surrounded by the 1820 Settlers National Monument, Fort Selwyn, the Albany Museum, and Grey Dam Lake.
~1610 ftSE
Library
Cory Library for Historical Research, Grahamstown
8 min walk • The Cory Library for Humanities Research, formerly The Cory Library for Historical Research, is a research library at Rhodes University, and is one of the branch libraries of the Rhodes University Library services.
0.5 miE
Museum
National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown
12 min walk • The Amazwi South African Museum of Literature, previously the National English Literary Museum, is a museum that houses archival material relating to South Africa's literary heritage. It is located in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
0.4 miSW
Library
Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown
11 min walk • The Rhodes University Library is committed to the pursuit of knowledge by connecting people to resources that contribute to the intellectual development of future responsible citizens.
~1800 ftW
Seminary
College of the Transfiguration, Grahamstown
9 min walk • The College of the Transfiguration in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, is the only provincial residential college of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, offering a contextual approach to theology studies.
~1650 ftSW
Universities and schools
Rhodes University, Grahamstown
8 min walk • Rhodes University is a public research university located in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province.
~1530 ftSE
Prison
Old Gaol Building, Grahamstown
8 min walk • The Old Gaol Building is a historic building built in 1824 in Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and is the second-oldest building in Grahamstown.

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Nearby attractions include Albany Museum, Grahamstown (7 min walk), Old Gaol Building, Grahamstown (8 min walk), Cory Library for Historical Research, Grahamstown (8 min walk), Rhodes University, Grahamstown (8 min walk).