South African Music Archive Project
Chewa
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- Artist(s): Ositeni Phula (Composer/Performer)Mesiyasi Chulu (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Ositeni Phula (Composer/Performer)Mesiyasi Chulu (Composer/Performer) | 1949/09/05 | Bangwe board zither, Chewa, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Mkangala, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Ositeni Phula, Song, Southern African, Stick zither, wistful, ILAM | Wistful song accompanied by the Bangwe board zither, originally for the stick zither called Mkangala. The English title is Telekunde has thrown away her child. Refer ILAM field card C5C7
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "At this very spot there used to be a hut." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A9).
- Composer: Mwase Central School pupils (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/22 | Chewa, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mbira, Mwase Central School, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Walking Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DX-1
- Composer: Ufesi, L. (Composer/Performer) | 1949/08/03 | Bangwe, Chewa, Dance song, Dowa, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Ufesi,Lipiya, Zither, ILAM | Dance song with guitar body bangwe. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A1a)
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Drinking song, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Drinking entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "Which is the top of the world? (Which is the right side up?)" Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A9).
- Artist(s): Chewa men and women (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Chewa men and women (Composer/Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, drinking, East African, Entertainment, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Song performed by Chewa men and women for entertainment and is sung in call and response fashion. The song is unaccompanied. Refer ILAM field card C5A9
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