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  1. 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
  2. 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).
  3. 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
  4. 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)
  5. 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).
  6. 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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