South African Music Archive Project
Chewa
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- Composer: Ganizani Nyirenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/22 | Chewa, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Malawi, Mbira, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Ganizani, Self-delectative song, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1459
- Composer: Ganizani Nyirenda (Performer) | 1950/05/22 | Chewa, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Kasungu, Malawi, Mbira, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Ganizani, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number DX5
- 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, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "I am thin now." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A8).
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Nyanja men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Dance song, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, Southern African, ILAM | Muganda dance song with two bass drums. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1336
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Chewa men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/19 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lilongwe, Malawi, Muganda dance, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DU 6
- Composer: Falesi Phiri (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Dance song, Drum, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Falesi, Southern African, Whistle, ILAM | Kasodo dance song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP2766.
- Artist(s): Maini Nakwenda (Composer/Performer)Belifa Nyabande (Performer)Young women (Performer) | Composer: Maini Nakwenda (Composer/Performer)Belifa Nyabande (Performer)Young women (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Hocketing, Makwenda,Mani, Malawi, Mortar and pestle, Nyabanda,Balifa, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Young women, ILAM | Song performed by young women accompanied by the pounding of a mortar and pestle. The song has hocketing effects. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Young women (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Young women (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Malawi, Mortar and pestle, Nyanja, Nyasaland, pounding, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Young women singing and accompanied by the pounding sound of a mortar and pestle. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Balifa Nyabanda (Performer) | Composer: Mani Makwenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Indigenous music, Makwenda,Mani, Malawi, Morter, Nyabanda,Balifa, Nyanja, Nyasaland, pestle, Southern African, ILAM | Pounding song. Further details ILAM shellac record number TP2769.
- Artist(s): Women and girls (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Women and girls (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Barrel drum, Chewa, dance, Kasondo, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tin whistles, Women and girls, ILAM | Kasondo dance song performed by women and girls, accompanied by the barrel drum and tin whistles. ILAM field card number is unknown
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