South African Music Archive Project
Tumbuka
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- Composer: Henga men (Performer)W. K. Chirwa (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chirwa,Waddy Kajawa, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Luanshya, Muwuso dance song, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3533.
- Composer: Lungu, A. (Performer)Alfred Lungu (Performer) | 1949/08/13 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Gourd, Henga, Indigenous music, Lungu,Alfred, Northern Rhodesia, Singing Gourd, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Song for Malipenga dance with drum and 6 singing gourds. Further details refer ILAM field card (C4F2).
- Composer: Eliya Chaya | 1950/05/26 | Bango, delectative, Eliya Chaya, Henga, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, topical, Tumbuka, Zither, ILAM | Topical self-delectative song accompanied by the Bango board zither. Refer ILAM field card D2A6a
- Composer: Eliya Chaya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/26 | Bango board zithe, East African, Eliya Chaya, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Nyasaland, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2A 6
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: Tumbuka women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, mortar, Nyasaland, pestle, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2407
- Artist(s): Waddy Kajawa Chirwa (Leader) | Composer: Composer not specifiedTumbuka men (Performer) | 1949/08/11 | Chirwa,Waddy Kajawa, Drum, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Malipenga, Muwuso, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Muwuso song for Malipenga dance. Translated English title - "The chief has turned down the Landani band." Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4D-4
- Composer: Waddy Kajawa ChirwaTumbuka Henga men at Roan Antelope Mine | 1949/08/11 | Chirwa,Waddy Kajawa, dance, Drum, Henga, Henga, Malipenga, men, Muwuso, Northern Rhodesia, Roan Antelope Mine, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Muwuso song for the Malipenga dance for men, accompanied by 2 mestal bass drums. Refer ILAM field card C4D4
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: Tumbuka women (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, mortar, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and pestles. Translated English title - "Wives of the regiment." Further details refer ILAM field card (DY10)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: Tumbuka women (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, mortar, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and two pestles. Translated English title - "Wives of the regiment." Further details refer ILAM field card (DY12)
- Composer: Eliya Chaya | 1950/05/26 | Bango, delectative, Eliya Chaya, Henga, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, topical, Tumbuka, Zither, ILAM | Topical self-delectative song accompanied by the Bango board zither. Refer ILAM field card D2A6
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