South African Music Archive Project
Tumbuka
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- Composer: Waddy Kajawa ChirwaTumbuka Henga men at Roan Antelope Mine | 1949/08/11 | bass, Chirwa,Waddy Kajawa, dance, Drum, gourds, Henga, Henga, Malipenga, men, metal, Northern Rhodesia, Roan Antelope Mine, singing, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Malipenga dance for men, accompanied by 2 metal bass drums and singing gourds. Refer ILAM field card C4D1
- Composer: Church of Central African Presbyterian Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/10 | Christian hymn, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Choir, Henga, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Adaptation of European tune. Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1B-5.
- Composer: Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Choir (Performer) | 1952/01/10 | Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Choir, Henga, Hymn, Luanshya, Northen Rhodesia, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | A tune adapted from a European song
- Artist(s): Tumbuka Men and Women (Performer) | Composer: R. Thindwa (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Concert song, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Thindwa,Robati, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Concert song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5J25
- Artist(s): Henga menRuben Tancard MbuluwundiTumbuku men | Composer: George Chamanganga (Composer) | 1952/01/15 | Chamanganga,George, Henga, Henga, Livingstonia, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, Tumbuku, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM field card (F1F7)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka - Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Reuben Tancard Mbuluwundi (Performer)George Chamanganga (Composer) | 1952/01/15 | Chamanganga,George, East African, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Livingstone, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1F 7
- Artist(s): James Chirwa (Performer)Mwerela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | Composer: James Chirwa (Performer)Mwenela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Chirwa,James, Dandy Boys, Drum, Heya, Kaunda,Mwenela, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, traditional, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, Young girls, ILAM | Song performed by young girls who are accompanied by beats on the mortar and pestle. The voices of the singers appear not to be those of the names mentioned on the record label. ILAM field card is unknown
- Composer: Tumbuka men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Concert song, East African, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1195
- Composer: Lungu, A (Performer)Alfred Lungu (Performer) | 1949/08/13 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Lungu,Alfred, Ndola, Northern Rhodesia, Singing Gourd, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Dance song for Muwuso dance for men accomponied by singing gourds. Translated English title - "Time and again we have told you to wear white clothes". Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4F4.
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men and women | Composer: W. Gondure (Leader) | 1949/08/05 | Clapping, Gondure,W., Kamanga, Northern Rhodesia, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, West African, Wusakili Compound, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Drinking song with clapping. Further details refer to ILAM field card (C3Z)
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