South African Music Archive Project
Tumbuka
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- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedKesita Gondwe (Performer) | 1949/07/30 | Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Kesita Gondwe, Malawi, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern African, Spirit song, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Translated English title - "This disease cannot be cured." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0675
- Composer: Kesita GondweHenga men at the Mufulira Mine | 1949/07/30 | bass, dance, Drum, Henga, Henga, Kesita Gondwe, lace, Mufulira Mine, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, spirit, Tumbuka, Virombo, Zambia, ILAM | Dance song for Virombo spirit dance, accompanied by 2 laced, bass drumsRefer ILAM field card C3R15
- Artist(s): Joel M. Jere (Leader) | Composer: Ngoni men (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Children's song, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Jere,Joel M., Malawi, Ngoni, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Singing game, Southern African, Stick, Tumbuka, ILAM | Two singing games for children with sticks beaten on the ground. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E5)
- Artist(s): Leader Joel Jere (Composer/Performer)Nguni men (Performer) | Composer: Leader Joel Jere (Composer/Performer)Nguni men (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | children, game, Henga, Jere,Joel M., Logs, Malawi, men, Nguni, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Sticks beating the ground, traditional, Tumbuka, ILAM | Song for children performed by men. It involved being bumped from log to log and is accompanied by sticks beating the ground. ILAM field card number D2E5
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men and women (Performer) | Composer: Widisoni Mazuku (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | bell, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Mgwanda, Mpanje, Nyasaland, Solo, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Vimbuza, Widisoni Mazuku, ILAM | Vimbuza dance song for solo dance with two Mpanje goblet drums and Mangwanda bells. Further details refer ILAM field card (DY1)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men and women | Composer: Widisoni Mazuku (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Central African, Dance song, Drum, Folk song, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Nyasaland, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Widisoni Mazuku, ILAM | Wimbuza dance songs. Solo dance. Further details refer to ILAM card no. DY1
- Artist(s): Tumbuka / Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Chihana, W. (Performer)Wedison Chihana (Performer) | 1949/08/11 | Chihana,Wedison, Folk music, Henga, Henga, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Hunting song with Tumbuka / Henga men. Further details refer ILAM field card (C4D13)
- Composer: Blantyre Secondary School Boys (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Blantyre, Blantyre Secondary School, Central African, Folk song, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Story Song, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Story with song sung by Henga and Tumbuka boys. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5N3.
- Artist(s): Tonga men (Performer) | Composer: Mutika Chirwa (Performer)George Phiri (Composer) | 1949/08/11 | Chirwa,Mutika, Christmas song, Henga, Malawi, New Year's song, Nyasaland, Phiri,George, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "Look, look, the stars are shining." Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4D-15
- Artist(s): Tonga men (Performer) | Composer: George Phiri (Composer)Mutika Chirwa (Performer) | 1949/08/11 | Chirwa,Mutika, Christmas song, Henga, Malawi, New Year's song, Nyasaland, Phiri,George, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "Look, look, the stars are shining." Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4D-15
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