South African Music Archive Project
Malawi
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- Artist(s): Tonga girls (Performer) | Composer: Nyamangwe, L. (Performer)Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyamangwe,Lucy, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Wedding song, ILAM | Wedding song with Tonga girls and drums. Translated English title - "Banda, we have brought you your love." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E6a).
- Artist(s): Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer)Tonga girls (Performer) | Composer: Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer)Tonga girls (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Drum, Escorting, Folk, Malawi, Nyamangwe,Lucy, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, wedding, ILAM | Wedding song performed when bride is taken to the house of the groom. Song starts with solo voice and is later joined by a group of singer. ILAM field card number is D2E6
- Composer: Boys at Blantyre Secondary School (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Blantyre Secondary School, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Concert Song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5N8
- Composer: Composer not specifiedNyanja boys (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Bone, Concert song, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Rattle, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0744
- Artist(s): Young girls (Performer)Nancy Luhama (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Mwenela Kaunda (Performer) | Composer: Nancy Luhama (Performer)Mwenela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Dandy Boys, Girls singing, Heya, Kaunda,Mwenela, Luhana,Nancy, Malawi, Mortar and pestle beats, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, traditional, Tumbuka, 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: Nancy Luhana (Performer)Mwenele Kaunda (Performer) | 1950/05/31 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kaunda,Mwenela, Luhana,Nancy, Malawi, mortar, Mzimba, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and pestles. Translated English title - "The girls have run away." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2G12)
- Composer: Amoui Jenasa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Bangwe, Bangwe wa m'kulu, East African, Indigenous music, Jenasa,Amoui, Lament, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Personal lament, Southern African, Zither, ILAM | Morality song with Bangwe wa m'kulu. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1331
- Composer: Nyanja women and girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Clapping, Dance song, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mcoma dance, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Whistle, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1457
- Artist(s): Tumbuka girls (Performer) | Composer: Taines Chirwa (Performer)Nancy Luhana (Performer) | 1950/05/31 | Chirwa,Taines, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Luhana,Nancy, Malawi, mortar, Mzimba, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and pestles. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2G10)
- Artist(s): Nyanja people (Performer) | Composer: Nyanja people (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Dance song, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, M'coma dance, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1465
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