South African Music Archive Project
Malawi
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- Composer: Aginesi Mkwanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Clapping, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Likwala, Malawi, Mkwanda,Aginesi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Likwala dance with clapping. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1187
- Artist(s): Chewa young men (Performer) | Composer: Witimani Phiri (Composer)Chewa young men (Performer) | 1950/05/20 | Bass Drum, Central African, Chewa, Chewa, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, singing, ILAM | Folk music sung about the mine workers in Johannesburg. Further details refer to ILAM field card DV6
- Artist(s): Witimani Phiri (Composer/Performer)Others (Performer) | Composer: Witimani Phiri (Composer/Performer)Women (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Bass Drum, Chewa, dance, Malawi, men, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, singing, Southern African, Women ululating, ILAM | Muganda dance performed by men and accompanied on the bass drum. There are women ululating in the background. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMakintoshi Harawa (Performer) | 1949/07/30 | Drinking song, Drum, Folk music, Hara,Makintoshi, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Translated English title - "You lied to me, my wife." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0677
- Composer: Ulaya Nyoni (Performer) | 1949/09/08 | Bangwe, Chewa, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Ulaya Nyoni, Zomba, ILAM | Wistful song
- Artist(s): Z. A. Chihota | Composer: R.L.D. Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Chihota,Z.A., Chinyanja, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, R.L.D. Choir, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3163.
- Composer: Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Blantyre Mission, Central African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Pounding song, Unaccompanied, Yao, Zulu, ILAM | Pounding songs sung by Blatyre Mission girls. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. C5M4a.
- Composer: Japhet Zimba (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Japhet Zimba, Kalimba, Malawi, Mbira, Mzimba, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Self delectative song. Futher details refer ILAM fieldcard D2B-13.
- Artist(s): H. Chimula (Performer) | Composer: G. Chimpele (Composer/Performer) | 1952/02/21 | Accordion, Chimpele,G., Chimula,H., Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zomba, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F2B-1
- Artist(s): H. Chimula (Performer) | Composer: G. Chimpele (Performer) | 1952/02/21 | Accordion, Button Accordion, Chimpele,G., Chimula,H., Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Zomba, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card (F2B1)
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