South African Music Archive Project
Malawi
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- Composer: Tumbuka women and girls(Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Clapping, Drum, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Kasungu, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Uzamba dance song -initiation song with two goblet drums and clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (DY3)
- Artist(s): Mesiyasi Chulu (Composer/Performer)Nyanja and Chewa men and women | Composer: Mesiyasi Chulu (Composer/Performer)Nyanja and Chewa men and women | 1949/09/05 | Bangwe board zither, Chewa, Chewa, dance, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mbeleka, men and women, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Mbeleka dance song for men and women, accompanied on Bangwe board zither. The English title is My leg has slipped into the cassave hole. Refer ILAM field card C5C10
- Artist(s): Nyanja Chewa men and women | Composer: Mesiyasi Chulu (Performer) | 1949/09/05 | Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Dowa, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, ILAM | Dance song for Mbeleka dance for men and women. Translated English title - "My leg, my leg has slipped into the cassava pit". Further details refer ILAM field card no. C5C11.
- Artist(s): Nyanja Chewa men and women | Composer: Mesiyasi Chulu (Performer) | 1949/09/05 | Bangwe, Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Dowa, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, ILAM | Dance song for Mbeleka dance for men and women. Translated English title - "My leg, my leg has slipped into the cassava pit". Further details refer ILAM field card no. C5C12.
- Composer: Ngoleka, G.P. (Performer) Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoleka,G.P., Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1197
- 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, Malawi, Nyasaland, R.L.D. Choir, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3159.
- Composer: Mwale, L. (Performer)Lefati Mwale (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Chewa, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwale,Lefati, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Salima, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Zither, ILAM | Self delectative song with Bangwe (board zither). Translated English title - "Pay me, you white man of the Boma." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B6).
- Composer: R Nangwale (Performer)J Chikomba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | banjo, Chikomba,Jere, Dance song, Guitar, Malawi, Nangwale,Robison, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1233
- 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. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2G12)Translated English title - "All this pounding for nothing." Further details refer ILAM field card (DY9)
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