South African Music Archive Project
Malawi
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- Artist(s): Tonga women (Performer) | Composer: Phiri, F. (Performer)Filimon Phiri (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Chinteche, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Phiri,Filemon, Southern African, Story Song, Tonga, Tonga, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Story song with Tonga women. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E9)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka - Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Reuben Tancard Mbuluwundi (Performer)Reuben Tancard Mbuluwundi (Composer) | 1952/01/15 | East African, Henga, Henga, Humorous, Indigenous music, Livingstone, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1F 4
- 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, Manyanga, 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)
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "Yelp, my dog." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A8).
- Composer: Beti Kamanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Bangwe, East African, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Topical song, Zither, ILAM | Topical song with Bangwe zither. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1477
- Composer: Ulaya Nyoni (Performer) | 1949/09/08 | Bangwe, Chewa, Dedga Boma, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Ulaya Nyoni, ILAM | Christmas song
- Composer: Nyoni, U. (Performer) | 1940/11/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Central African, Chewa, Christmas song, Kasungu, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Nyoni,U., Religious music, Zither, ILAM | Christmas song with Bangwe board zither. Composer not specified. Further details refer ILAM record number AC0828-aa1445
- Artist(s): Lomwe men (Performer) | Composer: Makimilani Mpuluka (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/12 | Chair, Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lomwe, Lomwe, Makimilani Mpuluka, Makua, Malawi, Nautongwe, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tin, ILAM | Nautongwe dance music with beaten tin, beaten chair and clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5J-2
- Artist(s): W Chimponda (Leader)Zomba (Leader)Nyasaland (Leader) | Composer: Nyanja Men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Nyasaland, Popular music, Southern African, Vocal, Vocaldance Music, W. Chimponda, Zomba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1214
- Artist(s): Nyanja men | Composer: Chiponda, C. (Performer)Waneki Chiponda (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chiponda,C., Dance song, Dowa Boma, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Town dance, Waneki Chiponda, ILAM | Town dace song with guitar. Translated English title - "Have you not heard? (That the chief is dead)." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A4).
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