South African Music Archive Project
Malawi
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- 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 two pestles. Further details refer ILAM field card (DY9)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Background) | Composer: Tumbuka women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/23 | East African, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Mortar and two pestles, Nyasaland, Pounding song, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. DY-9.
- Artist(s): Tumbuka girls (Performer) | Composer: Taines Chirwa (Performer)Mwenele Kaunda (Performer)Nancy Luhana (Performer) | 1950/05/31 | Chirwa,Taines, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kaunda,Mwenela, 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 (D2G11)
- Artist(s): Young girls (Performer)James Chirwa (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Mwerela Kaunda (Performer) | Composer: Young girls (Performer)James Chirwa (Performer)Mwenela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Chirwa,James, Dandy Boys, Drum, Heya, Kaunda,Mwenela, Malawi, Nyasaland, singing, Song, Southern African, traditional, Tumbuka, Young girls, ILAM | Song performed by young girls who are accompanied by the 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: Ikwenda, S. (Performer)Saineti Ikwenda (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Chewa, Folk music, Ikwenda,Saineti, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Salima, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Song for girls initiation ceremony. Translated English title - "A girl should kneel (when giving or taking something from her mother". Further details refer field card (C5B5)
- Composer: Timeyo Mwandila and his wife (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Central African, Chief Mobelwa's village, Fighting song, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwandila,Timeyo, Mwandila,Timeyo's wife, Mzimba, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Zulu, ILAM | Translation: If I can dance.Fighting song for after fighting with Gubu musical bow accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM card no. D2B2.
- Artist(s): Timeyo Mwandila's wife (Performer) | Composer: Timeyo Mwandila (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Folk music, Gubu, Indigenous music, Malawi, Musical bow, Mwandila,Timeyo, Mwandila,Timeyo's wife, Mzimba, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Fighting song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D2B2.
- Artist(s): Wife of Timeyo Mwandila (Performer) | Composer: Timeyo Mwandila (Performer) | 1952/01/09 | East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Gubu musical bow, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwandila,Timeyo, Mwandila,Timeyo's wife, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2435
- Artist(s): Lomwe men (Performer) | Composer: Matembesa, D. (Performer)Dikisoni Matembesa (Performer) | 1949/09/17 | Dickson, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lomwe, Lomwe, Makua, Malawi, Marembesa, Nyasaland, Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O13)
- Composer: Makwinya, N. (Performer)Nalundo Makwinya (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Makwinya,Nalundo, Malawi, Nyasaland, Pangwe, Salima, Song, Southern African, Yao, Zither, ILAM | Humorous song with Bangwe mkulu. Translated English title - "I find the war is over." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B1).
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