South African Music Archive Project
Malawi
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- 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, Mgwanda, 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)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men and women | Composer: Widisoni Mazuku (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Central African, Dance song, Drum, Folk song, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Nyasaland, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Widisoni Mazuku, ILAM | Wimbuza dance songs. Solo dance. Further details refer to ILAM card no. DY1
- Artist(s): Yao girls (Performer) | Composer: Linilesi Sadiki (Performer) | 1950/05/11 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lineless Sadiki, Malawi, Nyasaland, Sadiki,L., Southern African, Story Song, Yao, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. DM8.
- Artist(s): Women and girls (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Women and girls (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Barrel drum, Chewa, dance, Kasondo, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tin whistles, Women and girls, ILAM | Kasondo dance song performed by women and girls, accompanied by the barrel drum and tin whistles. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Kubanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Indigenous language, Indigenous music, Kubanga, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, story, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1203
- Composer: Yao women (Performer) | 1949/09/17 | Blantyre, Clapping, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Yao, ILAM | Dance song for Likwaka dance for women with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O2)
- 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 - "I sing with my husband." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E6b).
- 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, Song for the married couple, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, wedding, ILAM | Song performed when escorting the bride to the husband's house. The song is accompanied by drums. ILAM field card number is D2E6
- Artist(s): Seli's nephews (Performer) | Composer: Seli's nephews | 1900-01-00 | banjo, Chinyanja, dance, Drum, Guitar, Malawi, Men singing, Part singing, Popular music, Seli's nephews, Song, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | Popular dance song accompanied by the guitar and banjo.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1008
- Composer: Mayoso and Party (Performer)Composer not specified | 1930-00-00 | East African, Guitar, Malawi, Mayoso, Nyasaland, Popular music, Southern African, Vocal, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0974
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