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  1. Artist(s): Henga menRuben Tancard MbuluwundiTumbuku men | Composer: George Chamanganga (Composer) | 1952/01/15 | Chamanganga,George, Henga, Henga, Livingstonia, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, Tumbuku, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM field card (F1F7)
  2. Artist(s): Tumbuka - Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Reuben Tancard Mbuluwundi (Performer)George Chamanganga (Composer) | 1952/01/15 | Chamanganga,George, East African, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Livingstone, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1F 7
  3. Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "Throw away your charms." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A7).
  4. Artist(s): James Chirwa (Performer)Mwerela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | Composer: James Chirwa (Performer)Mwenela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Chirwa,James, Dandy Boys, Drum, Heya, Kaunda,Mwenela, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, traditional, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, Young girls, ILAM | Song performed by young girls who are accompanied by 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
  5. Artist(s): Yao and Nyanja girls (Performer) | Composer: Ellie Lyabunya (Performer) | 1950/05/11 | Blantyre, Clapping, Dance song, Ellie Lyabunya, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Likwata dance song for women and girls. Further details refer ILAM field card no. DM14.
  6. Composer: Seli's nephews (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Chinyanja, concertina, East African, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Seli's nephews, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0993
  7. Artist(s): Seli's nephews (Performer) | Composer: Seli's nephews | 1900-01-00 | Chinyanja, concertina, dance, Guitar, Malawi, Men singing, Popular music, Seli's nephews, Song, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | Popular dance song accompanied by the guitar and concertina.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1007
  8. Artist(s): Manda, K. (Performer)Chitina, M. (Performer) | Composer: Kachisi, C. (Performer)Charles Kachisi (Performer) | 1951/06/21 | Chitima,Micheri, Guitar, Kachisi,Charles, Malawi, Manda,Kenneth, Manyike, Morality song, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Morality song with guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2R18)
  9. Composer: Kamanga, B. (Composer/Performer)Beti Kamanga (Composer/Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe, Chinteche, Kamanga,Beti, Lament, Malawi, Nyasaland, Raft zither, Southern African, Tonga, Zither, ILAM | Lament with Bangwe zither. Translated English title - "We remember the Vifya' . Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E24)
  10. Composer: Beti Kamanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Bangwe, East African, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Lament, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Zither, ILAM | Lament for disaster with Bangwe zither. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1478

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