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  1. Composer: Paulosi Jere (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/26 | Bango board zithe, East African, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Jere,Paulosi, Malawi, Mzimba, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, story, Tumbuka, ILAM | Translated English title - "The handsome young man." Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2A 3
  2. Composer: Paulosi Jere | 1950/05/26 | Henga, Jere,Paulosi, Malawi, man, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, story, Tumbuka, vanity, ILAM | Story song about a handsome young man. Refer ILAM field card D2A3
  3. Artist(s): Tumbuka men and women (Performer) | Composer: Thindwa, R. (Performer)Robati Thindwa (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Henga, Lament, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Thindwa,Robati, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied lament for the Zomba flood. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5J24)
  4. Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: Robati Tuindwa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | East African, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Robati Tuindwa, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1181
  5. Artist(s): Tumbuka men and women (Performer) | Composer: Robati Thindwa (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Henga, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Thindwa,Robati, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Unaccompanied topical song. Translated English title - "Our country is stricken." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5J23)
  6. Artist(s): Tonga boys (Performer) | Composer: Nyirenda, A. (Performer)Alfred Nyirenda (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Chinteche, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Alfred, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Topical song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Topical song with young Tonga boys. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E11 / D2E12)
  7. Artist(s): Tonga boys (Performer) | Composer: Alfred Nyirenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/29 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Alfred, Southern African, Story Song, Tonga, Tonga, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2E-12
  8. Composer: Makwinya, N. (Performer)Nalundo Makwinya (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Folk music, Indigenous music, Makwinya,Nalundo, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Pangwe, Salima, Southern African, Zither, ILAM | Dance song for Masewela dance for men and women with Bangwe (Zither). Translated English title - "God should hate me, not my friend." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B2)
  9. Artist(s): Maini Nakwenda (Composer/Performer)Belifa Nyabande (Performer)Young women (Performer) | Composer: Maini Nakwenda (Composer/Performer)Belifa Nyabande (Performer)Young women (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Hocketing, Makwenda,Mani, Malawi, Mortar and pestle, Nyabanda,Balifa, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Young women, ILAM | Song performed by young women accompanied by the pounding of a mortar and pestle. The song has hocketing effects. ILAM field card number is unknown
  10. Artist(s): Balifa Nyabanda (Performer) | Composer: Mani Makwenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Indigenous music, Makwenda,Mani, Malawi, Morter, Nyabanda,Balifa, Nyanja, Nyasaland, pestle, Southern African, ILAM | Pounding song. Further details ILAM shellac record number TP2769.

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