South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- Artist(s): Witimani Phiri (Composer/Performer)Others (Performer) | Composer: Witimani Phiri (Composer/Performer)Women (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Drum, Horns, Malawi, men, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, Song, Southern African, Women ululating, ILAM | Men singing a song, accompanied by drums and horns. There is also ululation in the background. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Chewa young men (Performer) | Composer: Witimani Phiri (Composer)Chewa young men (Performer) | 1950/05/20 | Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Drum, East African, Folk music, Horns, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, ILAM | Folk song. "Clothes". Further details refer to ILAM field card DV5
- Artist(s): Witimani Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Chewa men (Performer) | 1950/05/20 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Horn, Indigenous music, Lilongwe, Malawi, Malipenga, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, Southern African, ILAM | Muganda dance with Malipenga singing horns and bass drums. Further details refer ILAM field card (DV5)
- Artist(s): Tonga men (Performer) | Composer: Mwale, M. (Performer)Maluba Mwale (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Chinteche, Karigo, Lament, Lute, Malawi, Mwale,Maluba, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Lament with Tonga men and Karigo lute. Further details refer ILAM field card D2E29
- Artist(s): Tonga people (Performer) | Composer: Mwale, M. (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Karigo, Lament, Lute, Malawi, Mwale,Maluba, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Lament with Karigo lute - one-string, bowed. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1486
- Artist(s): Tonga Men (Performer) | Composer: Maluba Mwale (Performer and Composer) | 1950/05/29 | 1-string lute, bowed, East African, Indigenous music, Kariego, Lament song, Malawi, Mwale,Maluba, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D2E 29
- Composer: Composer not specifiedLoida Maonga (Performer)Abisalomo Maduya (Performer) | 1949/09/13 | banjo, Concert song, Drum, Guitar, Maduya,Abisalomo, Malawi, Maonga,Loida, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0738
- Artist(s): L Maonga (Leader) | Composer: Nyanja Men (Performer)Zomba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | banjo, Drum, East African, Guitar, L. Maonga, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Vocal, Zomba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1215
- Composer: Nyanja men (Performer)L. Maonga (Leader) | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Bass Drum, Concert song, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Maonga,Loida, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zomba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3494.
- Composer: Loidi Maonga (Performer)Abisalomo Maduya (Performer) | 1949/09/13 | banjo, Concert song, Drum, Guitar, Maduya,Abisalomo, Malawi, Maonga,Loida, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zomba, ILAM | Concert song with guitar, banjo and bass drum. Composer unknown. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5K6)
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