South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- Composer: Blantyre Secondary School Boys (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Blantyre, Blantyre Secondary School, Central African, Folk song, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Story Song, Tambuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Song story sung by the Henga boys at Blatyre secondary school. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5N1.
- Composer: Blantyre Secondary School Boys (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Blantyre, Blantyre Secondary School, Central African, Folk song, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Story Song, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Song story sung by the Henga/Tumbuka boys at Blatyre secondary school. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5N2.
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: N. J. Phiri (Performer)Phiri, N.J. (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Henga, Malawi, Nyasaland, Phiri,N.J., Song, Southern African, story, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field record no. SABC-HT42.
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: Phini, N.J. (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Nyasaland, Phiri,N.J., Southern African, Story Song, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (DY15)
- Artist(s): Robinson Nangwale (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Robinson Nangwale (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | banjo, dance, Guitar, Malawi, Nangwale,Robison, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Southern African, town, ILAM | Town dance with singing and accompanied by the guitar and banjo. The composer is also known as Rabisoni Nangwale. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men and women (Performer) | Composer: Thindwa, R. (Performer)Robati Thindwa (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Concert song, Henga, Malawi, Mzimba, Nyasaland, Southern African, Thindwa,Robati, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied concert song. Translated English title - "My friends there is troubli in Johannesburg." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5J22)
- Composer: Aginesi Mkwanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Clapping, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Likwala, Malawi, Mkwanda,Aginesi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Likwala dance with clapping. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1187
- Artist(s): Chewa young men (Performer) | Composer: Witimani Phiri (Composer)Chewa young men (Performer) | 1950/05/20 | Bass Drum, Central African, Chewa, Chewa, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, singing, ILAM | Folk music sung about the mine workers in Johannesburg. Further details refer to ILAM field card DV6
- Artist(s): Witimani Phiri (Composer/Performer)Others (Performer) | Composer: Witimani Phiri (Composer/Performer)Women (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Bass Drum, Chewa, dance, Malawi, men, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, singing, Southern African, Women ululating, ILAM | Muganda dance performed by men and accompanied on the bass drum. There are women ululating in the background. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMakintoshi Harawa (Performer) | 1949/07/30 | Drinking song, Drum, Folk music, Hara,Makintoshi, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Translated English title - "You lied to me, my wife." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0677
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