South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- Composer: Ikwenda, S. (Performer)Saineti Ikwenda (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Chewa, Folk music, Ikwenda,Saineti, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Salima, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Song for girls initiation ceremony. Translated English title - "A girl should kneel (when giving or taking something from her mother". Further details refer field card (C5B5)
- Composer: Timeyo Mwandila and his wife (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Central African, Chief Mobelwa's village, Fighting song, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwandila,Timeyo, Mwandila,Timeyo's wife, Mzimba, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Zulu, ILAM | Translation: If I can dance.Fighting song for after fighting with Gubu musical bow accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM card no. D2B2.
- Artist(s): Timeyo Mwandila's wife (Performer) | Composer: Timeyo Mwandila (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Folk music, Gubu, Indigenous music, Malawi, Musical bow, Mwandila,Timeyo, Mwandila,Timeyo's wife, Mzimba, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Fighting song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D2B2.
- Artist(s): Wife of Timeyo Mwandila (Performer) | Composer: Timeyo Mwandila (Performer) | 1952/01/09 | East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Gubu musical bow, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwandila,Timeyo, Mwandila,Timeyo's wife, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2435
- Artist(s): Lomwe men (Performer) | Composer: Matembesa, D. (Performer)Dikisoni Matembesa (Performer) | 1949/09/17 | Dickson, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lomwe, Lomwe, Makua, Malawi, Marembesa, Nyasaland, Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O13)
- Composer: Makwinya, N. (Performer)Nalundo Makwinya (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Makwinya,Nalundo, Malawi, Nyasaland, Pangwe, Salima, Song, Southern African, Yao, Zither, ILAM | Humorous song with Bangwe mkulu. Translated English title - "I find the war is over." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B1).
- Composer: Robison Nangwale (Performer)Jere Chikomba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | banjo, Chikomba,Jere, Dance music, Dance song, East African, Guitar, Malawi, Nangwale,Robison, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Town dance, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DP-4
- Composer: R Nangwale (Performer)Composer not specifiedJ Chikomba (Performer) | 1905/05/05 | banjo, Chikomba,Jere, Dance song, Guitar, Malawi, Nangwale,Robison, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1233
- Composer: Composer not specifiedPaseli Brothers (Performer) | 1949/10/04 | banjo, Concert song, Guitar, Malawi, Nyasaland, Paseli Brothers, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0764
- Composer: Paseli Brothers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | banjo, East African, Guitar, Malawi, Nyasaland, Paseli Brothers, Popular music, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1250
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