South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- Artist(s): Nyanja Chewa men and women | Composer: Mesiyasi Chulu (Performer) | 1949/09/05 | Bangwe, Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Dowa, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, ILAM | Dance song for Mbeleka dance for men and women. Translated English title - "My leg, my leg has slipped into the cassava pit". Further details refer ILAM field card no. C5C12.
- Composer: Ngoleka, G.P. (Performer) Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoleka,G.P., Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1197
- Artist(s): Z. A. Chihota | Composer: R.L.D. Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Chihota,Z.A., Chinyanja, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyasaland, R.L.D. Choir, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3159.
- Composer: Mwale, L. (Performer)Lefati Mwale (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Chewa, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwale,Lefati, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Salima, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Zither, ILAM | Self delectative song with Bangwe (board zither). Translated English title - "Pay me, you white man of the Boma." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B6).
- Composer: R Nangwale (Performer)J Chikomba (Performer)Composer not specified | 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
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: Tumbuka women (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, mortar, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and pestles. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2G12)Translated English title - "All this pounding for nothing." Further details refer ILAM field card (DY9)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: Tumbuka women (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, mortar, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and two pestles. Further details refer ILAM field card (DY9)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Background) | Composer: Tumbuka women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/23 | East African, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Mortar and two pestles, Nyasaland, Pounding song, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. DY-9.
- Artist(s): Tumbuka girls (Performer) | Composer: Taines Chirwa (Performer)Mwenele Kaunda (Performer)Nancy Luhana (Performer) | 1950/05/31 | Chirwa,Taines, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kaunda,Mwenela, Luhana,Nancy, Malawi, mortar, Mzimba, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and pestles. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2G11)
- Artist(s): Young girls (Performer)James Chirwa (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Mwerela Kaunda (Performer) | Composer: Young girls (Performer)James Chirwa (Performer)Mwenela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Chirwa,James, Dandy Boys, Drum, Heya, Kaunda,Mwenela, Malawi, Nyasaland, singing, Song, Southern African, traditional, Tumbuka, Young girls, ILAM | Song performed by young girls who are accompanied by the 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
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