South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- Composer: Ntondwe Brothers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1923-00-00 | East African, Guitar, Malawi, Ntondwe Brothers, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0980
- Composer: Enoch Evani (Performer)Evani, E. (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Evani,Enoch, Guitar, Love song, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Love song with guitar. Composer unspecified. Further details refer ILAM record AC0882.
- Composer: Phiri, D. (Performer)Dinala Phiri (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Bangwe, Board zither, Folk music, Indigenous music, Love song, Malawi, Nyasaland, Phiri,Dinala, Southern African, Yao, Zither, Zomba, ILAM | Love song with Bangwe board zither. Translated English title - "The young miss loves many men." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5J17a)
- Composer: Uladi Kachkoka (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/14 | Bangwe, Board zither, Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kachoka,Uladi, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Zither, ILAM | Drinking song with Bangwe board zither. Translated English title - "The guilty minister."
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