South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- Composer: Reuben Tancard MbuluwundiTumbuka and Henga men | 1952/01/16 | broken, Clapping, drinking, Drum, Henga, Henga, Humorous, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | A humorous drinking song about the membrane of the drum breaking by accident. The song is accompanied by clapping. Refer ILAM field card F1G8
- Artist(s): Tumbuka/Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Chigwamba, S. (Composer)Reuben T. Mbuluwundi (Performer) | 1952/01/16 | Chigwamba,Siniato, Clapping, Drinking song, Henga, Henga, Humorous, Livingstonia, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Humorous song with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1G8)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka-Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Reuben Tancard Mbuluwundi (Performer)Siniato Chigwamba (Composer) | 1952/01/16 | Chigwamba,Siniato, Clapping, Drinking song, Henga, Henga, Humorous, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Humorous drinking song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F1G-8.
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Nyanja men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Dance song, East African, Gourd, Indigenous music, Malawi, Malipenga, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, Singing Gourd, Southern African, ILAM | Muganda dance song with Malipenga singing gourds. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1337
- Composer: Gomani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1923-00-00 | banjo, East African, Gomani, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Rattle, Shaker, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1011
- Composer: Carston Sereke & Freddie (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/13 | Carston Sereke, Freddie, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Shaker, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1018
- Composer: Ositeni Phula (Performer) | 1949/09/05 | Chewa, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Ositeni Phula, Pango, Salima, Southern African, ILAM | Story song
- Artist(s): Ositeni Phula (Composer/Performer)Mesiyasi Chulu (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Ositeni Phula (Composer/Performer)Mesiyasi Chulu (Composer/Performer) | 1949/09/05 | Bangwe board zither, Chewa, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Ositeni Phula, Song, Southern African, story, ILAM | Story song accompanied by the Bangwe board zither. The English title is The frog sleeps in the water. Refer ILAM field card C5C8
- Composer: Enoch Evani (Performer)Evani, E. (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Evani,Enoch, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Yao, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Composer unspecified. Further details refer ILAM record AC0882.
- Artist(s): S Kwilaya (Leader)Zomba (Leader)Nyasaland (Leader) | Composer: Nyanja Men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | Guitar, Indigenous music, Kwilaya,Stanile, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Nyasaland, Southern African, Vocal, Zomba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1214
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