South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- Composer: Khwele Kwenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Indigenous music, Khwele Kwenda, Malawi, Mbira, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Sansi, Southern African, ILAM | Self delectative song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP2768.
- Composer: Church of Central African Presbyterian Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/10 | Christian hymn, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Choir, Henga, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Adaptation of European tune. Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1B-5.
- Artist(s): Tumbuka Men and Women (Performer) | Composer: R. Thindwa (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Concert song, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Thindwa,Robati, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Concert song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5J25
- Artist(s): Henga menRuben Tancard MbuluwundiTumbuku men | Composer: George Chamanganga (Composer) | 1952/01/15 | Chamanganga,George, Henga, Henga, Livingstonia, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, Tumbuku, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM field card (F1F7)
- Artist(s): Tumbuka - Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Reuben Tancard Mbuluwundi (Performer)George Chamanganga (Composer) | 1952/01/15 | Chamanganga,George, East African, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Livingstone, Malawi, Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1F 7
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "Throw away your charms." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A7).
- Artist(s): James Chirwa (Performer)Mwerela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | Composer: James Chirwa (Performer)Mwenela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Chirwa,James, Dandy Boys, Drum, Heya, Kaunda,Mwenela, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, traditional, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, Young girls, ILAM | Song performed by young girls who are accompanied by 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
- Artist(s): Yao and Nyanja girls (Performer) | Composer: Ellie Lyabunya (Performer) | 1950/05/11 | Blantyre, Clapping, Dance song, Ellie Lyabunya, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Likwata dance song for women and girls. Further details refer ILAM field card no. DM14.
- Composer: Seli's nephews (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Chinyanja, concertina, East African, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Seli's nephews, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0993
- Artist(s): Manda, K. (Performer)Chitina, M. (Performer) | Composer: Kachisi, C. (Performer)Charles Kachisi (Performer) | 1951/06/21 | Chitima,Micheri, Guitar, Kachisi,Charles, Malawi, Manda,Kenneth, Manyike, Morality song, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Morality song with guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2R18)
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