South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- Composer: Uliwa Choir of Nyasaland (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chihenga, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Nyasaland, Southern African, Uliwa Choir, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3425.
- Composer: Japhet Zimba (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Japhet Zimba, Kalimba, Malawi, Mbira, Mzimba, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Self delectative song. Futher details refer ILAM fieldcard D2B-13.
- Composer: Zakaliya Kachali | 1950/05/26 | admonishment, Bango, drunk, Henga, husband, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, wife, Zakaliya Kachali, Zither, ILAM | A song in which the husband refers to his wife who had too much alcohol to drink. The song is accompanied by the Bango zither. Refer ILAM field card D2B8
- Composer: Enoch Evani (Performer)Evani, E. (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Evani,Enoch, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Composer unspecified. Further details refer ILAM record AC0882.
- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: E. M. Gondwe (Performer) | 1950/05/12 | Blantyre, Folk music, Gondwe,E.M., Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Morality song, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. DN1.
- Composer: Tumbuka men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Concert song, Drum, East African, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Stick, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1194
- Artist(s): Men at the African Location (Performer) | Composer: Rabisoni Kangwale (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | banjo, Concert song, Guitar, Kangwale,Rabisoni, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Concert song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5J20
- Artist(s): Nyanja men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedNangwale, R. (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | banjo, Concert song, Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nangwale,Robison, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Ukelele, ILAM | Translated English title - "The ruffian nearly killed me with a knife." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0737
- Composer: Blantyre Secondary School Boys (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Bass Drum, Blantyre, Blantyre Secondary School, Central African, Concert song, Folk song, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Sticks, Tambuka, ILAM | Concert song sung by Tambuka and Henga boys with sticks beaten on a bass drum as accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5N6.
- Artist(s): Chewa men (Performer) | Composer: Hodede Homwale (Performer) | 1950/05/19 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Folk music, Homwale,Hodede, Indigenous music, Karigo, Lilongwe, Lute, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Karigo dance song with Karigo one-stringed lute. Translated English title - "The watchman has gone today." Further details refer ILAM field card (DU3)
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