South African Music Archive Project
Nyasaland
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- Composer: Nyanja men (Performer)R. Nangwele (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Concert song, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nangwele,R., Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Ukelele, Zomba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3491.
- 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: CR3163.
- Composer: Nezala Shonga (Composer/Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Bango, Board zither, Henga, Humorous, Malawi, Mzimba, Nezala Shonga, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zither, ILAM | Humorous song with Bango board zither. Translated English title - "She burnt the child." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2A9)
- Composer: Nezala Shonga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/26 | Bango board zithe, East African, Folk music, Henga, Humorous, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Nezala Shonga, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP 2431
- Artist(s): Yao men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedDonadi Mhango (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | banjo, Concert song, East African, Guitar, Malawi, Mhango,Donadi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Yao, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C5J-18
- Artist(s): Men at the African Location (Performer) | Composer: Donadi Mhango (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Dance song, Malawi, Mhango,Donadi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Concert song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5J18
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "At this very spot there used to be a hut." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A9).
- Artist(s): Ganizoni Mbongalolo (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Ganizoni Mbongalolo (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | 12 Note Kalimba, Ganizoni Mbongalolo, Kalimba, Malawi, Mbira, Nsenga, Nyasaland, self-delectative, Song, Southern African, ILAM | A man singing a self-delectative song and who is accompanied by the 12 note Kalimba mbira. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Lapukeni Phiri (Performer) | 1949/09/11 | Malawi, Nyasaland, Phiri,Lapukeni, Southern African, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, Zomba, ILAM | Marching song
- Artist(s): Private Lapukeni Phiri (Composer)Men of the second battalion at Zomba Nyasaland (Performer) | Composer: Private Lapukeni Phiri (Composer)Men of the second battalion at Zomba Nyasaland (Performer) | 1949/09/11 | East African, Malawi, marching, Nyasaland, Phiri,Lapukeni, Second battalion at Zomba Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied song for marching. The English title is The plane flies over Mzimba. Refer ILAM field card C5I3
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