South African Music Archive Project
Chewa
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- Artist(s): Nyanja Chewa men and women | Composer: Mesiyasi Chulu (Performer) | 1949/09/05 | Bangwe, Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Dowa, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, ILAM | Dance song for Mbeleka dance for men and women. Translated English title - "My leg, my leg has slipped into the cassava pit". Further details refer ILAM field card no. C5C12.
- 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, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "I am thin now." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A8).
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Chewa men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/19 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lilongwe, Malawi, Muganda dance, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DU 6
- Artist(s): Falesi Phiri (Composer/Performer)Chewa young women (Performer) | Composer: Falesi Phiri (Composer/Performer)Chewa young women (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Chewa, dance, Double headed drum, Kasondo, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Falesi, Song, Southern African, Tin whistles, Women and girls, ILAM | Kasondo dance song performed by women and girls, accompanied by the double headed drum and whistles. The English title is Oo Men Rejoice. ILAM field card number is unknown
- 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): Chewa young men (Performer) | Composer: Chewa young men (Performer) | 1950/05/22 | Bass Drum, Central African, Chewa, Chewa, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, ILAM | Folk music. "We are greeting you all". Further details refer to ILAM field card DX9
- Artist(s): Chewa girls (Performer) | Composer: Chewa girls (Performer) | 1950/05/22 | Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, ILAM | Singing game song. Further details refer to ILAM field card DX12
- 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)
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "What has the mouse done." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A7).
- 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).
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