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Title Audio Collection Descriptionsort icon Composer Date All terms
Wagona muntowa (a); Hinga nade (b) | Southern African

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ILAM

Self-delectative song with Ugubu, musical bow(stretched and resonated). Further details refer ILAM field card (DY5)

Gindiloni Ngoma (Performer)

 1950-05-23 bow | Folk music | Gindiloni Ngoma | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kasungu | Malawi | Nyasaland | Resonted | Self-delectative song | Southern African | Tumbuka | Ugubu
Chingoma chakubaruka |

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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

Reuben Tancard Mbuluwundi
Tumbuka and Henga men

 1952-01-16 broken | Clapping | drinking | Drum | Henga | Henga | Humorous | ILAM | Malawi | Mbuluwundi,Reuben Tancard | Nyasaland | Song | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka
Walowela mewa |

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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

Zakaliya Kachali

 1950-05-26 admonishment | Bango | drunk | Henga | husband | ILAM | Malawi | Nyasaland | Song | Southern African | Tumbuka | wife | Zakaliya Kachali | Zither
Tapulika Chuvawa |

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ILAM

A tune adapted from a European song

Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Choir (Performer)

 1952-01-10 Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Choir | Henga | Hymn | ILAM | Luanshya | Northen Rhodesia | Southern African | Tumbuka | Zambia
Tapulika Chiwawa |

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ILAM

Adaptation of European tune. Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1B-5.

Church of Central African Presbyterian Choir (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-01-10 Christian hymn | Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Choir | Henga | ILAM | Northern Rhodesia | Nyasaland | Southern African | Tumbuka | Zimbabwe
Wesakombe |

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ILAM

Chikweta dance song for boys and girls with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (DM6)

Aston Mulagha (Performer)

 1950-05-11 Chikweta | Clapping | Dance song | Folk music | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Karonga | Lambya | Malawi | Mulagha,Aston | Nyasaland | Southern African | Tumbuka
Zapoke muchere uno |

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ILAM

Chiparaparu Dance Song. Further details refer ILAM field card number XYZ5991

Foch Manda (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-01-11 Dance song | Folk song | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Manda,Foch | Northern Rhodesia | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
Zapoke muchere uno |

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ILAM

Chiparaparu dance song. Translated English title - "Come and get the salt." Further details refer ILAM field card (F1C15)

Foch Manda (Performer)
Manda, F. (Performer)

 1952-01-11 Dance song | Folk music | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lundazi | Manda,Foch | Northern Rhodesia | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
Hymn 226 |

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ILAM

Christian hymn called Sumu za ukristu. It is unaccompanied. ILAM field card number is unknown

Tiwenge Yehova (Performer)
Cinta wa Israele (Performer)

 1950-00-00 Call and response | Choir | Christian | Cinta wa Israele | Henga | Hymn | ILAM | Malawi | Nyasaland | Religion | Song | Southern African | Tiwenge Yehova | Tumbuka | Unaccompanied
A Chiyora gaulani bachi |

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ILAM

Concert song

Lily Nyachumya (Performer)

 1949-08-05 Folk song | ILAM | Kamanga | Nkana | Northern Rhodesia | Nyachumya,Lily | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
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