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Title Audio Collection Descriptionsort icon Composer Date All terms
Nkahwa na dada (a) ; Kamsingi Kaya (b) |

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ILAM

Two singing games for children with sticks beaten on the ground. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E5)

Ngoni men (Performer)

 1950-05-29 Children's song | Folk music | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Jere,Joel M. | Malawi | Ngoni | Nkata Bay | Nyasaland | Singing game | Southern African | Stick | Tumbuka
Tutu sande |

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ILAM

Two pounding songs sung by Blatyre Mission girls. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. C5M3a.

Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer)

 1949-09-15 Blantyre | Blantyre Mission | Central African | Folk song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Ngoni | Nyasaland | Pounding song | Unaccompanied | Zulu
Oo Stima ya walume (a) Mwamuona Vipya yo (b) |

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ILAM

Two laments for the sinking of the Vipye on Lake Nyora in 1947. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5N4.

Blantyre Secondary School Boys (Performer)

 1949-09-16 Blantyre | Blantyre Secondary School | Central African | Folk song | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lambya | Lament | Malawi | Nyasaland | Tambuka | Unaccompanied
Au pelanga |

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ILAM

Tune on Shipendani musical bow with yodelling.
Further details refer ILAM field card (L5)

 1948-03-14 Box | ILAM | Malawi | Shipendani | Southern African | Tonga | Tongaland | Yodelling
Buluku la kulomba |

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ILAM

Tune on Shipendani bow with yodelling.
Further details refer ILAM field card (L6)

 1948-03-14 Box | ILAM | Malawi | Shipendani | Southern African | Tonga | Tongaland | Yodelling
Taceme a Lupembe |

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ILAM

Tumbuka/Henga School song, "Let's call Lupembe", Further details refer to ILAM recording TP1347

Owen Chirwa (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1950-00-00 Chirwa,Owen | East African | Henga | ILAM | Malawi | Nyasaland | School song | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Unaccompanied
We buru ndimatende |

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ILAM

Tumbuka love song, Further details refer to ILAM record no.TP1350

E.M Gondwe (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1950-00-00 East African | Gondwe,E.M. | Henga | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Love song | Malawi | Nyasaland | Southern African | Tumbuka | Unaccompanied
Ndipeko kayuni karimbula |

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ILAM

Translation: Let me feed the hungry bird. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D2A11.

Nezala Shonga (Composer/Performer)

 1950-05-26 Bango | Board zither | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Mzimba | Nezala Shonga | Nyasaland | Southern African | Topical song | Tumbuka
Nanga Nigiye |

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ILAM

Translation: If I can dance.Fighting song for after fighting with Gubu musical bow accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM card no. D2B2.

Timeyo Mwandila and his wife (Performer)

 1950-05-26 Central African | Chief Mobelwa's village | Fighting song | Folk song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Mwandila,Timeyo | Mwandila,Timeyo's wife | Mzimba | Ngoni | Nyasaland | Zulu
Simbonani mtimba |

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ILAM

Translation: Good morning, Bride. Wedding Ceremonies: the acceptance of the bridegroom. Further details refer to ILAM card no. D2B6.

The Seven wives of the Chief (Performer)

 1950-05-26 Central African | Chief Mobelwa's village | Folk song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Mzimba | Ngoni | Nyasaland | Seven Wives of the Chief | Unaccompanied | Zulu
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