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Title Audio Collection Descriptionsort icon Composer Date All terms
Lembani kalata ku Nyasaland |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "Write a letter to Nyasaland." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5I-6

Akusainda Ziwa (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1949-09-11 East African | ILAM | Malawi | Marching song | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Unaccompanied | Ziwa,Akusainda
Mwa oli wane mukundipusika |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "You lied to me, my wife." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0677

Composer not specified
Makintoshi Harawa (Performer)

 1949-07-30 Drinking song | Drum | Folk music | Hara,Makintoshi | Henga | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Northern Rhodesia | Nyasaland | Southern African | Tumbuka | Zambia
Baku salima, sole mai dale |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "You of Salima, sorry my darling." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0748

Sitivini Magomero (Composer)
Sitivini Magomero (Performer)

 1949-10-03 banjo | Concert song | Guitar | ILAM | Magomero,Sitivini | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African
Baku salima, sole mai dale |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "You of Salima, sorry my darling." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0749

Sitivini Magomero (Composer)
Sitivini Magomero (Performer)

 1949-10-03 banjo | Concert song | Guitar | ILAM | Magomero,Sitivini | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African
Waimve kale |

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ILAM

Translated English title - "You've heard before." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4G-7

Nyanje soldiers (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1949-08-14 ILAM | Kachoka,Uladi | Malawi | Marching song | Military song | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Soldier's song | Southern African | Unaccompanied
Panji vilipo visika alendo amwe |

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ILAM

Translated English title: "If there is no beer left for the strangers, give them the malt.". Further details refer ILAM field card no. DY-8.

Tumbuka men (Performer)
A. Nyoni (Leader)
Composer not specified

 1950-05-23 Clapping | Drinking song | East African | Folk music | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kasungu | Malawi | Nyasaland | Nyoni,Alfuledi | Tumbuka | Tumbuka men
Malaya |

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ILAM

Translation: Clothes. Further details refer to ILAM card no. DV5

Witimani Phiri

 1950-05-20 Chewa | Chewa | Drum | Folk song | Horn | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lilongwe | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Phiri,Witimani | Southern African
Sinibonani mtimba |

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ILAM

Translation: Good morning bride. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number 1594.

Composer not specified
Chief Mbewa's wives (Performer)

 1950-05-26 Chief Mbelwa's wives | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Mzimba | Ngoni | Ngoni | Nyasaland | Southern African | Unaccompanied | Wedding ceremonies | Zulu
Sinibonani mtimba |

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ILAM

Translation: Good Morning, Bride. A wedding song unaccompanied for the acceptance of the bride. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D2B6

The seven wives of the Chief (Performer)

 1950-05-26 Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Mzimba | Ngoni | Nyasaland | Seven Wives of the Chief | Southern African | Unaccompanied | Wedding song | 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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