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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Tiye kwanu mtengwa |

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ILAM

Self-delectative song. Further details refer to ILAM field card DV2

Khwele Kwenda (Composer)

 1950-09-20 Chewa | East African | ILAM | Khwele Kwenda | Malawi | Mbira | Nyanga | Nyasaland | Sansi
Tiye kwata m'cembele |

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ILAM

Self-delectative song with Sansi (Mbira). Further details refer ILAM field card (DV2)

Khwela Kwenda (Composer/Performer)

 1950-05-20 Chewa | ILAM | Khwela Kwenda | Lilongwe | Malawi | Mbira | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Sansi | Self-delectative song | Southern African
Tuice lelo alendo(a) Amai kolo ambilanye(b) Luya luya kazimoto (c) Natende tende nkuluka (d) |

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ILAM

Four movements for Likwata dance for women (marraige dance). Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5M7.

Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer)

 1949-09-15 Blantyre | Blantyre Mission | Central African | Dance song | Folk song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Nyasaland | Unaccompanied | Yao
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
Ubatiso wa mbuya |

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ILAM

Wedding song in European taught style with men and women unaccompanied. Translated English title - "The baptism of the Lord." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A6).

Chilembo, F. (Performer)
Febi Chilembo (Performer)

 1949-09-03 Chilembo,Febi | Dowa Boma | ILAM | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Unaccompanied | Wedding song
Uku ndapita ine |

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM field card number: DX-6

Ganizani Nyirenda (Performer)
Jeremia Phiri (Composer)

 1950-07-22 Chewa | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kalimba | Malawi | Mbira | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Nyirenda,Ganizani | Phiri,Jeremia | Self-delectative song | Southern African
Ulele wa meja |

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ILAM

Marching song

Lamwelo Mphande (Performer)

 1949-09-11 Henga | ILAM | Lamwelo Mphande | Malawi | Nyasaland | Southern African | Tumbuka | Unaccompanied music | Zomba
Ulele wa meja |

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ILAM

Unaccompanied song for marching. The English title is the Major's kindness. Refer ILAM field card C5I14

Private Lamwelo Mphande (Composer)
Men of the second battalion at Zomba Nyasaland (Performer)

 1949-09-11 East African | Henga | ILAM | Malawi | marching | Nyasaland | Private Lamwelo Mphande | Second battalion at Zomba Nyasaland | Song | Southern African | Tumbuka | Unaccompanied
Umemba Wa Cabe | East African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1213

Nyanja Men (Performer)
Zomba (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1905-05-03 banjo | East African | F. Kalupya | Guitar | ILAM | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Popular music | Topical song | Vocal | Zomba
Umemba wa cabe | Southern African

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ILAM

Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3493.

Nyanja men (Performer)
Composer not specified

 1952-00-00 banjo | Folk music | Guitar | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Topical song | Zomba
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