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| Title | Audio | Collection | Description | Composer |
Date |
All terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kopenta milomo | |
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ILAM |
Concert morality song with two guitars, banjo and uklelele. Translated English title - "Painted lips." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5J17) |
Mhango, D. (Performer) |
1949-09-12 | banjo | Concert song | Guitar | ILAM | Karonga | Malawi | Mhango,Donadi | Morality song | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Ukelele |
| Wanisinde wana ndiyabaya ndi mpeni | |
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ILAM |
Translated English title - "The ruffian nearly killed me with a knife." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0737 |
Composer not specified |
1949-09-12 | banjo | Concert song | Guitar | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Nangwale,Robison | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Ukelele |
| A biti Njalasi, aleke ku lila | |
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ILAM |
Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0744 |
Composer not specified |
1949-09-16 | Bone | Concert song | Guitar | ILAM | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Rattle | Southern African |
| Mphelo vuka tione madzi tinde | |
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ILAM |
Unaccompanied story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O11) |
Makunganya (Composer/Performer) |
1949-09-17 | Blantyre | ILAM | Makunganya | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Story Song | Unaccompanied |
| Tanangali | |
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ILAM |
Story song with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O7) |
Makunganya (Performer) |
1949-09-17 | Blantyre | Clapping | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Makunganya | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Story Song |
| Pali mu ngomba | |
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ILAM |
Unaccompanied story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O8) |
Makunganya (Performer) |
1949-09-17 | Blantyre | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Makunganya | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Story Song | Unaccompanied |
| Ndidye nyama sano noue; Cinguli canga ndindindi | |
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ILAM |
Story song, unaccompanied with Nyanja men. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O4) |
Kumbanga, A.B. (Performer) |
1949-09-17 | Blantyre | Folk music | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kumbanga,A.B. | Malawi | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Story Song | Unaccompanied |
| Komona | |
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ILAM |
Wedding song, unaccompanied with Lomwe men and grunting. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O5) |
Nankhuni, S.E. (Performer) |
1949-09-17 | Blantyre | Folk music | Grunting | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lomwe | Makua | Malawi | Nankhuni,S.E. | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Southern African | Unaccompanied | Wedding song |
| Mayanda Kulona | |
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ILAM |
Song with bass drum, rubber beaters and Malipenga singing gourds. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1335 |
Nyanja men (Performer) |
1950-00-00 | Beater | Chewa | Drum | East African | Gourd | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Malipenga | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Phiri,Benson | Singing Gourd | Southern African |
| Citawala | |
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ILAM |
Muganda dance song with two bass drums. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1336 |
Nyanja men (Performer) |
1950-00-00 | Chewa | Dance song | Drum | East African | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Muganda | Nyanja | Nyanja | Nyasaland | Phiri,Benson | Southern African |