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Title Audio Collection Description Composer Date All terms
Nkhopa lero (a) Kayuni ngwata (b) |

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ILAM

Wimbuza dance songs. Solo dance. Further details refer to ILAM card no. DY1

Widisoni Mazuku (Performer)

 1950-05-23 Central African | Dance song | Drum | Folk song | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kasungu | Malawi | Nyasaland | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Widisoni Mazuku
Nkhopa lero |

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ILAM

Vimbuza dance song for solo dance with two Mpanje goblet drums and Mangwanda bells. Further details refer ILAM field card (DY1)

Widisoni Mazuku (Performer)

 1950-05-23 bell | Dance song | Drum | Folk music | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kasungu | Malawi | Mgwanda | Mpanje | Nyasaland | Solo | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Vimbuza | Widisoni Mazuku
Nkonyo zaratu mam |

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ILAM

Hunting song with Tumbuka / Henga men. Further details refer ILAM field card (C4D13)

Chihana, W. (Performer)
Wedison Chihana (Performer)

 1949-08-11 Chihana,Wedison | Folk music | Henga | Henga | Hunting song | ILAM | Indigenous music | Luanshya | Northern Rhodesia | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
Paryi vilipo visika alendo amwe |

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ILAM

Drinking song with clapping. Translated English title - "If there is no beer left for the strangers, give them malt." Further details refer ILAM field card (DY8)

Tumbuka men (Performer)

 1950-05-23 Alfuledi Nyoni | Clapping | Drinking song | Folk music | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Kasungu | Malawi | Nyasaland | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka
Sole kuli kwisa azungu kufuma Inglandi |

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ILAM

Dance song for Malipenga dance with Tumbuka / Henga men. Further details refer ILAM field card (C4F1)

Lungu, A. (Performer)
Alfred Lungu (Performer)

 1949-08-13 Dance song | Drum | Folk music | Gourd | Henga | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Lungu,Alfred | Ndola | Northern Rhodesia | Singing Gourd | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
Sono titamba lisumu |

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ILAM

Muwuso song for Malipenga dance. Translated English title - "Now we start our song." Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4D-2

Composer not specified
Tumbuka men (Performer)

 1949-08-11 Chirwa,Waddy Kajawa | Dance song | Drum | Folk music | Henga | ILAM | Indigenous music | Malawi | Malipenga | Muwuso | Nyasaland | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka
Sono titamba lisumu. Now we start our song |

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ILAM

Muwuso song to accompany the Malipenga dance. Refer ILAM field card C4D2

Tumbuka Henga men at Roan Antelope Mine
Waddy Kajawa Chirwa

 1949-08-11 Chirwa,Waddy Kajawa | dance | Henga | Henga | ILAM | Malipenga | Muwuso | Northern Rhodesia | Roan Antelope Mine | Song | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
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
Tanguvwa waka mbiri Suliamu wali ku Nkana |

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ILAM

Malipenga dance for men, accompanied by 2 metal bass drums and singing gourds. Refer ILAM field card C4D1

Waddy Kajawa Chirwa
Tumbuka Henga men at Roan Antelope Mine

 1949-08-11 bass | Chirwa,Waddy Kajawa | dance | Drum | gourds | Henga | Henga | ILAM | Malipenga | men | metal | Northern Rhodesia | Roan Antelope Mine | singing | Southern African | Tumbuka | Tumbuka | Zambia
Tawanyinu jikulira |

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ILAM

Concert song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5J25

R. Thindwa (Performer)

 1949-09-12 Concert song | ILAM | Malawi | Nyasaland | Southern African | Thindwa,Robati | Tumbuka | Tumbuka
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