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Chanta andidaine kaya (God is punishing me)

- Bifi Phiri and friend, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Bifi Phiri and friend , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1958
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Pemba f-mw
Language: Nyanja/Chewa
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/158954 , vital:40244 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR094-14
Description: "God is punishing me because all my relatives are dead, and I am left alone." "I met a woman along the road whose teeth were as white as rice." The words of these two songs as written may have been interchanged. The tuning of the Bangwe Board Zither was; 400, 380, 368, 332, 312, 284, 200. Self delectative song with board zither.
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Date Issued: 1958

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Namaye Bikitara wakwere bus (We heard the Bikitara has taken a bus)

- Bikitara Banda and friend, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Bikitara Banda and friend , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1958
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Pemba f-mw
Language: Nyanja/Chewa
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/158990 , vital:40248 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR094-17
Description: "We hear that Bikitara has taken a bus and gone home. And if he should die there we would be very sorry." The tuning of the Bangwe was; 488, 456, 416, 380, 324, 304. The top string (above 488) was not in tune. Self delectative song with Bangwe board zither.
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1958

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Je-je-je nyoli yangu

- Filimon Phiri, Tonga women, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Filimon Phiri , Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Tonga (Nyasa) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Musical instruments , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Chinteche f-mw
Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja , Tonga (Nyasa)
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/184902 , vital:44285 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR187-11
Description: The story is about a violent person who used to go about stealing chickens. He would claim that all the chicken in the village were his. It is not usual for the teller of the story to talk over the singing as is done in this case. Story song
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Nidapalamula II

- Mami Nakwenda, Belifa Nyabanda, Two Chewa girls, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Mami Nakwenda , Belifa Nyabanda , Two Chewa girls , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Lilongwe f-mw
Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/186435 , vital:44498 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR191-03
Description: Complaining of continous pounding. Simple pounding ounding song which help to lighten the day's hard work. The mortar was loaded with maize and a little water and as the pounding proceeded the sharp sound of the full grain becomes duller as the corn is broken into small pieces and eventually into meal. Pounding song, with mortar and two pestles
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Date Issued: 1950

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Okoma sakwatana

- Ganizani Nyirenda, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Ganizani Nyirenda , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Kasungu f-mw
Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/186612 , vital:44517 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR191-17
Description: This is his own composition. The apparent over-modulation of the voice seems to be caused by the vibration of the mirliton buzzer. Self delectative song with 10 note Kalimba (Mbira)
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Date Issued: 1950

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Tiziyendelana

- Ganizani Nyirenda, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Ganizani Nyirenda , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Kasungu f-mw
Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/186617 , vital:44518 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR191-18
Description: This is his own composition. The apparent over-modulation of the voice seems to be caused by the vibration of the mirliton buzzer. Self delectative song with 10 note Kalimba (Mbira)
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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