Nangule pepe (I am sorry 'Nangule'! (a kind of bird)
- Duncan Nkhalamba and Chewa boys, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Duncan Nkhalamba and Chewa boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Songs, Chewa , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Karonga, Salima, Central Nyasaland f-mw
- Language: Nyanja, Chewa, Chichewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154066 , vital:39559 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR079-12
- Description: " Sorry, Nangule, sorry Nangule, your eggs are being taken." A hyena came and stole some of the eggs so the other bird called Nangule who killed the hyena and threw him into a ditch. An elephant also stole some eggs and did in the same way. All the eggs were finished, but Nangule paid the other bird its wages in spite of the loss of all its eggs. Nangule (the bird) hired another to take care of its eggs. Story song (Nthanu).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Duncan Nkhalamba and Chewa boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Songs, Chewa , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Karonga, Salima, Central Nyasaland f-mw
- Language: Nyanja, Chewa, Chichewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154066 , vital:39559 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR079-12
- Description: " Sorry, Nangule, sorry Nangule, your eggs are being taken." A hyena came and stole some of the eggs so the other bird called Nangule who killed the hyena and threw him into a ditch. An elephant also stole some eggs and did in the same way. All the eggs were finished, but Nangule paid the other bird its wages in spite of the loss of all its eggs. Nangule (the bird) hired another to take care of its eggs. Story song (Nthanu).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Munthu anamanga nyumba yaikuru (A man built a large house)
- Flori Kalindang'oma and Chewa girls, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Flori Kalindang'oma and Chewa girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Songs, Chewa , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Kalindang'oma, Dowa, Central Nyasaland f-mw
- Language: Nyanja, Chewa, Chichewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154075 , vital:39560 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR079-13
- Description: A man built a big house, cut the necessary grass and poles and left them in the bush. A bird came and sang a song to make the grass grow again anf the trees sprout again. This happened twice. But the third time the man hid nearby, discovered the bird, killed it, took it home and cooked it. The off and when it was cut up in pieces to be eaten. 1. "Who cut the grass here? In rows, in rows. Grow, grass grow! Sprout trees, sprout!" 2. Pluck me carefully" sings the bird. "Lilili, myself the bird. Cut me up carefully" sings the bird. "Lilili, myself the bird." Story song (Nthanu)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Flori Kalindang'oma and Chewa girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Songs, Chewa , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Kalindang'oma, Dowa, Central Nyasaland f-mw
- Language: Nyanja, Chewa, Chichewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154075 , vital:39560 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR079-13
- Description: A man built a big house, cut the necessary grass and poles and left them in the bush. A bird came and sang a song to make the grass grow again anf the trees sprout again. This happened twice. But the third time the man hid nearby, discovered the bird, killed it, took it home and cooked it. The off and when it was cut up in pieces to be eaten. 1. "Who cut the grass here? In rows, in rows. Grow, grass grow! Sprout trees, sprout!" 2. Pluck me carefully" sings the bird. "Lilili, myself the bird. Cut me up carefully" sings the bird. "Lilili, myself the bird." Story song (Nthanu)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
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