Nkhondo ya Amyachusa (The battalion of Nyakyusa)
- Authors: Young Chewa girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Ncheu f-mw
- Language: Nyanja/Chewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160115 , vital:40386 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR096-16
- Description: The song refers to the visit, in 1953, to the Southern province of a battalion of Northern Rhodesian soildiers (Wemba, wrongly called Nyakyusa by the local people, they now know) which was sent to Nyasaland to restore order after rioting had broken out. "To Njolomole came the battalion of the Nyakyusa I am sorry, members." Cintala dance for girls with bass drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Nyamata iwe (You boy)
- Authors: Young Chewa girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Ncheu f-mw
- Language: Nyanja/Chewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160107 , vital:40384 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR096-15
- Description: The word 'Jaivi' has been picked up by the youngsters of this country as a new word for 'dancing' although the dance itself is not remotely connected in this case with Jive dancing. "You boy standing there, don't answer me now because I am busy dancing 'Jaivi'." Cintala dance for girls with bass drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958