Malaya
- Authors: Witmani Phiri , Chewa young men , Tracey, Hugh
- 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/10962/187263 , vital:44592 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-05
- Description: "We have no clothes to wear, which is very disappointing. If we work hard we will get money but it will not be enough to buy all the clothes we need." The great economic incentive in many parts of Africa among the young men is fine clothes. Many indeed go to the towns and mines for this primary purpose. Muganda dance with Malipenga singing gourds (-11.14-) and two bass drums
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- Date Issued: 1950
Muvalenge waiti. Chita wala, 2nd movement
- Authors: Witmani Phiri , Chewa young men , Tracey, Hugh
- 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/10962/187269 , vital:44594 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-06
- Description: "Our 'Johannesburg' band dances much better than all the others. We wear white clothes." Sung by a small group of dancers who call themselves the 'Johannesburg' team. Chewa men working on the gold mines of Johannesburg often make up 'Malipenga' dance teams and drill themselves to tunes such as these. Muganda dance with Malipenga singing gourds (-11.14-) and two bass drums
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- Date Issued: 1950