Muvalenge waiti. Chita wala, 2nd movement
- Witmani Phiri, Chewa young men, Tracey, Hugh
- 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
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
- 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
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Malaya
- Witmani Phiri, Chewa young men, Tracey, Hugh
- 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
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
- 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
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Tilenjela anthudazi. Citawala 2nd movement
- Young Chewa men, Tracey, Hugh
- Authors: Young Chewa 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 Kasungu f-mw
- Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187290 , vital:44597 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-08
- Description: "We are greeting you all. Our 'Gwelo' Band will dance different steps for you." Many of these groups themselves the names of towns in the south. This one calls itself after Gwelo in the Southern Rhodesian midlands. Muganda dance with Malipenga singing horns (-11.13-) and 2 bass drums
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
- Authors: Young Chewa 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 Kasungu f-mw
- Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187290 , vital:44597 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-08
- Description: "We are greeting you all. Our 'Gwelo' Band will dance different steps for you." Many of these groups themselves the names of towns in the south. This one calls itself after Gwelo in the Southern Rhodesian midlands. Muganda dance with Malipenga singing horns (-11.13-) and 2 bass drums
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Hanzi bomu bomu. Kulowa, 1st movement
- Young Chewa men, Tracey, Hugh
- Authors: Young Chewa 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 Kasungu f-mw
- Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187281 , vital:44595 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-07
- Description: The singers explained "The 'Hanzi bomu bomu' song is our latest composition which is being sung all over the country. Please make sure you learn how to sing it." "Hanzi bomu bomu" means 'Hand bombs' or 'hand grenades.' This refers to the 1939-45 war. Many of the singers were in the K. A. R. (Kings African Rifles) but they had only a distant and hazy idea of the effect of explosives. Muganda dance with Malipenga singing horns (-11.13-) and 2 bass drums
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
- Authors: Young Chewa 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 Kasungu f-mw
- Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187281 , vital:44595 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-07
- Description: The singers explained "The 'Hanzi bomu bomu' song is our latest composition which is being sung all over the country. Please make sure you learn how to sing it." "Hanzi bomu bomu" means 'Hand bombs' or 'hand grenades.' This refers to the 1939-45 war. Many of the singers were in the K. A. R. (Kings African Rifles) but they had only a distant and hazy idea of the effect of explosives. Muganda dance with Malipenga singing horns (-11.13-) and 2 bass drums
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Mailole
- Young Chewa women, Tracey, Hugh
- Authors: Young Chewa women , 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/10962/187316 , vital:44603 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-11
- Description: "I will go to Zomba to dance Jiri with my friend Mailole." The girls clap the first four beats in the bar. Jiri dance song for younger women with clapping and whistles (-11.515-)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
- Authors: Young Chewa women , 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/10962/187316 , vital:44603 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-11
- Description: "I will go to Zomba to dance Jiri with my friend Mailole." The girls clap the first four beats in the bar. Jiri dance song for younger women with clapping and whistles (-11.515-)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950