Herding, drinking, and topical songs from the Nyanja-speaking Chewa of Malawi

Various Artists

Chewa people, Malawi. Karigo, one-string fiddle played with a slither of bamboo.

Photograph by Hugh Tracey, 1950’s. Courtesy of the International Library of African Music.

Chewa people, Malawi. Karigo, one-string fiddle played with a slither of bamboo.

Photograph by Hugh Tracey, 1950’s. Courtesy of the International Library of African Music.

Track Listing

101	Kapeza atauma gaga (We'll get home when the food is dry) R. Mzandu	00:59
102	Tengulisha (We care for the cattle of others) R. Mzandu	01:16
103	Huwa lero (Huwa-today) Group of seven small Chewa boys	00:50
104	Angelo Group of seven small Chewa boys	00:50
105	Ntakhala ndi mlongo (If only I had a sister) E.J. Mbewe and I.K. Mwale	01:21
106	Nkamuona nkadamphweteka (If I see him I'll hurt him) E.J. Mbewe and I.K. Mwale	01:42
107	Wakuzi (Who spoiled the relish?) J.W. Gwengwe and boys	02:38
108	O-dressi chivara madona (O the dress of the girl) Alfred Phiri	02:41
109	Meri, Meri (Mary, Mary) Adija Nyamkhomo and Chewa women and children	02:21
110	Vinyatsi mjila (Grass on the Road) Mugizi Mware	01:43
111	Bilimankhwe! (The Chameleon) Group of boys of Kawere School	02:19