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
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101
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Kapeza atauma gaga (We'll get home when the food is dry) | R. Mzandu | 0:59 | |
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102
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Tengulisha (We care for the cattle of others) | R. Mzandu | 1:16 | |
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103
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Huwa lero (Huwa-today) | Group of seven small Chewa boys | 0:50 | |
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104
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Angelo | Group of seven small Chewa boys | 0:50 | |
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105
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Ntakhala ndi mlongo (If only I had a sister) | E.J. Mbewe and I.K. Mwale | 1:21 | |
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106
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Nkamuona nkadamphweteka (If I see him I'll hurt him) | E.J. Mbewe and I.K. Mwale | 1:42 | |
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107
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Wakuzi (Who spoiled the relish?) | J.W. Gwengwe and boys | 2:38 | |
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108
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O-dressi chivara madona (O the dress of the girl) | Alfred Phiri | 2:41 | |
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109
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Meri, Meri (Mary, Mary) | Adija Nyamkhomo and Chewa women and children | 2:21 | |
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110
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Vinyatsi mjila (Grass on the Road) | Mugizi Mware | 1:43 | |
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111
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Bilimankhwe! (The Chameleon) | Group of boys of Kawere School | 2:19 |
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