Music Tradition of Malawi

The southeast African country of Malawi was a Bantu settlement in the 10th century, a British colony in the 19th century, and became an independent nation in 1964. A country of great cultural diversity, Malawi shares many musical traditions with its African neighbors of Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique.

This recording, made in 1991 and originally released in 1996, presents diverse Malawian traditions of storytelling through song and competition through dance, using native instruments like the ulimbaxylophone and bangwezither, showing Western influence with military march-style rhythms and formations.

Track Listing

101	Ulimba - Mama Wo	n/a	03:45
102	Bangwe - Phumbwa, Pezera	Mangulama Kutcha	02:07
103	Tchopa - Saulo	n/a	02:51
104	Mazoma - Mphini	n/a	04:35
105	Nyakatangale	Mayeso Petro Lawrence	01:13
106	Beni - Ayana	n/a	03:38
107	Bangwe - Ellis	Chitenje Tambala	02:46
108	Nkhwendo	n/a	03:28
109	Msindo - Uyaka, Kuwathanda a Ngwazi	n/a	02:45
110	Ngoma - Boya Boya	n/a	03:45
111	Buyeni - Kamwana Kamwini, Kaya wiyo	n/a	04:13
112	Mganda - Chidindo cha jombo	n/a	03:37
113	Chimtali - Nasiwelo	n/a	03:39
114	Chisamba	n/a	02:48
115	Ingoma - Abafana bonkhe	n/a	03:10
116	Gule wamkulu - Akuluakulu adapita	n/a	03:26
117	Mitungu - Bagholi bane bakale	n/a	02:58
118	Ingoma - Boye Boye	n/a	02:19
119	Vimbuza - Awoliyere mwana akulira	n/a	02:16
120	Visekese - Nthengwa wayimanya wekha	n/a	04:17