Topical songs and several chitsukulumbe dances by the Nyanja-speaking Mang'anja people of Malawi
Various Artists
Mang'anja people, southern Malawi. Dzingo Chiningaimphale with his drums he had recently completed, near Nsanje.
Photograph by Andrew Tracey, 1971. Courtesy of the International Library of African Music.
Track Listing
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101
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Lita, tende ngewelo (Lita, let us go to the hut) | George Zongoloti | 3:07 | |
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102
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Abuye Zandiombale (Uncle, come and help me to pay credit) | Group of twelve elderly Mang'anja women | 1:45 | |
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103
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Ananga kwa amai ndikanenaiyi (My children, what shall I say to my mother) | Group of six elderly Mang'anja women | 2:08 | |
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104
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Unali mpepara kale wadodoma ndi mfuti | Group of twelve elderly Mang'anja women and two drummers | 2:53 | |
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105
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Gebede-gebede ulendo wasabwera (Pack-pack, to go and not return) | Group of eight elderly Mang'anja women and two drummers | 2:53 | |
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106
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Kumenda Sanabwere (He has not come to the garden) | Group of eight elderly Mang'anja women and two drummers | 2:40 |
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