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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.
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
Lita, tende ngewelo (Lita, let us go to the hut) George Zongoloti 03:07
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102
Abuye Zandiombale (Uncle, come and help me to pay credit) Group of twelve elderly Mang'anja women 01:45
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103
Ananga kwa amai ndikanenaiyi (My children, what shall I say to my mother) Group of six elderly Mang'anja women 02:08
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104
Unali mpepara kale wadodoma ndi mfuti Group of twelve elderly Mang'anja women and two drummers 02:53
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105
Gebede-gebede ulendo wasabwera (Pack-pack, to go and not return) Group of eight elderly Mang'anja women and two drummers 02:53
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106
Kumenda Sanabwere (He has not come to the garden) Group of eight elderly Mang'anja women and two drummers 02:40