Tumbuka songs
Various Artists
In 1957, Hugh Tracey recorded groups of Tumbuka people from Malawi (then called Nyasaland), who were living and working in mining compounds in what is now Zambia.(Tracey 1973)
Track Listing
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101
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Kayuni (The widow-bird) | Ruben Tankadi Mbuluwundi and group of five Tumbuka men | 2:53 | |
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102
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Cin'goma ca kubaruka (The broken drum) | Ruben Tankadi Mbuluwundi and group of five Tumbuka men | 2:53 | |
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103
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Bemu iuvoni memba (Take the cover off the beer) | Ruben Tankadi Mbuluwundi and group of five Tumbuka men | 5:00 | |
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104
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Kupura kupika na kuldya nakundewa (To thresh, to cook) | Elmas Nachilwa and group of Tumbuka/Henga women | 2:58 | |
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105
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Chitima wajumbo (The Chief's train) | Elmas Nachilwa and group of Tumbuka women | 2:54 | |
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106
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Cheyu chamunganda (Sweeping the house) | Group of Tumbuka men | 2:34 | |
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107
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Sekelele tawona tengwa ipya (Happiness in your marriage) | Group of Tumbuka men | 2:40 |
Album Info
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