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Tumbuka songs

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Tumbuka songs
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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
Kayuni (The widow-bird) Ruben Tankadi Mbuluwundi and group of five Tumbuka men 2:53
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102
Cin'goma ca kubaruka (The broken drum) Ruben Tankadi Mbuluwundi and group of five Tumbuka men 2:53
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103
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
Kupura kupika na kuldya nakundewa (To thresh, to cook) Elmas Nachilwa and group of Tumbuka/Henga women 2:58
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105
Chitima wajumbo (The Chief's train) Elmas Nachilwa and group of Tumbuka women 2:54
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106
Cheyu chamunganda (Sweeping the house) Group of Tumbuka men 2:34
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107
Sekelele tawona tengwa ipya (Happiness in your marriage) Group of Tumbuka men 2:40

Album Info

Catalog Number

ILAMTR017

Year(s) Released

1957

Label/Collection

International Library of African Music (ILAM)

Genre(s)

World

Country(s)

Malawi

Culture Group(s)

Henga; Tumbuka

Instrument(s)

Clapping, hand; Ensemble leader; Rattle, raft; Vocals, group

Language(s)

Tumbuka

Credit(s)

Hugh Tracey - Compiler, Liner Notes Editor, Liner Notes, Recorder