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Humorous and dance songs from the Tumbuka and Henga people of Malawi.

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Format:
Sound recording
Contributor:
Tracey, Hugh.
Alexander Street Press.
Series:
Smithsonian Global Sound.
Language:
Tumbuka
Subjects (All):
Tumbuka (African people)--Music.
Tumbuka (African people).
Henga (African people)--Music.
Henga (African people).
Folk songs--Malawi.
Folk songs.
Humorous songs--Malawi.
Humorous songs.
Malawi.
Genre:
Folk songs.
Humorous songs.
Field recordings.
Music.
Sound recordings.
Folk music.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (22 minutes)
Place of Publication:
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1957.
Language Note:
Sung in Tumbuka.
Notes:
Streaming audio files.
Title from resource description page (viewed March 03, 2016).
The collector Hugh Tracey recorded these humorous and dance songs from the Henga of Malawi in 1957. At that time Malawi was known as Nyasaland.
Other Format:
Original cat. no.: ILAMTR054
OCLC:
950026375
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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