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Pamtondo specialises in electric and acoustic music from Malawi - produced by Pamtondo as well as mail order music from Malawi music producers and retailers (all these carry the COSOMA copyright banderole to confirm authenticity). Dudu Nsomba Publications publishes books on Malawi in particular and Africa in general.

Malawiana items include fabrics, books and art objects from Malawi. This website also provides, from time to time, information on Malawi in general and post 1961 Malawi music, politics and history in particular.

Also featured are pictures of Malawi from Pamvision, the video and film division of Pamtondo.

Featured here are Malawi traditional music, Malawi popular music, Malawi gospel music, Malawi books, African music, African literature, African history, and African video and various art and craft objects from Malawi. Malawi traditional dances! Pamvision Dudu Nsomba Dudu Nsomba Pamtondo

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What Does Pamtondo Mean?
Pamtondo refers to 'women at the mortar' pounding maize into the flour. Nsima, Malawi's staple food is made from maize flour. Before the arrival of maize meals, and in the rural areas at present, pounding maize was one of two ways to make flour, the other being stone grinding. Because of the communal nature of maize pounding, a whole female culture exists around this task. In rural Malawi, where maize mills may be far or unaffordable, women commonly still pound maize at the mortar (pamtondo)....


 
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