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Title:
Mbira matepe dza mhondoro [videorecording] : a healing party, with Saini Murira and Thomas Dzamwarira.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Pennsylvania State UniversityMedia Sales,
Copyright Date:
1978
Description:
1 videocassette (20 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Subject:
Rites and ceremonies--South Africa.
Traditional medicine--South Africa
Mbira music
Other Authors:
Zantzinger, Alfred Gei.
Tracey, Andrew T. N.
Murira, Saini.
Dzamwarira, Thomas.
Notes:
English narration. Rosemary Logie.
Summary:
Deals with various aspects of South African cultural anthropology. During the reenactment of a healing ceremony, Saini Murira leads a group which performs songs played on a type of mbira called the matepe dza mhondoro or deep notes of the lion spirits. Before and after attending the patient, two mediums dance to the sounds of mbiras, rattles, drums, and singers.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)23023612
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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