Song (ndando) functions in a wide variety of ways for the Chopi of Mozambique. In this performance by Chopi composer Venancio Mbande, the ballad-like text alludes poetically to an event in his family history in which his sister is accidentally and brutally murdered. As the narration presents the underlying events that led up to this tragedy, some sense of the relationship between performance of song and the larger social world of the Chopi can be gained. Also see The Chopi Timbila Dance (40354). Narrated and interpreted by Champ Ramohuebo. Directed and produced by Gei Zantzinger.
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