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The Mbira series. A healing party / directed by Gei Zantzinger, Andrew Tracey ; narrated by Rosemary Logie ; produced by Michael Bailey, Gei Zantzinger.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mbira.
- Mbira music--Zimbabwe.
- Mbira music.
- Shona (African people)--Songs and music.
- Shona (African people).
- Spiritualism--Zimbabwe.
- Spiritualism.
- Healing--Religious aspects.
- Healing.
- Zimbabwe--Social life and customs.
- Zimbabwe.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (22 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Healing party
- Place of Publication:
- Pennsylvania : Constant Spring Productions, 2021.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- A Healing Party features the type of Mbira called the Matepe Dza Mhondoro, which translates as "the deep notes of the lion spirits" because of its larger size than the Mbira dza Vadzimu. It is more inclusive in that anyone can participate in the singing. The Matepe group, led by Saini Murira, plays while two spirit mediums sing, dance and perform a re-enactment of a ceremonial healing of a sick woman. The documentary's look at the music details the main Matepe song structures and rhythms while demonstrating the broader activities of a spirit medium healing ceremony.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 12, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1296403986
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