Representation of music
Chibale Zambia: worldview of the healers
The central issue in the world view of the healers and leaders of the possession cult groups, is the exchange relation that exists between the mpanga (nature, the spirit world) and the mushi (culture, the human world).
Knowledge of this reciprocal relation is of great importance to the understanding of many aspects of Chibale music and ritual.
Representation of music in Zambia: Chibale
What representations of music exist, or can be made, in Chibale that specify or explain its characteristics? In this article, we present an introduction to the representation of individual musical features and the representation of a higher-order structure of music.
Representation of music in Zambia: a theory about music
Good music does sensenta, a characteristic, recursive form, also found in the flight of the honeyguide. Music doing sensenta produces and reproduces an effective contact between mpanga and village. Many structures in music are related to the sensenta form.
Representation of music in Zambia: prominence of three
The number three is very prominent in (older) Chibale music. Most ensembles consist of three instruments or the instrument’s tones are conceived as belonging to the three groups. These three tone groups have to be present, in a certain order, for music to be good (effective).
Representation of music in Zambia: other representations
In this article an example of the representation of christian music is presented.
Representation of music in Zambia: individual features
The representation of individual musical features focuses on the shape and course of the melody, the weight of music and the origin of music.
After the presentation of the various concepts, an overview is given of their coherence.
Representation of music in Zambia: the origin of music
An often used distinction in Chibale music is that between music from the higher land and music from the river land. In this article we look at the basis of this distinction and how it fits in with the other musical concepts.
Representation of music in Zambia: conclusion
What representations of music exist, or can be made, in Chibale that specify or explain its characteristics? In this article, we draw conclusions about the representation of music in Chibale. We compare what we’ve learned from the representation of individual features of music and the representation of a higher-order structure of music.