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R. Garfias

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The Role of Dreams and Spirit Possession in the Mbira Dza Vadzimu Music of Zimbabwe

eScholarship 1980 R. Garfias

Among the Shona speaking people of Zimbabwe/Rhodesia, the music of the twentyone note Mbira Dza Vadzimu combined with singing and dancing create a necessary context for communication with the spirits of the ancestors.Communication is established through a chief medium for the community and possession only occurs after long periods of music and dancing.The music used for these ceremonies is...