cover image: The 1973 Mgodo Wa Mkandeni

Premium

The 1973 Mgodo Wa Mkandeni

1973

This poignant film is not only the first filmed record of complete Mgodo performance in its natural setting, it also captures the last of the large-scale, well-rehearsed, chiefship-sponsored Chopi orchestras before Independence and the turbulence that followed. Filmed in the villages of Mbanguzi and Mkandeni, Mozambique, 1974
musical performances traditional settings

Authors

Andrew Tracey, Gei Zantzinger

Published in
Mozambique
Series
The Chopi Series
place discussed
Mozambique