The role of music performed during Komba girl initiation ceremony of the Lemba people of Zimbabwe.

This research is a qualitative ethnographic study with thick description of events. It was done in Mataruse village in Mberengwa. Its focus was on the role of music performed during komba girl initiation of the Lemba. The study used interviews and observation guide to collect the much needed data in...

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Main Author: Runoza, Bengesa
Language:English
Published: Midlands State University 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2245
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description This research is a qualitative ethnographic study with thick description of events. It was done in Mataruse village in Mberengwa. Its focus was on the role of music performed during komba girl initiation of the Lemba. The study used interviews and observation guide to collect the much needed data in the compilation of this research. Information gathered using the above mentioned data collection tools helped in the success of this research. The data was presented and thematically analyzed in a qualitative way. In this research the role of music used during komba ceremony was discussed and explained. It was established that music is the most important cultural element which the Lemba use in all their ritualistic performances and even during komba ceremony.
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spelling ir-11408-22452022-06-27T13:49:05Z The role of music performed during Komba girl initiation ceremony of the Lemba people of Zimbabwe. Runoza, Bengesa Role of music Komba girl initiation ceremony Lemba people This research is a qualitative ethnographic study with thick description of events. It was done in Mataruse village in Mberengwa. Its focus was on the role of music performed during komba girl initiation of the Lemba. The study used interviews and observation guide to collect the much needed data in the compilation of this research. Information gathered using the above mentioned data collection tools helped in the success of this research. The data was presented and thematically analyzed in a qualitative way. In this research the role of music used during komba ceremony was discussed and explained. It was established that music is the most important cultural element which the Lemba use in all their ritualistic performances and even during komba ceremony. 2017-06-28T06:30:37Z 2017-06-28T06:30:37Z 2016-10 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2245 en open Midlands State University
spellingShingle Role of music
Komba girl initiation ceremony
Lemba people
Runoza, Bengesa
The role of music performed during Komba girl initiation ceremony of the Lemba people of Zimbabwe.
title The role of music performed during Komba girl initiation ceremony of the Lemba people of Zimbabwe.
title_full The role of music performed during Komba girl initiation ceremony of the Lemba people of Zimbabwe.
title_fullStr The role of music performed during Komba girl initiation ceremony of the Lemba people of Zimbabwe.
title_full_unstemmed The role of music performed during Komba girl initiation ceremony of the Lemba people of Zimbabwe.
title_short The role of music performed during Komba girl initiation ceremony of the Lemba people of Zimbabwe.
title_sort role of music performed during komba girl initiation ceremony of the lemba people of zimbabwe.
topic Role of music
Komba girl initiation ceremony
Lemba people
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