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Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices
Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/64353 Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices Nzewi, Meki davhula.junniah@gmail.com Davhula, Mudzunga Junniah Spirit possession Malombo music Indigenous musical arts practices African religion Vhavenda music UCTD Healing Possession Trance Healing songs Music of healing ceremonies Mato processes Indigenous African music Ethnomusicology Ritual Ceremony Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2017. The traditional healing practices of the Vhavenda people include one very important component, the malombo ritual healing practice. This healing practice has been conducted for centuries. It involves the use of music (including singing and the use of drums and shakers for rhythm), dance and elements of theatre performed by the person to be healed, the healer, invited malombe (community members who have been through the same ritual), as well as family members and supporters. The importance of this ritual as a healing process has long been acknowledged. Of interest in this study, however, is the role-played by the music itself in facilitating the healing process. The ritual cannot take place without the music; neither is the music used outside this specific ritual. Seven representative malombo songs have been partially notated by John Blacking and N. J. van Warmelo also as recorded texts. However, since this ritual is closed and seldom open to strangers, their research was, of necessity, limited. Through long-term fieldwork, and from an insider perspective, this thesis is based on participation in more than fifteen malombo rituals during the field research period (2005-2014). Songs and performances were recorded as possible and some are included on the accompanying CD. In addition, transcription was utilized as a tool to demonstrate the core melody of selected songs, with the acknowledgement that transcription in Western notation limits the demonstration of the creative mato1 process that is fundamental to the malombo ritual. This thesis argues that that music plays a vital role in this healing ceremony, and it is through the mato process that the ancestors are called to heal. The texts of the songs at times include words of the Tshikalanga language that is spoken by the Vhakalanga of Zimbabwe. Most significantly, music is seen as the bridge between the ancestral spirits and the patient and participants in the ceremony, thus underscoring its fundamental importance in Vhavenda culture. SAMRO ae2025 Music DMus Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2018-03-29T09:24:07Z 2018-03-29T09:24:07Z 2016 2016 Thesis Davhula, MJ 2016, Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices, DMus Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64353> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64353 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Spirit possession Malombo music Indigenous musical arts practices African religion Vhavenda music UCTD Healing Possession Trance Healing songs Music of healing ceremonies Mato processes Indigenous African music Ethnomusicology Ritual Ceremony Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices |
| title | Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices |
| title_full | Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices |
| title_fullStr | Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices |
| title_short | Malombo Musical Art in VhaVenda Indigenous Healing Practices |
| title_sort | malombo musical art in vhavenda indigenous healing practices |
| topic | Spirit possession Malombo music Indigenous musical arts practices African religion Vhavenda music UCTD Healing Possession Trance Healing songs Music of healing ceremonies Mato processes Indigenous African music Ethnomusicology Ritual Ceremony Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64353 |