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Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia
Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/76730 Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia Dos Santos, Andeline u16369174@tuks.co.za Moonga, Nsamu Urgent UCTD baTonga (the baTonga people) buTonga (baTonga culture and cultural systems) ciTonga (the language baTonga speak) Dance Masabe (possession; musical healing ritual) Social cohesion Southern Zambia Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2019. The use of music for healing is ubiquitous in every human community. Music Therapy, however, as the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional, may not share the same pervasive prevalence in human society. This study explored how a culturally-sensitive music therapy process may be designed among baTonga of Mazabuka, particularly in relation to the participants’ existing understandings of masabe (musical healing ritual) Participants' perceptions of musical healing rituals of masabe were explored through focus groups, as well as, if the participants were amenable, to the use of musical healing rituals. We then designed a music therapy session together. The participants expressed delight at their involvement in the study as it communicated interest in their lives. The study affirmed their worldview and how that could be incorporated into wellness responses associated with their community. The study found that baTonga rely on musical healing rituals as they are aligned to their relational cosmology and accommodates their perceptions of wellbeing. BaTonga ritual music is rich in symbolism and imagery. Because buTonga personhood might be experienced at the intersection of the individual and the community, and at the intersection of the individual, the community and the natural environment, this study found that music therapy here would benefit from drawing on ecologically-informed community music therapy approaches. A music therapist’s role in buTonga may be seen similarly to how the role of a mun’ganga (an afflicted shamanic healer) is perceived in the community. The study argues that there is indeed a place for culture-centred, culturally sensitive and inclusive anti-oppressive music therapy among BuTonga. This research study contributes to the ongoing conversation about evolving meanings, theories, approaches and practices of music therapy. ae2025 Music MMus Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2020-11-04T15:09:43Z 2020-11-04T15:09:43Z 2020/04/15 2019 Dissertation Moonga, NU 2019, Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia, MMus Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76730> A2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76730 en © 2020 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 | UCTD baTonga (the baTonga people) buTonga (baTonga culture and cultural systems) ciTonga (the language baTonga speak) Dance Masabe (possession; musical healing ritual) Social cohesion Southern Zambia Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia |
| title | Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia |
| title_full | Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia |
| title_fullStr | Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia |
| title_short | Exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of Mazabuka Southern Zambia |
| title_sort | exploring music therapy in the life of the batonga of mazabuka southern zambia |
| topic | UCTD baTonga (the baTonga people) buTonga (baTonga culture and cultural systems) ciTonga (the language baTonga speak) Dance Masabe (possession; musical healing ritual) Social cohesion Southern Zambia Music theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76730 |