The Kachamba Brothers Band: A Study of Neo-Traditional Music in Malawi

102 Pages·1974·4.542 MB·English

by  Gerhard Kubik

University of Zambia
Institute for African Studies
THE
KACHAMBA
BROTHERS’ BAND
A STUDY OF NEO-TRADITIONAL
MUSIC IN MALAWI
by
GERHARD KUBIK

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ZAMBIAN PAPERS, No. 9

THE KACHAMBA BROTHERS’ BAND
ZAMBIAN PAPERS
1. Co-operation, leadership and village structure by Bruce Kapferer
2. The inaugural lectures of the University of Zambia
3. A phonemic analysis of Bemba by Mubanga E. Kashokı
4. Development of and factors in the employment of
African migrants in the copper mines of Zambia, 1940-66 by Patrick O. Ohadike
5. Gathering among African woodland savannah cultivators by Thayer Scudder
6. The growth of co-operatives in Zambia, 1914-71 by C. Stephen Lombard
7. The colour of class on the copper mines by Michael Burawoy
8. Recent population movements in Zambia by Mary Elizabeth Jackman
THE
KACHAMBA BROTHERS’
BAND
A STUDY OF NEO-TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN
MALAWI
by
GERHARD KUBIK
ZAMBIAN PAPERS
No. 9
© 1974 UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
Published on behalf of
THE INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
P.O. Box goo, Lusaka, Zambia
by
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 QPL
ISBN O 7190 1408 5
Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome and London
CONTENTS
The opinions expressed are those of the author alone
page
List OF PLATES vi
INTRODUCTION 1X
THE STORY OF THE KACHAMBA BROTHERS I
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA 8
THE MUSIG OF THE KACHAMBA BROTHERS ANDITS PLACE
IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 12
REPERTORY AND ORIGIN OF THE MUSICAL PIECES 26
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 30
I. The ‘pennywhistle’ or Kwela flute 30
2. Ihe guitar 35
3. The one-string bass 39
4. The rattle 43
THE CONTENTS OF THE RECORD 45
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 72
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