Front cover image for The 1973 Mgodo wa Mbanguzi

The 1973 Mgodo wa Mbanguzi

Documents a performance of the music and dance known as mgodo, composed for a Chopi village in southern Mozambique. Dancers are accompanied by large xylophone orchestras. History and current affairs are contained in the texts of the suites, along with preoccupations of tribe members about local events. Subtitles of songs in Chopi and English

VHS Video, English, ©1999
Constant Spring Productions, [Devault, Pa.], ©1999