Music from Mozambique, Vol. 2: Chopi Timbila, Two Orchestral Performances

The Chopi people of Zavala, Mozambique are renowned for their timbila music, a partially improvised, complex contrapuntal music played by an orchestra comprised of wooden xylophones. The lyrics that accompany a piece for timbila orchestra are equally complex and poetic.

Track Listing

101	Shinyeta-Shissibuka Orchestra	Shinyeta-Shissibuka Orchestra	21:12
102	Zavalene Orchestra	Zavalene Orchestra	04:18
201	Zavalene Orchestra, Concluded	Zavalene Orchestra	25:55