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Kawala milonga kalila kate (The ferry men are complaining about the Zambezi being in flood)

Segareti Chirumpu
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Kawala milonga kalila kate (The ferry men are complaining about the Zambezi being in flood)
Segareti Chirumpu, a Tonga man from the Zambezi Valley accompanies this song on the kankowele mbira or thumb piano that describes how, when the Zambezi river floods, the ferrymen help people across but are not necessarily paid for their services. The buzzing of the mbira, a much-desired esthetic, is heard very clearly on this recording.