Enjoy the track! It is one of our favourites! We have researched this Marimbaphone Orchestra called "The Zambezi Marimbas" but we could not find any information about them. This old recording is an example of the traditional African music played by the many talented and impressive African music orchestras. Xylophone music was played all over Southern Africa in the 1960's. It is still a very popular type of music today.
Xylophone or Marimbaphone music, in Mozambique called Chopi music is a very sophisticated type of African music. The orchestras consist often of large number of players and dancers.
With the courtesy of the East London Museum we are publishing two pictures of Chopi orchestras playing in Mozambique. The photos were taken by Hugh Tracey, the founder of ILAM - the International Library of African Music. His life's work is one of our greatest inspirations.
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| IMAGE BY HUGH TRACEY, ILAM |
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| IMAGE BY HUGH TRACEY, ILAM |
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