Traditional Music of Zambia

The folk of the Zambian music is originated in the beliefs and practices of Zambia’s different cultural groups and has suffered some weaken in the last three years. The traditional Zambian music once had clear ritual intentions of was an expression of the social structure of the culture. Chants were used to teach, to heal, to appeal the spirits and for mere enjoyment. In spite the fallen of the folk music, its influences can still be heard in several of the present Zambian musical types. The universal African call-and-response can be heard in almost every part of the Zambian chant no matter what the pattern. The folk drum beats and polymeters are prove in many diverse types if Zambian music. The current renowned types include the following such as the Zambian Kalindula also display traces of the folk music in the finger-picking pattern utilized by guitarists.

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