Mbira Dza Vadzimu: Dambatsoko, an Old Cult Centre
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Focuses on Muchatera Mujuru, the leader of one of the few remaining traditional cult centres in the Shona country of Africa. Shows him as a spiritual man, concerned with his waning authority in a changing Rhodesia. Observes various aspects of life at Dambatsoko, including ceremonies in the big banya ritual house, at the mutoro hut, at the rushanga shrine, and at a sacrifice, as well as some of the daily economic activities.
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