Zimbabwe | Goodbye Rhodesia |1979
The dying days of the Republic of Rhodesia in Southern Africa. Filmed by Thames Televisions flagship factual programme 'This week'
First transmitted on 11/01/1979
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Jerusarema dance of Zimbabwe
Viewer king of cowboys tells us that this is not Jerusarema but it is Mbakumba, What do you say folks?
Jerusarema dance is one of the popular dances among the Shona people who constitute about 76% of the Zimbabwean population.
Jerusarema, also known as Mbende, is perhaps the most celebrated dance of the Shona people. It is practiced by the Zezuru Shona-people living in the Murehwa and Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) districts in eastern Zimbabwe. Because of its sexual movements, the dance was originally performed exclusively during the marriage ceremony of a chief's daughter but it is now open to all men and women. Jerusarema is characterized by a single polyrhythmic drum sound accompanied by woodblock clapper sounds, handclapping, yodeling and blowing whistles. Unlike most dances, Jerusarema does not rely on intricate foot stamping or many drummers. Instead, the music is performed by one master drummer. In the course of the dance, men often crouch while jerking both arms and vigorously kicking the ground with the right leg in imitation of a burrowing mole. Before colonial rule, this ancient fertility dance was called Mbende, the Shona word for “mole”, which was regarded as a symbol of fertility, sexuality and family. In modern Zimbabwe, Jerusarema can be performed at funerals, festivals, celebrations and even recreational competitions.
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