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Vmbuza is a healing dance. It happens at the traditional healer's compound once a week, usually on a Friday night and lasts all night.

The women play a rhythm with wooden sticks. A couple guys play a second rhythm with hand drums. It's LOUD and it's POWERFUL. The traditional healer led the songs, which I think are partly or wholly improvised and can last 15 or 20 minutes.

The patients dance until they can't dance any more. I have no doubt that it makes people feel better. It makes me feel better every time I go!

I think this first shot may be one of the better pictures I've ever taken.




	Bush League: New Shots from Malawi - Vmbuza Vmbuza is a healing dance. It happens at the traditional healer's compound once a week, usually on a Friday night and lasts all night. The women play a rhythm with wooden sticks. A couple guys play a second rhythm with hand drums. It's LOUD and it's POWERFUL. The traditional healer led the songs, which I think are partly or wholly improvised and can last 15 or 20 minutes. The patients dance until they can't dance any more. I have no doubt that it makes people feel better. It makes me feel better every time I go! I think this first shot may be one of the better pictures I've ever taken. Cy Kuckenbaker :: 11. 8.08 :: Permalink post a comment (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)	This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on November 8, 2008 4:43 PM. The previous post in this blog was Bush League: New Shots from Malawi - Football. The next post in this blog is Rahul Das weighs in on Mumbai. Many more can be found on the main page or by looking through the archives.

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