La Voix Des Masques De Zambie - Rituels D'initiation Makishi Et Nyau (1982)

"The Festival of Traditional Arts was founded in 1974 by Chérif Khaznadar, who was then director of the Maison de la Culture in Rennes. During the seventh version (1980) the recording was made for this CD. Performers are the dancers and musicians of the National Dance Company of Zambia. The songs they perform belong to the initiation rituals makishi and nyau. During these rites, both men and women sing, but only the men are allowed to wear the masks that accompany the rites. The initiation rites only concern the boys of the tribes in Zambia, with the inevitable circumcision as the (anti? -) climax. The CD booklet does not mention what the girls are about." (GO)