Chopi people
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The Chopi people are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Mozambique known for their rich musical traditions, especially complex xylophone (timbila) orchestras and accompanying dance and poetry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalExpression | narrative poetry accompanied by timbila ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
oral tradition
ⓘ
ritual performances ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Mozambican national culture ⓘ |
| danceFeature | choreographed group dances ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dance
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ rich musical traditions ⓘ timbila orchestras NERFINISHED ⓘ xylophone music ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Mozambique ⓘ |
| musicFeature |
complex polyrhythms
ⓘ
integration of music, dance and poetry ⓘ multi-part composition ⓘ |
| musicLeadership | composer-leader of timbila orchestra ⓘ |
| musicRecognition | studied by ethnomusicologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| musicStructure | suite-like sequences of pieces ⓘ |
| musicTransmission | oral teaching and apprenticeship ⓘ |
| musicType | orchestral xylophone ensembles ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Shona-related groups
ⓘ
Tsonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
community festivals ⓘ social gatherings ⓘ |
| poetryFunction |
historical narration
ⓘ
praise and satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| region |
Gaza Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inhambane Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| timbilaFeature | tuned xylophones of different sizes ⓘ |
| timbilaMaterial |
gourd resonators
ⓘ
wooden keys ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument | timbila ⓘ |
| UNESCOElement | Chopi timbila tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | timbila music inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
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