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	journal » Locating the Chopi Xylophone Ensembles of Southern Mozambique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This cultural attenuation occurred through the reduction of the male Chopi population via war, labor migration, and the deposition of chiefs who were the sole patrons of xylophone orchestras, and the disruption of traditional modes of transmission to ensuing generations (Mozambique 2004).
		Music is transmitted orally amongst the Chopi, making the musical decline that occurred after independence among the Chopi that much more threatening to the existence of the tradition, as it was essentially not passed on to the next generation.
		The Chopi timbila orchestra is one of many possible examples of xylophone practices in southern Africa, and has been researched relatively little considering the frequency of references to it in ethnomusicological literature.
	www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu /PRE/journal/current-issue/locating (4705 words)

	Mozambique Music Pages
		CLOSE-UP ON VENANCIO MBANDE Venancio was born in 1930, and raised at Chisiko and Homoine, in the Inhambane Province of Mozambique.
		The Chopi have been living and making timbila in their homeland for so long (at least 500 years) that the mwenje wood is completely finished.
		The scale to which the Chopi accurately tune their timbila is one of the family of 'equi-spaced' scales found in scattered parts of Africa.
	www.mozambique-music.com /sites/essays2.htm (1498 words)

	Music of Mozambique - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1978, the Ministry of Education and Culture organized a National Dance Festival that involved more than half a million people, and led to the creation of numerous organizations and festivals promoting Mozambican music.
		The orchestra leader serves as poet, composer, conductor, and performer, creating a text, improvising a melody partially based on the features of the Chopi's tone language, and composing a second countrapuntal line.
		The musicians of the orchestra partially improvise their parts according to style, instrumental idiom, and the leader's indications.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Mozambique (550 words)

	Excerpt From Chapter 13 "The Music Trail"
		For a time Chopi music was sustained in one or two of the Rand goldmines where policies towards African culture were sometimes surprisingly enlightened even in the days of apartheid; but when South Africa cut back on migrant labour, performances of all tribal dance groups were curtailed.
		Chopi xylophones, and the beautiful marimbas of their cousins the Ndau (from where our word ‘marimba’ comes) have individual resonators like Javanese instruments.
		They are played by the Chopi of Moçambique, and in the mountains of Basutoland: they are also played by Bushmen and Hottentots, suggesting that panpipes may have been around in southern Africa for a long time — possibly since before the Bantu migrated into the area.
	www.phantomvoyagers.com /musictrail.htm (1657 words)

	LUSAFRICA biography
		In order to master the complex forms of this music with its swelling waves, Silita travelled to its birthplace, Zavala, in the heart of chopi country, where children are introduced to its secrets from the age of five or six.
		Venâncio is a key personality in chopi music: the most celebrated leader of these great swaying ensembles, he has given conferences in Holland and the United States.
		Sung in the chopi language and shangan, their songs tell of timbila events in Zavala, pay tribute to Mozambican heroes such as Samora Machel, independent Mozambique's first Marxist head of state, encourage social conscience and the protection of cultural heritage, and promote positive attitudes.
	www.lusafrica.com /bios/SILITA_textANG.htm (492 words)

	"ICE BABY"
		She obeys and follows after him to join Chopi and the others as the Gate Keeper's cackle chills the night.
		CHOPI Thinking, thinking, thinking--he keeps his hand flat against the rock so's not to test the creature.
		Torch regards Chopi's Mother lying on the ground, turns his attention back to Coyote who's terrified reflection is all that can be seen in the Red Ninja's faceshield.
	www.writersconference.com /crew/ice.html (1829 words)

	Peru 2005 - Chopicalqui Base Camp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The trip to the Chopi base camp did not have to start at 0 dark 30 as we only had to ride three hours from Huaraz to the Chopi trailhead in the Llanganuco Valley and then hike just 30 minutes to the Chopi base camp (
		Chopi is a non-burro climb and one has to either lug the gear up oneself or acquire help to get the gear up the hill.
		Once the tents were pitched Elias bailed into the afternoon snack and then, while we ate crackers covered with peanut butter, he set about making dinner.
	myweb.wyoming.com /~climbbob/peru20054.htm (1843 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		One popular form of music from Mozambique is taken from the Chopi, a people from Mozambique, Their music is played by timbila, which are broad-keyed xylophones.
		The Chopi people have lived in Mozambique for centuries upon centuries, but with the arrival of the Portuguese, must of their tradtions were diminished.
		Being forced to move from their traditional village setting into centralized cities, they were not able to maintain many of their practices, including orchestras of timbila.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~tegilrei/music.htm (114 words)

	Mozambique - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The estimated 4 million Makua are the dominant group in the northern part of the country - the Sena and Ndau are prominent in the Zambezi valley, and the Shangaan (Tsonga) dominate in southern Mozambique.
		Other groups include Makonde, Yao, Swahili, Tonga, Chopi, Shona, and Nguni (including Zulu).
		The country has also a small number of Caucasian residents, largely Europeans of Portuguese ancestry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mozambique (3713 words)

	MW Records - Chopi music from Mozambique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		He made those recordings in the Centro de Música Chopi Catini near the village of Helene, Zavala.
		The Chopi people live in the south-east of Mozambique in the province Inhambane.
		It is a fertile area, but during the civil wars many people fled to this relatively safe area.
	www.musicwords.nl /chopi.eng.htm (313 words)

	Peru 2005 - Descent to Huaraz and a Day of Rest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		If the thought ever crosses your mind to pop an Ambien to get some sleep after an aborted summit attempt, don’t do it as you may find the results to be “less than satisfactory”.
		Following an afternoon siesta, Gary and I had dinner at the French restaurant halfway to the Thai joint and then came back to the Café Andino to finalize plans with Elias and Joaquin.
		They were very interested in the routes and conditions on Chopi and while G answered all their questions, I worked with Joaquin to flesh out the details for our trip into the Santa Cruz.
	myweb.wyoming.com /~climbbob/peru20057.htm (1597 words)

	MP3.com.au - part of the MP3 Music Network
		This is in a seven note almost equal scale with slightly stretched octaves from the Chopi people of Mozambique.
		Seven equal is a scale with no semitones, and all the "whole tones" the same size.
		The tuning is from a Xylophone tuned by Venancio Mbembe of the Chopi tribe.
	www.mp3.com.au /track.asp?id=21267 (132 words)

	Xylophone - Background, History, Raw Materials, The Manufacturing Process, Quality Control, Byproducts/Waste
		They inserted membranes between the bars and resonators to give the instrument a buzzing sound; these membranes were made of spider cocoons or cigarette papers.
		In southeastern Africa, the Chopi people play xylophones in groups of as many as six instruments of different sizes and ranges.
		In the seventeenth century, African instrumentalists took the xylophone with them to Central America where it was modified and became known as the marimba.
	www.madehow.com /Volume-6/Xylophone.html (2453 words)

	New York University \| Bobst Library: Dance Videos -- Choreography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Two short documentary films which depict performances of the timbila (marimba) music of the Chopi people who live in the village of Banguza, in the province of Zavala, in Mozambique.
		The procedures and techniques employed in making the musical instruments are shown in detail and the stories of the dances performed to the music are explained.
		Presents parts from the 1973 film documenting a performance of music and dance in a Chopi village in Mozambique with a 1992 update on the Chopis.
	library.nyu.edu /research/dance/WorldD.html (12474 words)

	CAMA - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A master Timbila maker and player from Chopi land in the Zambezi Valley.
		He ran a Timbila band on Marievale mine in South Africa where he worked as a miner for many years.
		He subsequently returned to his home in Inhambane province in Mozambique, where he and his family continue the long Chopi tradition of timbila making and playing.
	www.uct.ac.za /cama/CAMA/webcomponents/php/gen_Musician.php?id=298 (59 words)

	Cape.Commerce: Design Projects - Francisco Tavares Inc. Landscape Construction
		Having never had a website before, he wanted to feature some of his past projects while highlighting the range of the company's premier services.
		Cape.Com's Art Director and lead designer, Chopi, graciously took on this clean slate of a project.
		Chopi used flash animation to sweep the visitor into this majestic site.
	www.cape.com /sqerl/docs/commerce144-642.ccml (171 words)

	Chopi Timbila
		The Chopi communities live mainly in the southern part of Inhambane province in southern Mozambique and are famous for their orchestra music.
		Their orchestras consist of five to thirty wooden xylophones called Timbila of varying sizes and ranges of pitch.
		Deforestation of the mwenje tree has led to the scarcity of the wood that is needed to produce the particular sonority of the Timbila instruments.
	www.unesco.org /culture/intangible-heritage/27afr_uk.htm (326 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:cce
		Center is Quissico, southern part of Zavala District, approximately 100 km coastal strip between Inharrime and Chidunguela.
		Distinct from Chopi (Dhopaluo), a dialect of Acholi of Uganda.
		This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as:
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=cce (87 words)

	World Music & Dance Videos:
		Also shown are some of the dances performed to the beat of the drums.
		SUMMARY: The Chopi Timbila Orchestra of Banguza, Zavala, Mozambique celebrate and praise FRELIMO (Frente de Liberta paco de Mocambique) and the freedom struggle from Portugal with music, song and dance.
		NOTES:An analytical film on the Chopi music of Mozambique--one of the big orchestral sounds of Africa.
	libweb.uoregon.edu /music/Videos/Worldvids/worldvidaf.html (970 words)

	Instrument Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Some large xylophones require two or three performers using up to six mallets to strike the keys.
		An essential instrument in virtuosic African percussion ensembles, xylophones have been performed by the Venda, Chopi and other nations for ceremonial events and funerals.
		The balafon illustrated left, from Ghana, uses gourd resonators to amplify its sound.
	www.si.umich.edu /chico/instrument/pages/xylo_gnrl.html (461 words)

	Concert by the “Orquestra de Timbila Mazivela” from Zavala, Mozambique: UNESCO Culture Sector
		Chopi Timbila - © Mozambique National Commission for UNESCO
		Chopi Timbila music was proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of the Humanity by UNESCO on 25 November 2005.
		An exceptional presentation of this Masterpiece will take place on Monday 28 November 2005 at 6.30 pm in the cinema of UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris.
	portal.unesco.org /culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29284&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (109 words)

	Zimbabwe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Research focussed on the Mbira music of the Shona of Zimbabwe with particular attention on the relationship of dreams and trance in Shona culture.
		In Mozambique I worked briefly on the Timbila music of the Chopi people.
		The Chopi Timbila Orchestra of Zavala, Mozambique (47K)
	aris.ss.uci.edu /rgarfias/bio-research/zimbabwe.html (54 words)

	Gamelan : the case of Africa
		In South-East Asia, we know that it is the piphat ensemble and especially the gamelan ensemble.
		In Africa, what catches the attention are the ensembles of south Mozambique played by the Chopi and Venda peoples.
		These ensembles consist of seven to thirty timbila (the single instrument is called mbila) encompassing several levels of register, like in the gamelans : high timbila, middle-high timbila, middle-low timbila and low mbila.
	alek.zipzap.ch /gamelan/afri_eng.htm (594 words)

	Indian Restaurants in New England - A guide for Shelagh by Chopi.
		Indian Restaurants in New England - A guide for Shelagh by Chopi.
		A guide to indian restaurants in our area.
		This is a site for experiments, if you find it useful, enjoy it.
	www.jashan.org /indianrestaurants.html (76 words)

	Africa: Chopi Village Life DVD, VHS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Description: The story of the Chopi, a tribe in Southeast Africa that has not changed their way of life for hundreds of years.
		We gain insight, through the sights and sounds of the village, into the daily activities of the Chopi people.
		Be the first person to write an online review and share your thoughts with other viewers!
	www.buyindies.com /listings/1/7/AIMS-1704.html (87 words)

	chopi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Chopi Music of Mozambique and Banguza Timbila (1989)
		Two fascinating films by Canada's Ron and Ophera Hallis take a unique look at the Chopi People and their expressive xylophone music and rituals.
		This complex African music has endured despite oppression and war.
	www.lesblank.com /more/chopi.html (42 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The results for 'chopi' are displayed below in alphabetical order, so please do not assume that the first entry you see is the best result.
		If you have a good working knowledge of both Swahili and English, please use our simple Grouping Tool to better arrange these results.
		Matokeo kwa 'chopi' yaonyeshwa kwa taratibu ya alfabeti.
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=chopi&EngP=0 (286 words)

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	Music from Mozambique, Vol. 2: Chopi Timbila, Two Orchestral Performances by Various Artists on Msn Music
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	music.msn.com /album/?album=40848951 (113 words)

	Leon Gluckman's Waita Minim - original cast recording
		Guitar, H>M> bull Fidle, Flute Chopi, timbila, Lozi drums, piccolo, mlodical, squeezebox.
		Guitar, H>M> Bull Fiddle, double respiratory linguaphone, Lozi drums, bagpipes, Japanese Koto zither, trombone, Chopi timbila.
		If you notice any errors or ommisions for this entry please tell us so we can correct them.
	www.dontletgo.com /music/details.php?REFID=520 (167 words)

	Mozambique - Moviefone
		Chopi Music of Mozambique - Movie Info - Yahoo!
		Chopi Music of Mozambique (1989): find the latest news, photos and trailers, as well as local showtimes/dvd info at Yahoo!
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	movies.aol.com /movie/mozambique/1068339/main (141 words)

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