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CD-ROM:

Makishi Lya Zambia: Some Mask Characters of the Upper Zambezi Peoples

by Manuel Jordán

Makishi Lya Zambia CD provides a rare opportunity to see eleven different Chokwe-related masks perform in the the context of two male initiations in northwestern Zambia. CD features masks, dances, music and processions held to celebrate the graduation of initiates. Lively scenes bring to life the complex character and demeanor of different ancestral masquerades.

CD-ROM disc video (25 minutes)
plays on PC and Mac computers

some photo clips from actual video

left to right: Chisaluke and Chiwigi ("tutelary spirit" and "young woman"); Pwevo ("woman"); Kalelwa ("protective spirit"); Ndemba ("rooster"); Mwendumba ("lion"); Bwanda ("hare"); Chikuza ("fertile spirit")

approximate CD-ROM video size on computer screen

BOOK:

Makishi Lya Zambia: Some Mask Characters of the Upper Zambezi Peoples

Makishi Lya Zambia BOOK In-depth study of Mask Characters and initiation in Zambia, neighboring Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Titles: Makishi Lya Zambia: Mask Characters of the Upper Zambesi Peoples --- Masken - Charaktere der Völker am Oberen Sambesi. Publisher: Munich: Fred Jahn, 1998. Authors: Marc Leo Felix and Manuel Jordán. Color illustrations by Charles Meur. Text: English and German. Cloth cover in cardboard case. English and German texts; 371 pages: 195 color, 4 black and white , 17 maps. New/unused books.

Book sections:

Foreword--Introduction--The Geographical and Environmental Context--The Prehistory of the Area--The Protohistory of the Area--The History of the Southern Savannas--The Linguistic Context--Ma