Vimbuza
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The Vimbuza is a traditional dance of the Tumbuka people of Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. It is a ritualistic dance performed to communicate with the spirits of the dead and to seek their guidance.
Key facts
- Dance.name
- Vimbuza
- Dance.image
- Vimbuza dancer.jpg
- Dance.caption
- Vimbuza dancer from Malawi
- Dance.etymology
- Healing dance
- Dance.genre
- Traditional
- Dance.inventor
- The Tumbuka people (ethnic group)
- Dance.year
- 1600
- Dance.origin
- Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania
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