Kupura kupika na kuldya nakundewa (To thresh, to cook)
Elmas Nachilwa and group of Tumbuka/Henga women
From Tumbuka songs
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Kupura kupika na kuldya nakundewa (To thresh, to cook)
Sung by Tumbuka women while pounding grain, this song instructs a girl in her domestic and wifely duties. The advice is given by one of the elder women of the village. Rhythmic accompaniment comes from rattles made from dried grass and seeds.