Music from Mozambique

When Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975, Mozambican culture was reenergized, and music and dance that had nearly vanished under colonial rule suddenly burst onto the public stage. Dance tunes proclaimed "Down with decadent culture/Long live the Mozambican culture!" Work songs to accompany pounding maize and peanuts and songs promoting the rebuilding of "communal villages" were also extremely popular.

Track Listing

101	Mutimba Dance (1)	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	02:24
102	Mutimba Dance (2)	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	02:42
103	Work Song	Woman singing while preparing oswa, Communal Village O.M.M.	01:01
104	Work Song: Woman Pounding Maize	Woman singing while pounding maize, Communal Village O.M.M.	01:02
105	Two Women Pounding Maize	Women singing while pounding maize, Communal Village O.M.M.	00:36
106	Pounding Maize (1)	Women singing while pounding maize, Communal Village O.M.M.	01:10
107	Pounding Maize (2)	Women singing while pounding maize, Communal Village O.M.M.	00:51
108	Harvest Song	Workers in Agricultural Co-op, Communal Village O.M.M.	01:59
109	Culungwani	Women of Communal Village O.M.M.	00:26
110	Song: A Hiyeni...	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	02:04
111	Children Singing	Children at the day-care center, Communal Village O.M.M.	01:52
112	Shingomana Dance	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	03:02
113	Josina Mamani	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	02:07
201	Makwayela Dance Song	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	02:16
202	Makwayela Dance and Chant	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	01:41
203	Makuai Dance (1)	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	02:15
204	Shingoleni Dance	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	01:48
205	Makuai Dance and Chant (1)	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	01:28
206	Makuai Dance (2)	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	01:32
207	Narrative Song	Antonio Matusse, O.M.M. singers	01:41
208	Makuai Dance and Chant (2)	Antonio Matusse, O.M.M. singers	02:01
209	Nganda Dance	Girls from Josina Machel High School, Maputo	03:08
210	Revolution Song	Residents of Communal Village O.M.M.	03:58