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Kyabula wa in kande Mpuya (You paddler of the canoe, save me)

R. Chimengwa and 5 Kaonde men
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Kyabula wa in kande Mpuya (You paddler of the canoe, save me)
A lead singer and a chorus of five Kaonde men from Zambia, sing this fighting song in a call-and-response style. The song is pre-European and tells a story raid on the Lozi people. On the way, a canoe tips over.