Bamwioka mwana anku angu (You have taken my chicken and roasted it)
Samson Mwetwa
From Songs for drinking and walking, drum rhythms and Nyele horns of the Valley Tonga people of Zambia
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Bamwioka mwana anku angu (You have taken my chicken and roasted it)
Samson Mwetwa leads Valley Tonga men of Zambia in a call-and-response-style drinking song, accompanied by clapping. Chickens are supposed to be a good antidote to a hangover, and the translated title expresses this idea: “You have taken my chicken and roasted it.”