Dancing with the Ngwazi
Kamuzu Academy Gule Wamkulu Project
Part II - Gule Wamkulu on the Road
In Part II of this series our scope is broader. We look first at a number of special occasions in and around Mtunthama at which the Great Dance is performed and then, because the Great Dance is characterised also by the free movement of people and ideas throughout the Chewa World, beyond Mtunthama to Kasungu, the rest of Malawi and even 'Beyond the Lake' - to Zambia and Mozambique. We conclude by presenting a number of representative examples of the traditional cultures of peoples who are contiguous to the Chewa.
For each video there are two links: to the Video itself and to the Table of Contents (where available).
Indices of Masks and Structures of Gule Wamkulu and Dances for Women and Girls are available here.

Part 02.01
The Ngwazi Dances
Part 02.01a
Central, Northern and Southern Regions
Kamuzu Academy
Archive Footage
Video (27:15)
Contents
KAGWP 15

Part 02.02
Mtunthama - Chizangala
Festival
Part 02.02a
Chakwanira Village
12th July 2019
Video (45:02)
KAGWP 16
with
The Grammar School at Leeds (UK)
Part 02.02c
Kayeya Village
14th May 2020
Video (57:00)
Contents
KAGWP 18
This video records 'May' celebrations in Mtunthama.
Part 02.02d
Kayeya Village
20th June 2020
Video (48:11)
Contents
KAGWP 19
This video records 'Solstice' celebrations in Mtunthama.

Part 02.03
Mtunthama - Dambule
Clearing the Graveyard

Part 02.04
Mtunthama - Kulowa Gule
Inititation into Gule Wamkulu

Part 02.05
Mtunthama - Kulowa Mfumu
Initiation into Chieftainship

Part 02.06
Mtunthama - Maliro
Funeral

Part 02.07
Mtunthama - Msonkhano
Political Rally

Part 02.08
Beyond Mtunthama

Part 02.09
Beyond Kasungu
Part 02.09a
Dedza - Kungoni Centre of Culture and Art
Mua Parish
Kasiyamaliro 2010 - 2012
Video (02:01:50)
Contents
KAGWP 31
KUNGONI 2012

Part 02.10
Beyond the Lake

Part 02.11
Other Traditional Ceremonies
Part 02.11a
Mulanje - Mulhako wa Alhomwe
Chonde Village
12th - 13th October 2019
Video (46:51)
Contents
KAGWP 36
Part 02.11b
Ntcheu - The Royal Wedding
Nkolimbo Village
2nd November 2019
Video (45:23)
Contents
KAGWP 37

Part 02.12
Aliter
Part 02.12a
Traditional Beliefs and Practices
October - December 2020
Video (37:08)
Contents
KAGWP 41
Click here to read an illustrated account of the 2014 Nc'wala Ceremony (.pdf).
The YouTube playlist is available here.