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Bookmark or Share- Gule Wamkulu - intangible heritage - Culture Sector - UNESCOMalawi, Mozambique and Zambia. Inscribed in 2008 ( 3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2005) Gule Wamkulu was a secret cult, involving a ritual dance practiced among the Chewa in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.
- Behind the scenes of an African secret society | CNNIn 2010, photographer Vlad Sokhin gained rare access to the rituals and practices of the Nyau brotherhood, a secret society of the Chewa people that exists in communities in Mozambique, Malawi...
- Unmasking one of Africa's secret societies – DW – 04/18/2017Unmasking one of Africa's secret societies. Silja Fröhlich. 04/18/2017. Members of the Nyau brotherhood, who dance the famous "Gule Wamkulu," know how to keep their identities hidden. Now the...
- The Chewa Nyau Masking Tradition: Dance And TransformationThe Chewa Nyau masking tradition is a vibrant cultural practice that is deeply rooted in the beliefs and customs of the Chewa people, who primarily reside in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. This unique tradition combines dance, music, and the wearing of intricately crafted masks to perform elaborate rituals and ceremonies.
- NYAU MASKS OF THE CHEWA: AN ORAL HISTORICAL INTRODUCTIONby Laurel Birch de Aguilar. The Chewa people of central Malawi have retained one of the. continent's great masking traditions, Gule Wamkulu (Great Dance). In Malawi, the masked dancers and the nyau society which produces. the masks and performs the dance, are subjects which are ever. present in Chewa society, but which cause much controversy. The.
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