KITAMBACHA from JOPANGO by Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno
“Kitamba'' is a swahili word meaning “handkerchief” and “cha” in dholuo means“my''. You might recall the game children play seated in a circle with a kitamba. In the context of this piece the phrase illustrates the story of a woman who had a strong bond with her daughter. Their relationship was so strong that when the daughter passed, she challenged the mourning tradition, which in her situation did not allow her to go inside her daughter’s compound. Yet she went around the homestead chanting phrases like “goro goro ohobore, kitambacha olal adware'' and so forth.
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| 3. | KITAMBACHA | 5:05 |
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