This song will stay with you forever. Mangwanani mambakwedza, or one dawn morning.
A simple soulful song that tells of mystical times and happenings in an African forest.
A life-changing event for a young child, sung in female vocals.
“Translation of first few lines:
One dawn morning
I met an old woman
Who was riding a white hyena
With an owl perched on her head…”
Shona traditional songs would be sung at the fireside, or while working, or on long walks to places of work or the field.
Step into a world where magic still exists, and the impossible is just another possible occurrence on a still dawn morning as you walk through the woods.
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Mangwanani mambakwedza | One dawn morning
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