Manza MO.0.0.14308
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Watch the demonstration of a musical pattern extracted from historical recording MR.1959.5.160 (RMCA archive)
In the RMCA music collection, there are 26 xylophones with wooden keyboards fixed to a main board, with several bridge boards placed between the wooden keys. These xylophones are resonated by calabashes (gourds) and do not produce a mirliton effect (the buzzing effect). Approximately half of these xylophones were given the vernacular name 'manza', according to ethnographic records. The manzas were owned by the chiefs and notables of the Azande people and were used in their court ceremonies.
Culture
Zande (culture), Abandia (culture de production)
Acquisition date
1913-07-25
Acquisition method
Collecte sur le terrain
Acquisition location
Bondo, Lower Uele