Songs and dances vocabulary in Luchazi

Vocabulary for songs and dances in Luchazi

The Luchazi people have songs and dances relevant to the occasions which includes the girl's and boys' initiation ceremony, chief's tours, annual celebration of outstanding achievements, crowning a new royal ruler, funeral and burial. Here are the terms and phrases categorized

General terms and phrases

1. Imba = sing.
2. Ku Imba = to sing.
3. Muaso = song.
4. Miaso (plural) = songs.
5. Sika = sound percussion instruments or woodwind instruments or brass instruments.
6. Ohia = emit sound.
7. Ngunda = ululate; howl as an expression of strong emotion, typically joy and happiness.
8. Ku tua ngunda = to howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically joy and happiness.
9. Vucino = type of dance.
10. Macino = different types of dances; dances.
11. Cina = dance.
12. Vitenga via ku sika musick = instruments of music.
13. Cisandzi = a phonograph, radio, or other sound-reproducing apparatus;  music instrument.
14. Visandzi (plural) = phonographs, radios, or other sound-reproducing apparatus; musical instruments.
15. Cisandzi ca mikole = stringed musical instrument.
16. Visandzi via mikole (plural) = stringed instruments.
17. Masasala = dancing gear worn by women around their waist.
18. Vulezo = glazing putty for drums.

People and ensembles in Luchazi

1. Mukua ku imba = singer.
2. Vakua ku imba (plural) = singers.
3. Mukua ku sika = player of musical instrument.
4. Vakua ku sika = players of instruments.
5. Mukuluntu ua vakua ku sika = director of music; conductor.
6. Mukua ku soneka miaso = lyricist.
7. Ngomba = drummer; musician.
8. Mukua ku kina = dancer.
9. Vakua ku kina (plural) = dancers.

Musical instruments in Luchazi

1. Ngoma = this is taller and more cylindrical drum. It also has animal skin head on only one side attached with small wooden pegs.
2. Ntangi = this is the largest drum and makes a loud bass sound than all the other drums in this set.
3. Cimpululu (or Ncimpululu) = this is a little smaller drum than Ntangi and also produces a higher-pitched bass sound.
4. Mukundu = This is a medium drum and produces a very high-pitched sound.
5. Kasumbi = This is the small drum and produces the highest pitched sound in the ensemble.
6. Mukupele = an hourglass-shaped drum with two-headed membranophone.
7. Mikupele (plural) = These drums typically have a wooden, hourglass-shaped body with two drumheads.
8. Cinkuvu = a hallowed wooden musical instrument which is beaten on the sides with knobkerries and produces a sonorous sound.
9. Musimpo = knobkerry or knobkerrie.
10. Misimpo (plural) = knobkerries.
11. Ntsangu = percussion leg rattle or handheld rattle (shaker) made from wild fruits oval shaped pods collected from the forests and dried under the sun.
12. Zintsangu (plural) = percussion leg rattles or handheld rattles (shakers).
13. Mukambo = drum stand.
14. Mikakazi = wood clippers.
15. Zingongueya = wood clippers.
16. Lituangunda = animal horn wind instrument.
17. Cintavu = animal horn wind instrument.
18. Lungandu = wooden hollowed instrument.
19. Luneta = trumpet.
20. Kalialia 

Luchazi traditional song genre

1. Miaso ya ha mukanda
2. Miaso ya mungonge
3. Miaso ya vuso
4. Miaso ya vuso
5. Miaso ya via-ku-tsa
6. Miaso ya ku suanesa muangana

Luchazi traditional dance genre or style

A dance genre, or dance style, is a distinct category of dance characterized by its unique set of movements, techniques, music, structure, and cultural significance.

1. Sepa dance
2. Mbanda dance
3. Lungandu dance
4. Cilunga dance
5. Nteta dance
6. Ciyanda dance
7. Makopo dance
8. Vuniapa dance style
9. Vuyambi dance style 
10. Vucino vua ku vimpampa
11. Kuhunga

To be continued...