{"id":1778,"date":"2012-09-13T16:58:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T16:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/php7.innershed.com:10000\/virtual-server\/link.cgi\/212.71.245.84\/http:\/\/www.connectafrica\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2013-01-23T08:39:46","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T08:39:46","slug":"music-of-palace-shakumbila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/?p=1778","title":{"rendered":"Music of Palace Shakumbila"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1232-Optimized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1779\" title=\"Singing under a tree\" src=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1232-Optimized-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1232-Optimized-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1232-Optimized-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1232-Optimized-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1232-Optimized.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>After the day of the festivities of the traditional <a title=\"Sharing Culture\" href=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/?p=1747\">\u201cIkubi-Lya-loongo\u201d Ceremony,<\/a> the inhabitants of the palace were winding down, and listening to the enchanting singing of group of men standing under the large tree in the courtyard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->We were delighted when, the next morning, they got their hand-made guitars out again and, accompanied by some children, broke into some more of their beautiful melodies, drawing a crowd.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1225-Optimized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hand-made guitar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1225-Optimized-179x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rural guitar playing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1226-Optimized-179x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y_jnrWGBUb4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Later, on the far side of the Palace, another group were beating their drums and dancing, and then a church choir formed a circle to celebrate through their songs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ai668xLGXeY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It seems Sundays in the Shakumbila Palace are very musical.<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Telana Simpson<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1229-Optimized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1784\" title=\"Choir singing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1229-Optimized-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1229-Optimized-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1229-Optimized-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1229-Optimized-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.connectafrica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMAG1229-Optimized.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Date of Music listening: \u00a0Sunday 28 July 2012<br \/>\nConnectivity sponsored by\u00a0<em><a title=\"Thanks to our Sponsor MTN Zambia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/mtnzambia\" target=\"_blank\">MTN Zambia<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the day of the festivities of the traditional \u201cIkubi-Lya-loongo\u201d Ceremony, the inhabitants of the palace were winding down, and listening to the enchanting singing of group of men standing under the large tree in the courtyard. 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