‘Nyau’s cultural values intact’

THE organiser of the Gule Wamkulu Season Shutdown concert Notice Tineyi Mazura — popularly known as Boss Bingu — has dismissed claims that Nyau/Gule cultural norms and values have been eroded by the love for money, as they were now engaging in public commercial competitions.

Nyau/Gule culture is said to be a secret society of the Chewa people, who observe it as a way of commemorating ancestral events.

Mazura told NewsDay ahead of a Nyau/Gule cultural gathering concert dubbed Gule Wamkulu Season Shutdown set for Sunday at 27 Dendera Close in Mufakose, that, while in his native Malawi, Gule activities were reserved for special cultural events, in Zimbabwe it was regarded as a form of entertainment, but that did not signify that it was no longer cultural.

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