malombo, noun
- Forms:
- Also molombo, and with initial capital.
- Origin:
- VendaShow more Venda, ‘spirit’.
1. A Venda rite of exorcism and healing conducted by a diviner, accompanied by drumming, singing, dancing, and creating a high state of nervous excitement. Usually attributive.
- Note:
- The drums used in this rite are now also used in the popular music style of the same name: see sense 2.
1931 H.A. Stayt BaVenda 303He..summons a drummer who knows the molombo beat...When the maine vha tshele begins to sing the words of the molombo song and to dance wildly to the sound of the drums..each old molombo dancer takes her part.
1985 S. Afr. Panorama MaySouth African participants discussed subjects such as..the Malombo Possession Cult.
2. Music. [Named for the group Malombo who pioneered this style in the mid-1960s.] A style of music combining elements of the music performed in traditional malombo ceremonies, especially the drums and drumming style, with elements taken from jazz and African popular music. Also attributive.
1964 Drum Nov. 35On the blistering hot afternoon of September 26, a new jazz sound was born in the Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg...It is simply called ‘Malombo!’ There has been..what is loosely termed ‘Mbaqanga’, or pop jazz. But the Malombo sound is unique. It is hard to pinpoint.
1988 V. Khumalo in Pace Apr. 16Godfather icon of malombo music..(which is an in-depth investigation into indigenous jazz).
A Venda rite of exorcism and healing conducted by a diviner, accompanied by drumming, singing, dancing, and creating a high state of nervous excitement. Usually attributive.
A style of music combining elements of the music performed in traditional malombo ceremonies, especially the drums and drumming style, with elements taken from jazz and African popular music. Also attributive.
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