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Entertainment
Music played at kuomboka-Ceremony, the most signifi-
cant in Zambia in Western Province
Local Band playing at the Arts Cafe, Livingstone
Band and Art at Chaminuka Lodge outside Lusaka
Cultural Ceremonial Dancing
The influence of the West and other parts of Africa
can be identified in the music, and musical tastes
of the current generation of Zambians. In the larger
cities, you will find the sounds of kwela and rumba
flowing from nightclubs and shebeens.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Zambia’s diverse cultures bring with them a wide va-
riety of traditional skills. Crafts can be found in great
variety, if not also in abundance, and among them is
some of the finest basketry in Africa.
Fishing, raising cattle or the cultivation of crops is
what sustains most craftspeople. The economy has
not yet developed to the point that they can live off
of the production of their artwork or crafts. Craft-
work is often produced seasonally to supplement the
incomes of many families in between harvests. Tra-
ditionally produced pots and baskets are quite com-
mon in populated areas. However, such items are
slowly are being replaced by commercially manufac-
tured goods made of plastic or tin.
The practice of basket making is popular among both
the men and women. The many forms and raw ma-
terials used to produce baskets reflect the environ-
ment in which they are made: bamboo, liana vines,
roots, reeds, grasses, rushes, papyrus palm leaves,