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Great Zimbabwe 1374 The Mbira Council Reforms the Mwari Oracle
By 1374, Mambo Chikanda is at a crossroads. The gold trade that made Great Zimbabwe wealthy has collapsed, and the Mwari Oracle, once a distant spirit of the Matopo Hills, has become the state religion — but its priests are splintered and its authority contested. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Mbira Council of Song, born from the earlier musical resistance movement, steps in to reorganize the oracle's hierarchy. We meet the svikiro Nehanda Nyamuzuwe, who pushes for a written code of rituals, and the mhondoro Chaminuka, who defends oral tradition. The resulting compromise…
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