A Kalanga Folk Tale From Ndingo Johwa

When she went to Domboshaba hills she found a creature with a face of a human being and a body of a large snake...

From our latest Pick of the Week choice, Ndingo Johwa, comes a song and video that relate a folk tale from the Kalanaga people of southern Africa.

This is the story of a young Kalanga girl whose mother had died and she was left under the care of her father, but one day her father became very sick and he sent her to Domboshaba to look for a healer.

When she went to Domboshaba hills she found a creature with a face of a human being and a body of a large snake under a big rock in the cave. The girl began to sing a song and the creature followed her to the compound...

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