Location

time

ritual

chants and music

Mbandja

18 H

elong etsigha

Horn call by the Kambo

(the horn call)

Mbandja

19 H

e dzi eboga

Playing of the sitar or harp

(the chewing of the eboga)

village centre

20 H

nginda

The Nginda sings

and Mbandja

(mass dance

with "soke" and sitar

into the temple)

Nzimba

21 H

nzimba

Playing of the musical arc

(meeting in camera,

the assembly in the nzimba)

okanzo

(the collecting and distribution of

offerings by the Kambo)

ebara

playing of the "soke" - a type of rattle

(the Nganga's recital)

ekap meyoc

(the blending and passing round

of the drinks)

ekap tagha

(fumigation)

nkobo ou nzamba wè

(speech by the Kombo or

Kambo)

moanga benda

The chant of the Yembe

(the "chant of synthesis")

village centre

22H30

nginda

Last chant of the Nginda

(reprise)

Mbandja

ekemba

Chants 1 to 5 of the Nzimba

(the putting on of "ba" by the Yombo,

the handing out of melomba

and the putting on of "fem" by the Nganga)

viègha abègn

Playing of the sitar

(ritual sweeping of the temple)

myakh menzim

(the sprinkling by the Yombo)

chants of the Yembe

chants of the birth of the Nzimba

elong etsigha

(horn call)

mobakaka

The playing of the triangle

(the striking of the obaka)

benganga baküe

Parting chants of the Ngangas

(ceremonial entrance of the Ngangas)

The playing of the sitar

endzamba

the "mezimba" of the sitar

(the blessing of the "tabernacle" and the

setting out of the ritual objects)

egnou tagha

(the fumigation with three cigarettes)

etsinguele elomba

(purification with the divine fleece)

mitombo

The playing of the sitar

Mbandja

24 H

ayeghela

(prayer, reciting of the motives

The prayer texts and chants

of the ceremony and the list of

with playing of the sitar

offerings by the Nganga)

and the musical arc

bitoe bengaga

The playing of the arc

(purification of the stools)

ngoma a dzi

(ritual chewing)

egnou tagha

(reprise of the ritual

of the 3 cigarettes)

viègha abègn

(reprise of the ritual sweeping)

The Yombo's room

mezo me Yombo

chanting of the prayers of the Yombos

(prayer of the Yombo and the women

above the "etam")

mitombo

reprise of the chant

koualè ngomba

songs on the sitar with the Yembe

(indian file dance)

the cycle of creation

obango

(whirling dance)

seng

(ritual of the two flint balls)

nzambi avanga

(the dance around the fire)

siguebem

(the dance around the fire)

nlo-nkouma

(exit of the three-headed torch)

sughé nkôm

(ritual of the bellows and the forge)

me passa mebè

(exit of the two torches)

sigue yen Yombo

(first exit of the Yombo)

ngadi

(the ritual of the brasier)

divouma

(second exit of the Yombo)

meyombo mediba

chants of the cycle of the flood

(sprinkling ritual of the Nganga)

épépé

(the basket ritual)

éloty a tsingué

(the rainbow ritual)

bokambi

(ritual of the two torches)

coule mie

song of the cycle of rebirth

(ritual of the opening

of the doorway in the sky)

nkine Nyingone Mebeghe

(the dance of the crouching women)

essama benanga

(the filing past of the women with candles)

missobé na paya

(circle dance)

Mbandja

3 H

ayeghela

(prayer and collective gathering)

P A U S E

4 H

abiale onie

sitar and chanting, reprise

(exit of women around the otunga)

of the cycle of rebirth

ekat

(the circle of angels)

6 H

e long etsigha

horn call

(end of the ceremony)