29/08/10

Went to Quissico, the next town south of mine, this weekend for the annual Timbila festival. Timbila is the traditional xylophone-like instrument made from a special kind of wood. About 25 PCVs got together and it’s always fun to catch up with the people you don’t see often. the festival was huge, Quissico was just overflowing with people. What I liked about the festival was that it was completely Mozambican, it was not aimed at foreigners or tourists, but 99% of the crowd was Mozambican and it seemed to be a real point of pride for them. Honestly I didn’t love the timbila music. I found it too tinny and, like most Mozambican music, way too loud, but the dancing was spectacular and fun to watch.