{"id":3411,"date":"2022-06-15T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2022-06-30T22:19:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T22:19:57","slug":"nehanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/nehanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Nehanda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1254477034&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/povoafrika\" title=\"POVO Afrika\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">POVO Afrika<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/povoafrika\/raven-duchess-nehanda\" title=\"Raven Duchess - Nehanda\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Raven Duchess &#8211; Nehanda<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hmmm Haaa Hmmm haaa\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ancient one spirit spirit whisperer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lead your people lead your people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wise one spirit medium&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protect your people lead your people&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zvinoda kushinga kumirira madzinza ose&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hondo yauya chave chimurenga&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battle lines have been drawn hazvidi vane hana nhete&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be bold and brave hazvidi vane hana nhete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Chorus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbuya Nehanda&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waifamba nekashiri kamambo musango&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbuya Nehanda&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waifamba nekashiri kamambo musango&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah hoye hoye Ahoye Ahoye hoye&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waifamba nekashiri kamambo musango&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahoye hoye Ahoye Ahoye hoye waifamba nekashiri kamambo musango&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vakasiya vataura&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kuti mapfupa avo achamuka&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As sure as the sun sets it shall rise again<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battle lines have been drawn hazvidi vane hana nhete&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be bold and brave hazvidi vane hana nhete&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Chorus&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbuya Nehanda&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waifamba nekashiri kamambo musango&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbuya Nehanda&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waifamba nekashiri kamambo musango&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahoye hoye Ahoye Ahoye hoye waifamba nekashiri kamambo musango&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahoye hoye Ahoye Ahoye hoye Waifamba nekashiri kamambo musango&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heeee hehahe hinde hinde hindewende hoooo ho hahooo hinde hinde hindewende huuuu hi hi huu Hinde hinde hindewende<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"651\" src=\"http:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nehanda_Raven.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3439\" srcset=\"http:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nehanda_Raven.jpg 650w, http:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nehanda_Raven-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nehanda_Raven-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nehanda_Raven-419x420.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POVO Afrika \u00b7 Raven Duchess &#8211; 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