Thomas Mapfumo says he is off to his rural home in Guruve this weekend where a traditional ritual is set to be performed. “He (sekuru ...
Thomas Mapfumo says he is off to his rural home in Guruve this
weekend where a traditional ritual is set to be
performed.
“He (sekuru Chiwanza) has already sent someone to remind me
of the rituals that need to be done in Guruve and I assured him that I will be
home tomorrow (yesterday) so that we can do what is supposed to be done.
“I have been gone for too long and so much has happened
during my absence including the death of my mother and my other close
relatives. I have not lost touch with my culture and I believe in my ancestors
for guidance so yes am going home,” he said.
Mapfumo urges Zimbabweans not to lose their identity to
Westernisation arguing that he believes our cultural way of worshipping was
through ancestors hence communicated to God through them.
“I know God is there and I know I can communicate to him
through our ancestors. We should not be brainwashed by the Western way of
worshiping and lose our identity in the process,” he said.
“Now because of Westernisation we have even lost touch with
our cultural medicines which have in turn been processed to make most of the
medicines that we now use. Back in the day one could identify that this tree
cures such an ailment but now we don’t know all that. We have completely lost
our identity and we just don’t know who we are any more.”
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