The Bembe people (Babembe in the plural) are an ethnic group based in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Katavi Region of Tanzania. They live mainly in the territory of Fizi in South Kivu. The Bembe are also in the province of Tanganyika in the city of Kalemie. In 1991, the Bembe population of the DRC was estimated to number 252,000 and around 1.5 million in 2005.
A semi-nomadic people, who often settled in forest environments. The women cultivated the crops and the men hunted, fished and other entrepreneurship business. [2]
Music
The babembe people Traditionally play drums in their folk music. The way the drum is played can be called a six-beat tune. The music is played in celebration of any sort. The music is accompanied by the folk dance. The dance utilizes movements of the shoulder and waist. It is referred to as Esuba. Folk music has also been adapted into more modernise genres. There are some Christian gospel singers who use the same elements as in folk music for their worship songs.
Cuisine
Babembe cuisine consists of cassava-based foods and fish. The fish they love to eat the most are Mkeke or Mkebuka and Dagaa ( a very small fish). Cassava can come in the form of Kyenge and eswaka all similar to fufu. Wabembe are especially fond of eating Kyenge. Vegetable-based foods range from sombe( a stew of pounded cassava lived preferably with ground up nuts and palm oil) and mlonda.
bembe, people, confused, with, beembe, tribe, kongo, babembe, plural, ethnic, group, based, eastern, democratic, republic, congo, western, katavi, region, tanzania, they, live, mainly, territory, fizi, south, kivu, bembe, also, province, tanganyika, city, kale. Not to be confused with Beembe tribe Kongo The Bembe people Babembe in the plural are an ethnic group based in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Katavi Region of Tanzania They live mainly in the territory of Fizi in South Kivu The Bembe are also in the province of Tanganyika in the city of Kalemie In 1991 the Bembe population of the DRC was estimated to number 252 000 and around 1 5 million in 2005 Bembe peopleRegions with significant populations DRC1 500 000 2005 1 LanguagesBembe language Swahili LingalaReligionChristianity Islam Malkia Waubembe They are representative of many ethnic traditions including pre Lega Boyo Kunda Hemba and Bemba Contents 1 Cultural traditions 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCultural traditions editA semi nomadic people who often settled in forest environments The women cultivated the crops and the men hunted fished and other entrepreneurship business 2 MusicThe babembe people Traditionally play drums in their folk music The way the drum is played can be called a six beat tune The music is played in celebration of any sort The music is accompanied by the folk dance The dance utilizes movements of the shoulder and waist It is referred to as Esuba Folk music has also been adapted into more modernise genres There are some Christian gospel singers who use the same elements as in folk music for their worship songs CuisineBabembe cuisine consists of cassava based foods and fish The fish they love to eat the most are Mkeke or Mkebuka and Dagaa a very small fish Cassava can come in the form of Kyenge and eswaka all similar to fufu Wabembe are especially fond of eating Kyenge Vegetable based foods range from sombe a stew of pounded cassava lived preferably with ground up nuts and palm oil and mlonda See also editList of ethnic groups in TanzaniaReferences edit Bembe ethnologue com Stellaractive 2017 05 25 Bembe People Discover African Art Retrieved 2020 05 26 External links editWorks by Bembe artists at the University of Michigan Museum of Art Beware some of the objects could be Beembe of Congo Brazzaville Bembe art at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art Beware some of the objects could be Beembe of Congo Brazzaville Works by Bembe artists at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Beware some of the objects could be Beembe of Congo Brazzaville nbsp This Bantu language related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bembe people amp oldid 1220880647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
