Luanda – A total of 640 digitized songs, recovered from the phonographic fund of the Dundo Regional Museum, were delivered, on Tuesday, in Luanda, to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MINCULT).
The songs are filled on a hard drive, which was handed over to Alice Beirão, consultant and representative of the Minister of Culture, Filipe Zau, during the opening of the exhibition presenting the results of the Thambwé project, dedicated to the dissemination of Cokwe musical heritage.
The Thambwé project, supported by Procultura, the Spanish Embassy in Angola and the Terra Aberta Foundation (Brussels), focuses on the recovery, valorization and dissemination of the Cokwe musical heritage.
Procultura is a project funded by the European Union with the aim of contributing to the creation of employment in income-generating activities in the cultural and creative economy in Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOPs) and in Timor-Leste.
On the occasion, the Portuguese ambassador to Angola, Francisco Alegre Duarte, stated that music plays an important role in preserving the cultural identity of a people.
He added that the initiative allows the preservation, promotion and dissemination of Angola's cultural wealth, not only locally, but also internationally.
For her part, the ambassador of the European Union, Rosário Bento Pais, said that after the investigation, the next step will be dialogue with the Ministry of Culture, to find out what the stakes are in the area of the cultural and creative industry.
For musician Jack Nkanga, the project is commendable, but he argues that Angolans should also take initiatives to this end. CPM/ART/CF/DOJ
