Zambia’s Kalindula Music: Of Death, Drums and Poetry — theculturetrip.com

There is a small town which lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Bangweulu, in the Luapula province of Zambia; it is called Samfya. Samfya, whose name derives from the icibemba expression samfya impoto, twipike isabi (‘clean the pot, so that we can cook some fish’), has been inhabited by the Khoisan and Bantu-speaking peoples since the 1600s. The area, renowned for its vast swamps, clear waters, fertile soils, stunning beaches, islands, wildlife, tasty fish and spectacular waterfalls, is said to have a rock called Lucele Ng’anga, where (according to traditional folklore) the Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone left his footprint on his way to Chitambo.

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