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	== Artists ==		== Artists ==

	Chopi ~~composers~~, ~~xylophone makers~~, ~~players, singers~~ and ~~dancers jointly sustain the repertoire~~. ~~Their roles explain why~~ a ~~single performer’s biography cannot stand for the entire institution~~. <ref name="africa2026-mz-~~timbila~~" />		Chopi orchestras preserve collective composition, instrument making, dancing and ensemble knowledge. Matchume Zango is a contemporary timbila player, percussionist, composer and instrument maker whose international concert work brings this expertise into additional settings; his 2026 Vilnius Jazz appearance documents that continuing exchange. <ref name="africa2026-mz-matchume">[https://www.vilniusjazz.lt/2026/performer.php?id=1787042602 Matchume Zango — Vilnius Jazz Festival 2026 artist programme]. Access note: Relevant public text read in recovery review.</ref>

	== Representative performances ==		== Representative performances ==

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== Summary ==

Chopi xylophone-ensemble, song and dance practice, including composed multi-movement social repertories and changing ensemble settings. <ref name="africa2026-mz-timbila">[https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/chopi-timbila-00133 Chopi Timbila — heritage record00133]. Access note: Indexed community/performance description read.</ref> <ref name="africa2026-mz-laranjeira">[https://musicinafrica.net/magazine/traditional-music-mozambique/ Traditional music in Mozambique — Rui Laranjeira,2018]. Access note: Relevant genre/social paragraphs read.</ref>

== Contemporary and trending ==

Community ensembles and public cultural presentation sustain an extensive compositional practice. Heritage recognition concerns the musical institution and transmission, not equal popularity across Mozambique. <ref name="africa2026-mz-timbila" />

== History ==

Chopi ensemble traditions include changing compositions and social commentary. Modern cultural institutions and migration have added settings to an older regional history. <ref name="africa2026-mz-laranjeira" />

== Musical characteristics ==

Tuned wooden xylophones of different registers combine in ensembles with song and dance. Composed multi-movement repertories require coordination among players and dancers; Timbila names instruments as well as the wider practice. <ref name="africa2026-mz-timbila" />

== Geography and communities ==

Zavala and Chopi/Inhambane communities, southern Mozambique. Maputo/migrant practice and specifically documented staged/creative collaboration. <ref name="africa2026-mz-timbila" /> <ref name="africa2026-mz-laranjeira" />

== Artists ==

Chopi composers, xylophone makers, players, singers and dancers jointly sustain the repertoire. Their roles explain why a single performer’s biography cannot stand for the entire institution. <ref name="africa2026-mz-timbila" />

== Representative performances ==

No recordings have been curated for this entry.

== Related genres ==

[[Marrabenta]] shares southern Mozambican social circuits but a different ensemble history. [[Mapiko]] is a distinct northern Makonde performance institution. <ref name="africa2026-mz-laranjeira" />

=== References and further reading ===
<references />

== Hotspot mushrooms ==

Zavala and Chopi/Inhambane communities, southern Mozambique. Maputo/migrant practice and specifically documented staged/creative collaboration. Fields distinguish the community heartland from specifically documented wider use; political borders and population totals do not determine intensity.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

{| class="wikitable muglobe-hotspots"
|+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes
|-
| timbila-chopi || Zavala–Inhambane Chopi ensemble landscape || -24.4 || 34.6 || 240 || 0.78 || Deep regional musical institution with wider recognition, not uniformly dominant throughout Mozambique.
|-
| timbila-maputo || Maputo Chopi migrant and performance links || -25.9 || 32.6 || 150 || 0.28 || Deep regional musical institution with wider recognition, not uniformly dominant throughout Mozambique.
|}

Timbila music - Revision history

Edb: Expand the comprehensive music catalogue with reviewed distinct performances; prioritize recent discovery, retain good older music and preserve existing prose, recordings and fields.

Edb: Research-led Africa musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.

Edb: Research-led Africa musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.