VPA *The value of music in* *Zimbabwe Culture* Music in used for various purposes in the Zimbabwean culture . • During the colonial era music was used as a tool to voice their oppression when they did not have the weapons to fight back. • music has the power to influence how people behave . • encourages upholding good social values in the family. • music was used when performing traditional bira ceremonies to call on ancestral spirit . • to protest during the liberation struggle for independence . *Questions* 1 . What do you understand by *pre -* *colonial era .* 2. What made the people sing music during the colonial era ? 3. Music has the power to influence ------- . 4. Name two good social values that are upholded when one listens to music . 5. Name two traditional ceremonies where music was sang . 6. Why was music used during traditional ceremonies ? 7. Music was also used to _____ during the struggle for independence . _©_