Gule Wamkulu was a secret cult, involving a ritual dance, practiced among the Chewa in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique. It was performed by members of the Nyau brotherhood, a secret society of ...

Gule Wamkulu is a dance performed by unidentified men in Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The group performs the dance at ceremonies to mark adulthood among other important life events. They ...

Members of the Nyau brotherhood, who dance the famous "Gule Wamkulu," know how to keep their identities hidden. Now the group of initiated Chewa men in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique is getting a ...

Deep into the night, the sound of drums reverberated through the township of Mufakose in Zimbabwe's capital city. Barefoot dancers pulsated to the beat in colorful clothing and gory masks. Some had ...

When Douglas Curran was inducted into Nyau, the secret male society of spirit dancers among the Chewa people of Central Malawi in Southeast Africa, he shaved his head and was given a new name. But ...

Deputy Minister of Climate Change and Environment Geofrey Kamanya has irked some chiefs from his Lilongwe Msozi South constituency. One of the chiefs who spoke to Nyasa Times said the deputy minister ...

(AP) — Performers of the Gule Wamkulu, or “the great barefoot dance,” are seeking to counter such negative impressions and rehabilitate the group’s reputation in society. HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Deep ...

Gule Wamkulu dance secretive society members in gory masks and colorful outfits walk on the streets in Zimbabwe.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) Deep into the night, the sound of drums reverberated ...