10 March 2010

BBC podcast African Perspective: Lost Jewish tribe "found in Zimbabwe"

African Perspective is a weekly documentary podcast by the BBC, which takes an in-depth look at life on the African continent. This week's (06 Mar 2010) edition is about the Lemba people of Zimbabwe and South Africa, who, according to their oral traditions, claim that their ancestors were Jews who fled the Holy Land about 2,500 years ago.

African Perspective >>
Duration: 27 mins
The BBC's Steve Vickers is in Zimbabwe to explore an extraordinary tale of a mysterious and ancient drum-like object and the people who revere this ngoma lungundu.

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