This article analyses the musical forms and structure of songs and accompanying dance in a healing church in Natal Province of South Africa. The article traces both Western and Nguni influences in such ritual performance. There are also innovations by leaders, sometimes coming from revelations in dreams. The article also considers the function of music in the rituals, relating it to the enhanced experiences and perceptions of devotees. The article concludes that there is a marked continuity with traditional religious practice.
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