Kalinde, Bibian

Dr. Bibian Kalinde is Zambia’s first female doctorate degree holder in music education. She is the elected president of the Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education (PASMAE), founding director of the University of Zambia (UNZA) choir, Assistant Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the UNZA School of Education, and the Vice President of Africa Affairs in the Intercultural Music Initiative (IMI). Dr. Kalinde has published and presented work on the music of Zambian marriage ceremonies, music globalization, depictions of women in popular Zambian music, the effectiveness of song in childhood education, and music therapy. Her current research focuses on the intersections of gender and music in traditional Zambian society. The title of her presentation for this speaker series is “Unraveling Timbre in the Music of the Marriage Ceremony of the Chewa and Bemba in Zambia.”