Peter Langmead
Damyna the Musical movie, produced in Zambia
Damyna the Musical: Press Kit
Logline
Family secrets and a witch doctor’s spells conspire to confuse the life of an orphaned girl whose quest for love brings her traditional African village into conflict with the sophisticated world of international development agencies.
Synopsis
A tranquil African village is thrown into turmoil when Damyna, a poor abandoned girl, becomes torn between her love for the boy she grew up with and the handsome, suave stranger who strides into her life.
Damyna is brought up by a kindly ‘aunt’ who has paid off her father’s moneylender to secure the girl’s freedom.
She grows into a young woman knowing that the aunt’s son, Por Phiri, is not her brother, contrary to his believe that they are siblings.
Trouble arrives when two dynamic consultants, Kati Pault and Given Chansa, arrive from the city on a mission to 'improve' the villagers’ farming skills.
An interfering witch doctor ensures that Por falls in love with Kati and Given falls in love with Damyna, and the two villagers find themselves living the highlife in a cafe in town. But before matters get further out of hand, the witch doctor realises his mistake and attempts to reverse his spell, only to be faced with opposition from Damyna's adopted mother's husband, a lookalike who claims to be father of both Damyna and Por.
But Damyna's adoptive mother recognises their love and reveals her husband is not the father of her son, freeing Damyna and Por to marry while preserving her original secret of their uncommon heritage.
The wedding scene reveals an unexpected guest: Damyna's high-ranking wayward real father – bearing a striking resemblance to the witch doctor who caused the mayhem in the first place.
Songs & Singers
Song | Singers |
Chongwe, Chongwe | Farmer chorus (Josephine Kachiza, Evelyn Chisenga, Maria Kachiza, Ulande Nkomesha, Danani Longwe, Tom Chiponge) |
When I was Young | Damyna (Josephine Kachiza) |
Good-looking Woman | Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope) |
Oh, Ah, it’s me | Ms Bwalya (Nulukena Lubosi) |
Coming in a Car | Damyna (Josephine Kachiza) and Por Phiri (Mubita Long'ope), Chorus |
Saving Africa | Kati Pault (Hilda Kamizhi), Given Chansa (Dude Mubuaeta), Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Mr Farmer (Emmuel Muleta), Mrs Farmer (Gloria Siisii), Chorus |
What is your Name? | Kati Pault (Hilda Kamizhi), Given Chansa (Dude Mubuaeta), Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Chorus |
You may think I’m a Curiosity | Witch doctor (Tom Chiponge), Chorus |
Iwe Damyna | Farmers (Ulande Nkomesha, Mike Tembo, Charity Chisenga), Chorus |
Stand a Chance | Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Damyna (Josephine Kachiza), Mr Farmer (Emmanuel Muleta), Chorus |
Pretty Young Thing | Given Chansa (Dude Mubuaeta), Damyna (Josephine Kachiza) |
See you then | Damyna (Josephine Kachiza), Given Chansa (Dude Mubuaeta), Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Kati Pault (Hilda Kamizhi), Chorus |
Here we are in Town | Mr Townie (Emmanuel Muleta), Mrs Townie (Gloria Siisii), bar staff (Ulande Nkomesha, Danani Longwe, Daniel Mwalwembe) |
Dead indebted Dad | Given Chansa (Dude Mubuaeta), Mr Townie (Emmanuel Muleta), Mrs Townie (Gloria Siisii), Chorus |
What are you doing here? | Damyna (Josephine Kachiza), Given Chansa (Dude Mubuaeta), Ms Bwalya (Nulukena Lubosi), Chorus |
Quite a Party | Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Ms Bwalya (Nulukena Lubosi), Damyna (Josephine Kachiza) |
Doubting Given | Damyna (Josephine Kachiza), Mrs Townie (Emmanuel Muleta), Mrs Townie (Gloria Siisii) |
Pouting Por | Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Kati Pault (Hilda Kamizhi), Mr Townie (Emmanuel Muleta), Mrs Townie (Gloria Siisii) |
The Fates of These | Witch doctor (Tom Chiponge), Chorus |
I have had a Dream | Mrs Bwalya (Nulukena Lubosi), Chorus |
Oh Mother! | Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Damyna (Josephine Kachiza), Mr Townie (Emmanuel Muleta), Mrs Townie (Gloria Siisii), Chorus |
Have you been here for Long? | Given Chansa (Dude Mubuaeta), Kati Pault (Hilda Kamizhi) |
Getting along Fine | Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Damyna (Josephine Kachiza), Kati Pault (Hilda Kamizhi), Given Chansa (Dude Mubuaeta), Mr Townie (Emmanuel Muleta), Mrs Townie (Gloria Siisii), Chorus |
I Remember your Mother | Mr Bwalya (Tom Chiponge), Chorus |
Oh, what a Man! | Barmen (Ulande Nkomesha, Danani Longwe, Daniel Mwalwembe), waitress and female guest (Evelyn Chisenga, Maria Kachiza) |
Drunken Bum | Ms Bwalya (Nulukena Lubosi) |
The Marriage song | Por Phiri (Mubita Ling'ope), Mr Townie (Emmanuel Muleta), Mrs Townie (Gloria Siisii), Chorus |
Film Credits
Character | Actor singer | Experience |
Damyna | Josephine Kachiza | Kati Pault in Damyna Damyna the opera |
Por Phiri | Mubita Ling'ope | Damyna the Musical |
Mrs Bwalya | Nulukena Lubosi | Belita (heroine) in The Legend of Konga Mato |
Kati Pault | Sabrina Butts | Damyna the Musical |
Given Chansa | Dude Mubuaeta | Damyna the Musical |
Mrs Farmer/Townie | Gloria Siisii | Damyna the Musical |
Mr Farmer/Townie | Emmanuel Muleta | Peri Phiri in The Legend of Konga Mato |
Witch Doctor, Mr Bwalya, Damyna's father | Tom Chiponge | Chorus member in Damyna Damyna the opera, Narrator in The Legend of Konga Mato |
Taxi driver | Damyna the Musical | |
Guard, friend of drunk, preacher | Evans | Damyna the Musical |
Damyna's village friend, bar client | Charity Chisenga | Damyna the Musical |
Damyna's village friend's lover, bar client | Mike Tembo | Runner in The Legend of Konga Mato |
Village drunk, bar staff | Danani Longwe | Chorus member in Damyna Damyna the opera |
Village farmer, bar staff | Ulande Nkomesha | Chorus member in Damyna Damyna the opera |
Village local, bar staff | Daniel Mwalwembe | Chorus member in Damyna Damyna the opera, Blue Jeans in The Legend of Konga Mato |
Village local, bar client | Maria Kachiza | Chorus member in Damyna Damyna the opera and The Legend of Konga Mato |
Bar client | Bube Kalala | Damyna the Musical. Writer at Langmead & Baker Ltd. |
Bar client | Mukuka Mulenga | Damyna the Musical. Writer at Langmead & Baker Ltd. |
Village local, bar staff | Evelyn Chisenga | Chorus member in The Legend of Konga Mato |
Village local, bar client | Tulani Banda | Damyna the Musical. |
Writer, Composer & Director | Peter Langmead | Librettist, Composer and Director of Damyna Damyna the opera and The Legend of Konga Mato |
Asst. Director, Music Editor and Casting Director | Joseph Muyunda | Music Director of The Legend of Konga Mato |
Producer | Langmead & Baker Ltd | Damyna Damyna the opera, The Legend of Konga Mato |
Director of Photography | Denis Borrow | Cinematography includes: The Queen's Longest Reign: Elizabeth & Victoria; Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film; River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand; Norman Wisdom: His Story; Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad: Live. |
Editor & 2nd Unit Cameraman | Kalenga Mwansa | Cinematographer and editor at Langmead & Baker Ltd. Cinematography and editing for The Legend of Konga Mato |
Costume & Makeup | Sabrina Butts | Damyna the Musical. |
Video effects, Trailer, Artworks | Maapala Musonda | Graphic designer at Langmead & Baker Ltd |
Production assistant and driver | Daniel Mwalwembe | Photographer at Langmead & Baker Ltd. Damyna Damyna the opera, The Legend of Konga Mato |
Driver's assistant | Evans | Damyna the Musical. |
Kati Pault's dubbing singer | Hilda Kamizhi | Damyna the Musical. |
Bus driver & Transport management | Lawrence | Damyna the Musical. |
Soundman | Daniel Tonga | Writer at Langmead & Baker Ltd |
Sound mix | Tom Chiponge | Writer at Langmead & Baker Ltd |
Colour correction & grading | Petrovs Raitis | Documentary 2015: The Soho I Love. Short Films 2015: False Reality; Perfect; The Drone. |
Best regards,
Peter Langmead
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