The British Library The British Library http://sounds.bl.uk/JISC ASR IPR STATUS LIST.xls KwaZulu Natal tape six: Ye! Bheje! (O! Bheje!). C811/65 Very good quality recording. This is recorded in stereo. Princess Magogo and a second female singer provides an example of a hand-clapping song (this is called ukunqukuza and is a style of hand-clapping used by the Zulu people, in which they cup their hands to produce a hollow sound). This song is performed when a girl menstruates for the first time. This song is sung by the girl and her peers in the seclusion of her mothers hut during the private Thomba initiation ceremony, and is classified as an ukubhina puberty song. (Rycroft, D.,1975, 'A Royal Account of Music in Zulu Life with Translation, Annotation, and Musical Transcription', Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol 38, No 2, 353). Zulu folksongs and dance , initiation songs-Africa (Zulu) , ukubhina 1974 to 1975 Mahlabathini KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Zulu sound Rycroft, David, 1924-1997 00:15:51 48000 24 00:01:04 48000 24