David Rycroft South Africa Collection

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:31:19

  • Cultures

    Zulu

  • Shelf mark

    C811/34

  • Subjects

    Zulu folksongs and dance , choral songs-Africa (Zulu) , isicathamiya

  • Recording date

    unknown

  • Recording locations

    Durban, South Africa

  • Performers

    unidentified (performers)

  • Recordist

    Rycroft, David, 1924-1997

  • Description

    Rycroft marks this tape nothing of interest, the recording quality is very poor, because the music is recorded at a distance, there is much wind interference and the crowd is noisy. There seems to be some izaga, amahubo and izibongo on the tape.

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