David Rycroft South Africa Collection
Umhlanga Reed Festival narration
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Type
sound
Duration
00:41:51
Cultures
Swazi
Shelf mark
C811/23
Subjects
Swazi folksongs and dance, ceremonial songs - Africa (Swazi), emahubo (singular: ihubo)
Recording date
1964-07-10
Recording locations
South Africa
Recordist
Rycroft, David, 1924-1997
Speakers
Rycroft, David, 1924-1997 (narrator, male)
Description
Rycroft speaks about Swazi Royalty, and in particular the tradition of fixing the reed huts at the Swazi queen mother's palace at Lobamba. The reeds are collected by hundreds of Swazi schoolgirls over a few days in winter. When the girls arrive at the queen mother's palace, they deposit the reeds and then prepare for the Umhlanga Reed Festival celebrations.
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