David Rycroft South Africa Collection

Wayehlaba yakhala inyamatane (He Stabbed and the Antelope Cried)

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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

    unknown

  • Recording locations

    South Africa

  • Performers

    unidentified (singers, male)

  • Description

    This song is an example of a Swazi "ingoma yebutimba", or hunting song. A group of voices sing unaccompanied. The voices are characterised by non-simultaneous entry into the melody and the overlapping of parts. One can also identify call-and-response between the solo male voice and the chorus.

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