David Rycroft South Africa Collection

Ye! Bheje! (O! Bheje!).

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:15:07

  • Cultures

    Zulu

  • Shelf mark

    C811/66

  • Subjects

    Zulu folksongs and dance , initiation songs-Africa (Zulu) , ukubhina

  • Recording date

    1974 to 1975

  • Recording locations

    KwaZulu Natal South Africa

  • Recordist

    Rycroft, David, 1924-1997

  • Speakers

    Buthelezi, Mangosuthu, 1924- (male)

  • Description

    Princess Magogo 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 initiation 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). Very good quality recording.

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