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The etymology of Ganggangsullae is not clear, however the term's origins can be guessed by interpreting the name in either indigenous Korean or Hanja characters. Some theorize that the term was derived from the indigenous Korean words, in which 'Gang' of Ganggangsullae means circle and 'sullae', which derived from the words 'sunu' or 'sulla', means a wagon or to alert.
The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
The music of South Africa exhibits a culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace.Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South African pop music, afro house, South African hip hop, Shangaan electro, bacardi house, bolo house, gqom and amapiano.
The South African Music Encyclopedia (Suid-Afrikaanse Musiekensiklopedie, or SAME) is an encyclopedia of South(ern) African musicians and music. Its four volumes were published in 1979, [ 1 ] 1982, [ 2 ] 1984, [ 3 ] and 1986 [ 4 ] under the editorship of Afrikaans music scholar Jacques Philip Malan in both English and Afrikaans.
Central African Music (dark blue on the map) includes the music of Chad, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. The Eastern region (light green on the map) includes the music of Uganda , Kenya , Rwanda , Burundi , Tanzania , Malawi , Mozambique and Zimbabwe as well as the islands of Madagascar , the ...
African American Vernacular English, or Black American English, is one of America's greatest sources of linguistic creativity, and Black Twitter especially has played a pivotal role in how words ...
Boeremusiek is a genre steeped in the history of Afrikaner identity and politics, but it also reflects the complex intersections of race, class, and culture in South African music. Its evolution from a hybrid form of folk music to a symbol of white Afrikaner nationalism complicates simple narratives about its origins and meanings.
The late former South African President Nelson Mandela described how he sang Shosholoza as he worked during his imprisonment on Robben Island. He described it as "a song that compares the apartheid struggle to the motion of an oncoming train" and went on to explain that "the singing made the work lighter".