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The Tsonga traditional economy is based on mixed agriculture and pastoralism. Cassava is the staple; corn (maize), millet, sorghum, and other crops are also grown. Women do much of the agricultural work, while men and teenage boys take care of domestic animals (a herd of cows, sheep, and goats) although some men grow cash crops.
Five sangomas in KwaZulu-Natal. Traditional healers of Southern Africa are practitioners of traditional African medicine in Southern Africa.They fulfil different social and political roles in the community like divination, healing physical, emotional, and spiritual illnesses, directing birth or death rituals, finding lost cattle, protecting warriors, counteracting witchcraft and narrating the ...
The Makuleke are a Tsonga tribe living in the Pafuri Triangle of South Africa at the confluence of the Luvuvhu river and Limpopo river in what is now the Kruger National Park. [1] The Tsonga-speaking agricultural and fishing tribe settled the area in the seventeenth century with decentralized homesteads. [2]
It is customary for Tsonga girls to learn the xibelani dance, and it is a way for them to express pride in their cultural heritage. The xibelani dance is used on occasions such as mkhinyavezo and Ku chachula , as well as to accompany other traditional dances such as the makhwaya and mchongolo .
Tsonga and Venda. Mashonja/matamani—made from mopani worms; Afrikaans. A serving of tomato bredie. Gesmoorde vis—salted cod or snoek with potatoes and tomato sauce, sometimes served with apricot, grapes or moskonfyt. Hoenderpastei—chicken pot pie, traditional Afrikaans fare.
Tsonga traditional healers celebrate at initiation dedicated to the Ndau spirit. Ukuthwasa is a traditional African practice that involves a spiritual calling and initiation process for individuals chosen by their ancestors to become healers or diviners.
Tsonga may refer to: Tsonga language, a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa; Tsonga people, a large group of people living mainly in southern Mozambique and ...
Tsonga traditional music was first recorded in the 1950s by Francisco Baloyi for Gallo, and showed a largely African style influenced by Latin rhythms. Mozambiquan musicians Fani Pfumo and Alexander Jafete became prominent studio performers in the 1950s and into the next decade.