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The Tsonga people (Tsonga: Vatsonga) are a Bantu ethnic group primarily native to Southern Mozambique and South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga). They speak Xitsonga, a Southern Bantu language. A very small number of Tsonga people are also found in Zimbabwe and Northern Eswatini. The Tsonga people of South Africa share some history with the ...
Ndlovu was the greatest Chief in this part of the continent, in that he founded many nations. He became the father of many nations, the Xhosa, the Zulus, the Ndebele, Ngwane/Swazi, Ndwandwe (Shangana) Thonga, Ndawu, etc. [2] All Nguni speaking tribes and nations, owe their identity and cultural heritage to this great Chief Ndlovu . In turn the ...
Within the Nguni nations, the clan, based on male ancestry, formed the highest social unit. [citation needed] Each clan was led by a chieftain. [citation needed] Influential men tried to achieve independence by creating their own clan. [citation needed] The power of a chieftain often depended on how well he could hold his clan together.
Ndlovu (/ ˈ n d l oʊ v uː /, lit. ' elephant ' ) is a surname, common in South Africa and Zimbabwe, originating from the Nguni languages and prevalent among the Ndebele and Zulu people . Notable people with the surname include:
The most popular Tsonga musicians, however, has arguably been either Thomas Chauke, the pop singer Peta Teanet or the equally successful Penny Penny, Joe Shirimani. Paul Ndlovu is another artist who has contributed a lot in this genre, with his popular hits, Hi ta famba moyeni and Tsakane .
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 ]
Ndlovu Youth Choir was formed in January 2009 [1] by Ndlovu Care Group childcare community based in Elandsdoorn, Limpopo. [2] In October 2018, they released a single "Shape of You" with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman. [3] [4] The song won Best Independent Music Video at the Hollywood Music Awards. [5] [6]
Izibongo is a genre of oral literature among various Bantu peoples of Southern Africa, including the Zulu [1] and the Xhosa. [2] While it is often considered to be poetry of praise, Jeff Opland and others consider the term "praise" (for "bonga") to be too limiting, since it can contain criticism also.