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  2. Xhosa music - Wikipedia

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    Learning traditional music begins with incentive and desire to fully share in the life of the village as almost every occasion of life including play songs for children, the girls' and boys' umtshotsho song as they grow, the intlombe dance parties, songs and dances of initiation practices, ancestor songs and beer songs.

  3. Indodana - Wikipedia

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    Indodana" is a traditional isiXhosa song which has been arranged for choral performance by South African composers Michael Barrett and Ralf Schmitt. [1] [2] [3] The lyrics, translated into English, are: "The Lord has taken his son who lived amongst us / The Son of the Lord God was crucified / Father Jehovah". [4]

  4. The Click Song - Wikipedia

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    The song is known world-wide thanks to the interpretation of South African singer Miriam Makeba (herself a Xhosa). In her discography the song appears in several versions, both with the title Qongqothwane and as The Click Song. The song was written and originally performed by The Manhattan Brothers who made it famous across Africa. Miriam was ...

  5. Umxhentso - Wikipedia

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    The name of these traditional garments is umbhaco, while their cousins, the Zulus, wear animal hide (men) and colourful clothing and beads (women). They usually paint themselves prior to performing. Umxhentso is mostly performed in the Transkei homeland in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa where the tradition is still valued.

  6. Xhosa people - Wikipedia

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    Traditional music features drums, rattles, whistles, flutes, mouth harps, and stringed-instruments and especially group singing accompanied by hand clapping. [citation needed] There are songs for various ritual occasions; one of the best-known Xhosa songs is a wedding song called "Qongqothwane", performed by Miriam Makeba as "Click Song #1 ...

  7. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika - Wikipedia

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    The song was the official anthem for the African National Congress during the apartheid era and was a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement. [7] For decades during the apartheid regime it was considered by many to be the unofficial national anthem of South Africa, representing the suffering of the oppressed masses.

  8. Mantombi Matotiyana - Wikipedia

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    Her first solo album, titled Songs of Greeting, Healing and Heritage, was released in 2019 under the Africa Open Institute. The album is a collection of traditional songs performed with umrhubhe musical bow, uhadi, and isitolotolo. It reflects Mantombi’s deep connection to her cultural heritage and her role as a storyteller through music. [4]

  9. Uhadi musical bow - Wikipedia

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    The Uhadi, a musical bow, is a traditional Southern African Xhosa musical instrument. It is a large unembraced musical bow which is attached to a resonator and played by percussion. The length of the string bow ranges from 115 to 130 centimeters.