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  2. Xhosa music - Wikipedia

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    Xhosa music has long been a major part of the music of South Africa, especially in the field of jazz. Since olden times, singing has been a tradition and part of culture among the Xhosas. Xhosa music is characteristically expressive and communicative which includes rhythmical expression of words and sounds.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Mantombi Matotiyana - Wikipedia

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    Other songs like Kubuhlungu Ukugula, Somandla, and Umoya Ethethile explore themes of spiritualism, a significant aspect of Matotiyana’s music. [6] Matotiyana’s ability to blend vocals and overtone melodies using the umrhubhe musical bow and uhadi is a key feature of her music. Her vocal style, described as having a "silvery quality," is ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Madosini - Wikipedia

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    Madosini's music is characterized by a harmonic structure that revolves around only two basic chords. This reflects the idiomatic nature of traditional Xhosa music and the way indigenous instruments like the uhadi (gourd bow) and umrhubhe (mouth bow) are played. In performances, these instruments produce two main pitches: an open string serving ...

  7. 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".

  8. Umxhentso - Wikipedia

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    It is slow and accompanied by low-pitched music and clapping. The umgqungqo is performed on wedding ceremonies, when a young girl is matured normally after puberty or in her teens Xhosa people used to have arranged marriages called 'ukuthwalwa' [3] then on wedding ceremony called 'umendiso' theme songs are sung. [4]

  9. Xhosa language - Wikipedia

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    Xhosa (/ ˈ k ɔː s ə / KAW-sə or / ˈ k oʊ s ə / KOH-sə, [5] [6] [7] Xhosa: [ᵏǁʰôːsa] ⓘ), formerly spelled Xosa and also known by its local name isiXhosa, is a Nguni language, indigenous to Southern Africa and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe. [8]