Gubura dances of the Mpondo

Young Mpondo men and women of the Lusikisiki District, Cape Province, South Africa, sing for several gubura dances. Each song begins with the boys kneeling. Each boy sings into his cupped hand and bobs and sways to the rhythm. The girls stand nearby. At a signal, the boys rise and dance standing up. The word gubura is pronounced [gubuca]. The leopardlike snarl, or cough, or grunt, which the Xhosa make in their throats is audible throughout these songs (Tracey 1973).

Track Listing

101	Imama (Mother)	Group of Mpondo young men and three girls	02:44
102	Ubenga lahlinkomo (He lost the cattle)	Group of Mpondo young men and three girls	02:52
103	Jamani (Go to Germany)	Group of young Mpondo boys	02:40
104	Injeke, Injeke, he (Like this, like this)	Group of young Mpondo boys	01:30
105	Hla unakwahamba (Who gave you that food?)	Group of young Mpondo girls and boys	03:04
106	Tikolosh (The imp)	Group of young Mpondo girls and boys	02:43
107	Umfazi uya balega (His wife has run away)	Group of young Mpondo girls and boys	02:28