Diviners' songs and praise songs of the Mpondo
Various Artists
Hugh Tracey recorded these Xhosa-speaking Mpondo people in 1957. Several praise and divination songs were recorded at Quaukeni (Great Place) in the Lusikisiki District, Cape Province, South Africa (Tracey 1973).
Track Listing
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101
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Izibongo zika ndlunkulu | Group of elderly Mpondo women | 4:17 | |
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102
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Somagwaza | Khotso and group of Mpondo men and women | 3:06 | |
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103
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Wa lala yedwa | Group of elderly Mpondo men and women | 4:50 | |
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104
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Bayeza kusasa | Siganeko Nonkonyana leading group of Mpondo and Sotho men | 3:10 | |
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105
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Icamagolivumile | Siganeko Nonkonyana leading group of Mpondo and Sotho men | 2:53 |
Album Info
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