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Hla unakwahamba (Who gave you that food?)

Group of young Mpondo girls and boys
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Hla unakwahamba (Who gave you that food?)
Young Mpondo men and women of the Lusikisiki District, Cape Province, South Africa, sing a gubura dance. The sexes are separated, the men dancing in a tight circle. The girls maintain a shrill, high vocal descant.