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Gubura dances of the Mpondo

Various Artists
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

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Group of Mpondo young men and three girls
02:44
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102
Group of Mpondo young men and three girls
02:52
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103
Group of young Mpondo boys
02:40
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104
Group of young Mpondo boys
01:30
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105
Group of young Mpondo girls and boys
03:04
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Group of young Mpondo girls and boys
02:43
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Group of young Mpondo girls and boys
02:28