David Rycroft South Africa Collection
Interview about the song 'Yakhala inkosi' (The chief cried).
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Type
sound
Duration
00:34:35
Cultures
Swazi
Shelf mark
C811/42
Subjects
Swazi folksongs and dance , dance-songs-Africa (Swazi)
Recording date
unknown
Recording locations
South Africa
Interviewees
unidentified (female)
Interviewers
Rycroft, David (speaker, male)
Recordist
Rycroft, David, 1924-1997
Description
This tape is labelled 'Swazi wedding'. Rycroft asks the singer about the song 'Yakhala inkosi'. However, there is too much background noise to hear what is being said. It sounds like this song is related to the 'isibhaca' dance which is very popular in Swaziland.
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