David Rycroft South Africa Collection
Rycroft interview with SiSwati Singer.
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Type
sound
Duration
00:10:18
Cultures
Swazi
Shelf mark
C811/42
Subjects
Swazi folksongs and dance
Recording date
1964-05-12
Recording locations
North Coast road (between Mkuze and Viyela), KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Interviewees
unidentified (speaker, male)
Interviewers
Rycroft, David (speaker, male)
Recordist
Rycroft, David, 1924-1997
Description
Rycroft interviews the singer about the song 'Niphume ethathana'. The singer explains that sometimes they sing this song when they are sitting with the elders, they can also sing it when they are drinking beer or when they are dancing at ceremonial occasions.
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