Ibandla lesiZayoni lingelinye kwamakhulukazi eNingizimu Afrika. Kulenyanga siphosa iso emculweni wale bandla ngenhloso yokwandisa ulwazi kulabo abafisa ukuyiqonda kahle le nkonzo yamaZayoni. Sinemiqopho emibili equkethe umculo ovele kubalandeli balenkonzo. Ngezansi sinomqopho esiwushicilelwe uMnu. Mxolisi Mkhwanazi oyilungu le-Amalgamation Mass Choir lapho becula khona ingoma ethi “Silwele”. Le ngoma iholwa nguMnu. Msa Luthuli elekelelwa nguMnu. Banele Dube … Read more
Amahubo ngesiZayoni Amabandla aseZayoni adume kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika ngendlela ahlabelela ngayo nangomndlandla wawo. Kuba lula ukuhlukanisa amalungu asebandleni laseZayoni ngendlela ashuna ngayo izingoma noma ngabe zijwayeleke kangakanani. Lana ngaphansi siqukethe umqopho webandla laseZayoni elizinze eMgababa licula ikhorasi le ngoma ethi: Njengendluzela Ilambele Amanzi, eyaziwa kakhulu amakholwa aseNingizimu Afrika. Balalele ngezansi bethi nje kanjalo “umoya wami ulambele … Read more
Ihubo Kulengosi, ngikubeke kwasobala ukuthi siveza imibukiso yokwenzeke ngenkathi kunehlambo emzini wako Sothole, lana ke siveza amahubo abehutshwa kuwo lomcimbi. Ukuhuba lokhu njengokushaya ushameni enye yezinto esiziqhenya ngakho thinandlu kaSenzangakhona. Ngike ngakubalula futhi ukuthi ngitshengisa imibukiswano etshengisa ngqo! obekwenzeka ekhaya, lana kuvela imibukiso emibili kuhutshwa izinsizwa zeneme, ngithi nawe sina uzibethele ubuke ubuhle bonyawo lukaZulu … Read more
Kuzoshisa izikhotha ubumnandi eThekwini kusukela mhlaka 25 kuya ku-27 May 2018 emcimbini womculo odumile iZakifo Music Festival ozobe ukuleli dolobha ihlandla lesine. Lo mcimbi uhlelelwe ukwenzeka eBAT Centre, eViews at Twenty5, naseBlue Lagoon Beach okuyizindawo ezaziwa kakhulu eThekwini. Lo mcimbi uzovula ngekhonsathi yokuqoqela imali iNelson Mandela Foundation eBAT Centre lapho khona umculi odumile wakuleli uSipho … Read more
Last month South Africa lost another one of its musical giants with the passing of Lemme Special Mabaso. Described as one of the pioneers of kwela music, Mabaso was a master pennywhistler, starting his first band at the age of just ten. The Alexandra Junior Bright Boys was comprised of Mabaso, his two brothers, and three … Read more
Despite making use of exactly the same instrument, Irish and African ‘whistle’ songs have a very different sound to them. In Ireland people talk about the ‘tin whistle’, but in South Africa we call it the ‘pennywhistle’, or iMpempe. Supposedly the difference in the sound can be attributed to the way in which the whistle … Read more