Ugubhu lwaseBurundi eThekwini

Ukusuka kwabantu emazweni abo bexoshwa izingqinamba zamazwe abo baye kwamanye ngoba befuna impilo engcono into ekade yaqala, indala cishe kunawo wonke umuntu ophila kulesikhathi samanje. Impela kubukeka sengathi ngeke futhi kuphele uma kusekhona amazwe angenabo ubulungiswa futhi abantu bakhona bengenawo amathuba. Kuke kwenzeke-ke ukuthi abantu uma bethutha ezweni labo, beya kwelinye bakwenze ngobuningi ezweni noma … Read more

Amahubo (Part One)

Rather than just singing for the sake of entertainment, many traditional songs are infused with stories that tell the history of the Zulu-speaking people. Amahubo songs, which historically have been performed on specific occasions, such as weddings, funerals of important community members, and during times of war, fit into this genre of ‘story-telling’, and are said … Read more

Umculo Wesintu

  Thina sizwe esinsundu ziningi izinto esizigqaja ngazo nesizithwele ngeqoma ezingamasiko ethu. Izinto esizibungazayo yimicimbi yesintu, imvunulo esihloba ngayo emicimbini ehlukene, ukudla esikumayayo kwesintu kanye nomculo wesintu. Lawa amaciko acikoza ngawo amaZulu.   Ziningi izinhlobo zomculo wesintu thina sizwe sikaZulu esiziqhenya siphinde sizigqaje ngawo. Kulezo zinhlobo zomculo wesintu kubalwa isicathamiya, umbhaqanga, imvunge, umasikandi kanye neminye … Read more