ILAM / Hugh Tracey Recordings: The Nguni Sound
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The Nguni Sound
 South Africa & Swaziland 1955 '57 '58
From the Hugh Tracey recordings in Africa
Produced by Sharp Wood Productions (Netherlands) and International Library of African Music (ILAM - South Africa).

The Nguni are the people who live along the SE coast of Africa, who are known as Xhosa, Zulu, Swati. On this album we hear unaccompanied groups singing with great vocal power, strength of melody, richness of harmony, and intimate songs with music bows, some examples of western instruments readily adopted and the seemingly natural step to an local jazz style.

Listen:
Xhosa Ngqika - vocal and musical bow
Xhosa Gaeleka - vocals and mouth bow
Xhosa Mpondo - vocal and guitar
Swati - concertina and vocal

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