Ukucela ingqula (We ask that our voice be heard)
Abstract
- Abstract
- Ukucel' ingqula is a song for umngqungqo, the women's dance at girl's initiation. As is usual in Xhosa traditional songs, many of the words are exclamations. The pertinent texts are the title: Ukucela ingqula, "to ask that our voice be heard,” i.e. please listen to us; Hohoyo … zintombi he: (it is) the girls… Similar texts are sung several times. The lyrics tell us that a girl needs to be initiated, and speaks to her father.
Subjects
- Subject
- African Music
People & roles
- Musician
- Ntwanambi, Joseph
Origins & context
- Title
- Ukucela ingqula (We ask that our voice be heard)
- Type
- Audio
- Parent project
- International Library of African Music
- is funded by
-
Rhodes University
- Place of Origin
- South Africa
- Created Date
- November 1, 2015
Rights & access
- License
- CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
- Access Rights
- Public
Identifiers & sources
- DRE ID
- eaa-99-0371
- Identifier
-
2143
Value Annotations
Value Annotations
- Type
- Publisher, distributor, or vendor stock number
Further details
- WissKI URL
- 81869