Gubura dances of the Mpondo.

Young Mpondo men and women of the Lusikisiki District, Cape Province, South Africa, sing for several gubura dances. Each song begins with the boys kneeling. Each boy sings into his cupped hand and bobs and sways to the rhythm. The girls stand nearby. At a signal, the boys rise and dance standing up....

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Other Authors: Tracey, Hugh
Language:Xhosa
Published: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1957.
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