SOUTH AFRICA

A magnificent journey to the very centre of the Zulu vocal tradition. You will find a succession of carefully chosen titles representing all the authenticity, beauty and strength that emanate from Zulu singing.This CD, recorded in the field (tribe, church, etc.), takes the listener into the very heart of this extraordinary region of Africa.

Tracks and Samples:

1. Isigqi samazulu [you will love zulu rythm] (4:39)
2. Mshoza nyakaza [mshoza dance] (2:31)
3. Ngonyaka ka 1987 [through with 1987] (3:21)
4. Sikhatsele [we are listeners of radio swazi] (4:11)
5. Imoto [ayabaleka] [the car] (2:12)
6. Baba wethu osezulwini [our father who art in heaven] (4:36)
7. Liphi liphi live leftu [we pay homage to the chief] (3:24)
8. Bobabe mkhulu bafa [our father untutored] (2:23)
9. S’khumba sebenza [work for a living] (1:53)
10. Sawubona mnaketfu [have been deserted by wife] (3:03)
11. Kulonyaka [we will improve our art] (2:37)
12. Bhunya [description of bhunya] (3:21)
13. Izindunduma zasegoli [nine dumps / johannesburg mountains] (2:51)
14. Sesiyakhumbula [we remember coronation day] (4:21)
15. Uma kudvuma litulu [you will miss us] (3:21)
16. Ubaba wami wangikhulisa [father brought me up] (2:23)