Traditional Swazi Music, South Africa



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This song, titled “Ngoneni Ngoneni Bakithi?”, is sung by two elderly women, one of whom accompanies on the makeyana, a single-stringed, gourd-resonated musical bow. It was recorded in Mataffin, South Africa; further north, the makeyana is considered a man’s instrument.

"Ngoneni ngoneni bakithi?" performed by Rosalina Ndohle/Juana Nkosi, from The Music of Africa Series: Musical Instruments 1, Strings (Cat.# Kaleidophone KMA 1). Recorded by Hugh Tracey for the International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa. (c)1972 Traditional Music Documentation Project. All rights reserved.

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