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The voice of a prisoner: recordings of Joseph Ntwanambi in the Ruhleben Prisoner of War Camp, Berlin, 1917
Get PDFThe Xhosa WWI prisoner of war, Joseph Ntwanambi, whose recordings form the basis of this article, was recorded by two German ethnologists, first on wax cylinder by George Schunemann and then on shellac discs by Wilhelm Doegen and the Odeon recording company. These recordings of Ntwanambi may be the earliest recordings of Xhosa music which are accessible and still in existence. Regarding the prisoner himself, he was clearly recruited into the South African Army after enlisting into the South African Native Labour Corps, and sent to Germany during World War I where he was captured by the Germans and ended up with other African prisoners in the Ruhleben camp
Umngqungqo, yincwadi (Just those two words)
No full textThis is a very short recording of just the two words umngqungqo and incwadi, each said several times. The words are umngqungqo, the dance from girls\u27 initiation, and incwadi, a letter. The recordings began with a song from umngqungqo and incwadi was the final word of the words on Track 7. One is tempted to let one\u27s imagination go to work: Joseph Ntwanambi, the hungry prisoner far from home, may have been thinking of a girl whom he had hoped to marry. She would be available for marriage after her initiation. He had found work, and now he had the oxen he needed for the bride price.
How he must have longed to write to her or to his family about this! Or perhaps he was remembering things that had happened a long time ago. This of course is pure speculation. But his recordings clearly show a deep sense of nostalgia
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No full textRASD
No full textRASD is a song in entamas mode and medha rhythm directed at the PF and about the principles of the Saharawi constitution. Since 1976, these songs are performed by the group El Ualy (named for their hero), the first musical band representing the Saharawi people in exile
Ukucela ingqula (We ask that our voice be heard)
No full textUkucel\u27 ingqula is a song for umngqungqo, the women\u27s dance at girl\u27s 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
