Seven Examples Of South African Zulu Ukusina (high kick) Videos With A Focus On The Songs That Accompany Those Dances, Part II

ayanda madlebe, Nov 10, 2018

I WILL BE HAVING LESSONS TO TEACH ZULU DANCE AND ZULU SONGS,THESE YOUNG GIRLS WILL  BE TEACHING YOU HOW TO DO TRADITIONAL DANCES AND TO SING ZULU SONGS.THIS SONG IS CALLED  SEBEYASABA WHICH MEANS THEY ARE AFRAID.THE GIRLS ARE REFERRING TO OTHER TRADITIONAL DANCE GROUPS BEING AFRAID OF THEIR DANCE AND SONG ROUTINE SO MUCH SO THEY THINK THEY USE MAGICAL SPELLS TO PERFORM SO WELL.TRADITIONAL DANCE GROUPS USUALLY HAVE A HEALTHY COMPETITION AND REGULAR DANCE BATTLES.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on YouTube videos of Zulu females performing ukusina (ingoma; high kick) dances. The focus of this post is the singing that accompanies those dance performances.

This post showcases seven additional YouTube videos of Zulu ukusina dances and includes a few  comments from some of those videos. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/07/south-african-zulu-ukusina-high-kick.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents some information about Zulu ukusina dances. This post also showcases two YouTube videos of ukusina dances and presents some comments from the discussion thread for one of those videos.  

 
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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DISCLAIMER

This post doesn't purport to present examples of or information about all the different types of songs that are sung while ukusina is performed.

Additions are welcome.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: ZULU MAIDEN SONGS--IZOGANA BANI ( WHO WILL SHE MARRY IF SHE IS DRUNK)

ayanda madlebe, Nov 12, 2018
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Here are some comments from that video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:

1. @yinyang40, 2019
"Yes! Oh my God. This is very nice. Cultural yet entertaining."

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2. @ayandamadlebe, 2019
"This song is also educational especially to women that drink too much alcohol."

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: Indoni Festival 2018 - Zulu group

This is Cosurtwo, Dec 17, 2018  DURBAN NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM

Annual cultural festival in South Africa
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Here are some comments from that video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:

1.  @andiswakhwela725, 2018
"Yilili💃🏽💃🏽.

I can't hear the lyrics though"

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2.@lungiswakunene6360, 2019
"Andiswa Khwela elethu ilizwe, ngowani umbango"
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Google translate from Zulu to English: "elethu ilizwe, ngowani umbango" ="our country, why the conflict"

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3.@omark2423
"I really want to know. What does the high kicks represent."

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4. @mkza2280, 2020
"That's  just a traditional Zulu dance  not sure if there's any other meaning 🤔"

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5. @omark2423, 2020
"@mkza2280  its other tribes that do it also."

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6. @mkza2280,2020
"Yes most South Africans do it also irrespective of  tribal origin"

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7. @josweetlove1537,2020
"Omar K. The dance has several incantations but is typically a Zulu war dance. Showing of their attire, weapons and leg strength."

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4: USUFIKILE

ayanda madlebe, Mar 27, 2019

A SMALL GROUP OF GIRLS IS SINGING AND DANCING IN A COMPETITION,THEY ARE DOING A ZULU DANCE CALLED UKUSINA
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Here are two comments from that video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:
1. @ibrahimjumanne3953, 2019
"It is very good ,seem that you're capable ,strong enough ,what the meaning of usufikile? Karibuu Tanzania"
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"Karibuu" is a Swahili word whose English translation is "Welcome".  

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2. @ntokozojoy1947, 2019
"Usufikile means it has arrived"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5: AWUNGIYEKE SOKA LAM -MY BOYFRIEND LEAVE ME ALONE

ayanda madlebe, Mar 30, 2019

THESE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMEN ARE SINGING FOR THE FOR ALL KINDS OF OCCASSIONS,THIS DANCE IS CALLED UKUSINA.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6: Ungibangela amazondo: Wengoma ngizokuyeka

INTUTHUKO YENTOMBI, Nov 27, 2021
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Here are some comments from that video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:

1.@elishamotsholathebe7306, 2022
"Wow,,msondo beautiful song😄😄"

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2. @intuthukoyentombi, 2022
"Msondo means, I'm  gonna dance. The whole song means I'm gonna dance no matter what I'm facing."

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3. @sibusisiwemnyongo7419, 2022
"Lyrics please??"

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4. @intuthukoyentombi, 2022
"Hi Sibusisiwe, The lyrics in English would not make sense especially when they are singing. But we do provide lyrics when they are just talking"
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Google translate from Zulu to English gives no results for “msondo” or "amasondo".  However, it gives this Zulu to English result for "amzondo" = "hate". Google translate from Zulu to English also gives this result for "Ungibangela amazondo: Wengoma ngizokuyeka" = "You make me hate you: I will stop singing"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7: Indoni enhle ingoma kazwelonke perfomance

INTUTHUKO YENTOMBI, Jun 3, 2023
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Here's a comment from that video's discussion thread praising that singing"
1. @mbongeniprotas1814,2023
"Yashingoma🙌"
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Google translate from Zulu to English:
"It was sung 🙌"

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