Shikisha Zulu Dance and Music
From the collection of
The Gloria Stories
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1989
Shikisha Zulu Dance and Music
Exhilarating street dancing performed with an infectious energy. Traditional Zulu, Shangaan, Xhosa, and Sotho beats, enliven a Newcastle pop-up.
White western colonisers were responsible for the dismissal and oppression of traditional performance arts in colonised territories all over the world. The importance of celebrating and reviving these traditions cannot be underestimated.
Shikisha was a four-woman performance group who brought authentic South African township music together with chants from tribal ceremonies which celebrated the great moments of life. Founded in 1981 by Julia Mathunjwa, they released two albums and six singles. Their name Shikisha is taken from the Zulu for "belt it out.""
The musical group Shiksha, from the Zulu word 'Belt it Out' perform a number of traditional Zulu, Sotho, Xhosa and Shangaan dances, chants and drumming songs set to township music on a stage watched by a crowd as they perform.
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Unheard Voices
Witness the flashpoints in history when the tide turned against inequality and the North East began to embrace its own rich diversity.
Thanks to its sea coast and relative closeness to Scandinavia, the North East has been a cultural melting pot since before records began. Vikings, Anglo Saxons and merchant sailors from even further afield have brought art, ideas and customs to add to an already rich cultural heritage.
However, some perspectives have traditionally been suppressed in a culture which favoured white, Christian, heterosexual conformity. This collection gives a voice to people who have been voiceless for too long.
9 videos in this collection
1
The Gloria Stories
2
The Tyne Slides By
3
Shikisha Zulu Dance and Music
4
Conflict and Change
5
Briefing [25/04/1983]
6
Cultural Mix
7
And Other People Like You
8
Pyaari Bahena
9