Shikisha Zulu Dance and Music
From the collection of
Basement Project: Gospel Singing
- Tower Hamlets
- 1970
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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Performing Arts: Music
Celebrating the joy and expression of music beyond the mainstream
In this latest addition to the performing arts series, we are taking a look at all things music beyond the mainstream; from choir rehearsals and pirate radio coverage, to buskers, festivals and workshops, it's clear that music has remained integral not only to culture and the evolution of arts, but to each of us in our day to day!
Many established music artists have been at the helm of sonic exploration, redefining genres and challenging the familiar ways in which sound can be experienced. But shifting the perspective away from multi-platinum pop stars and established performers, this collection is a celebration of the hobbyists, the amateur & the unrefined love of an art form that builds communities and allows for complete self expression
26 videos in this collection
1
Basement Project: Gospel Singing
2
Black and White Pirate Show
3
Blues Parties
4
The Sidmouth Folk Festival
5
Steel 'n' Skin
6
Freedom Train
7
Hands and Voices
8
Black Voices
9
Blind Guitarist
10
Handicapped Gathering, Salesbury Hall, 22nd Aug
11
Bandurists and Choirs from Bradford and Keighley
12
Music and More
13
The Pied Pipers of Harlow
14
Rock Music Venues
15
Gay Sweatshop: Edward Carpenter Book Launch
16
The Tube [05/11/82]
17
Musical Motorcycles - Cachito cha cha cha (Coursée)
18
Cèilidh nan Gaidheal
19
Liverpool a Go-go
20
Busk Idol 2008
21
The Folk Music Traditions of South Shropshire
22
Shikisha Zulu Dance and Music
23
Grove Carnival
24
Lover's Rock
25
Reggae Part 2
26