Ndebele music

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The traditional music of the Ndebele is characterised mainly by the widespread use of choral song accompanied by leg rattles (amahlwayi), clappers (izikeyi) and clapping of hands. Compared with choral song, solo singing and purely instrumental music are of minor importance. Like the Shona, the Ndebele are also using mouthbows (umqangala) and gourd-bows (icaco), played mostly for self-amusement.

Ndebele musicians

Thabani Band

Sublime Conscious lyrics fused with a passionate soul-Afro-Funk musical landscape combine to make this one of Soul music's most important working bands today. Described by BBC Network Afrika's Lara Pawson as being 'An album of our time' and the THABANI band are clearly winning over industry insiders with their biting social conscious tunes and organic live vibrant following!

Mind is a Rebel

1.Mind is a Rebel 2. Zimbabwe 3. Right 2 Demonstrate 4. Let it Go 5. Things we Wished We'd Said 6. Try 7. Plastic Gangsta 8. Girl at the Window 9. Be Free 10. In Support of the Evidence 11. Sign of Rebeliion

There are many Ndebele song writers and certainly they have been mainly Zimbabwean artirts who have heavily influenced as the have been heavily influenced by the ndebele story telling ways,

Albert Nyathi Afrida Band Andy Brown & The Storm Ilanga Kampi Moto & George Phiri Kwani Experience Louis Mhlanga Marsha Moyo Moses Khumalo Musa Manzini Sakhile Sipho Gumede Winston Mankunku Ngozi Zim Ngqawana Ziyaduma

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