isiShameni Zulu Dancing (#1) at Nkandla, kwaZulu Natal, South Africa: 1 January 2025 скачать в хорошем качестве

isiShameni Zulu Dancing (#1) at Nkandla, kwaZulu Natal, South Africa: 1 January 2025

Zulu dance team from Mandini doing the isiShameni dance at a public gathering on New Year’s Day on a field close to Jacob Zuma's homestead in Nkandla. The team leader (iGoso) of this isiShameni dance team has a false leg but he is hardly encumbered by his disability! His nickname is mthakati (witch doctor) or mthakashana (young witch doctor). The isiShameni dance is said to have been created by a timber worker named Jubele "Lumbu" Dubazane, from near Colenso in Natal. It is known for its vertical body postures and repeated rythmical stamping movements, generally accompanied by the audience clapping. Tha dancing sandals are called dabulazwane - a reference to the point of attachment between the big toe and the second toe. Made from thick car tyre treads and twisted cattle hide straps, the sole is generally partially split at the rear to improve the sound when stamped. Video taken by Gijimani Ngcobo on an iphone