When you think of isicathamiya, the last thing you might expect is for the youth to latch on to this sound. Times have changed and youngsters are embracing our more traditional sounds as is the case ...

Isicathamiya is an a cappella singing style anchored in Zulu culture - Copyright AFP Jaafar ASHTIYEH Isicathamiya is an a cappella singing style anchored in Zulu ...

At an isicathamiya (Zulu a cappella) singing competition, every detail counts: the accuracy of the harmonies, the choreography, the costumes, the entrance on stage and the exit. Developed shortly ...

On any Saturday morning before sunrise the crumbling YMCA on Beatrice Street near the Durban waterfront resounds with music and foot-stomping. Once this South African port city on the Indian Ocean ...

ASPEN ” There are probably more than a thousand groups in South Africa who sing isicathamiya, a native, a cappella style that gets traced back to the Zulu tribe. Every Saturday in most cities in the ...

The inaugural Cothoza Awards were dished out in Durban last night amid a fine display of tradition, writes Phumlani S Langa A cappella and isicathamiya are traditional Zulu music genres that are ...

Don't miss the Xolo Home Boys, Top 20 winners in 2012, at this year's Isicathamiya Competition at The Playhouse. Immerse yourself in the uniquely South African harmonies of isicathamiya music at The ...

Isicathamiya is a unique South African sound forged from a fascinating harmony and history and that pulses with vibrant voices and moving rhythms.

We sing about our lives, about the community. Many people here don't have jobs. But when they sing, they don't think about crime or doing bad things. Singing makes us strong. It's a stormy Saturday ...

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Durban (South Africa) (AFP) – Every little detail counts in an isicathamiya competition: the harmony, the choreography, the costumes, the entrance on stage, the exit and, of course, the singing. On ...

On Saturday night at a Durban theatre in eastern South Africa, Philani Ntuli and his group of 15 singers have just aced their performance, drawing loud cheers from the public. The precise five-minute ...