cover image: Intsomi

Intsomi

Performer: Nongenile Masithathu Zenani, a Gcaleka woman Place: Outside the home of Masithathu Zenani, about 3 pm Audience: The audience is now composed of four women, two men, six teen-aged boys, six children Notes: “Sihamba-ngenyanga.” A fine performance of this story. The feisty child on her back must be removed at a point in the story. The narrative becomes more animated in the final third. The river is up to here (ankle), then here (calf), then here (knee)
nkanga location, gatyana district
Description of object
Reel to reel audiotape
Format of Original
Sound recording
Performer
Nongenile Masithathu Zenani
Published in
United States of America
Series
Selections from the Harold E. Scheub Collection