cover image: Izibongo zikaBiyela, a series of izibongo, with prose historical contexts; repetition of some of the izibongo he performed on September 12, 1972

Izibongo zikaBiyela, a series of izibongo, with prose historical contexts; repetition of some of the izibongo he performed on September 12, 1972

Performer: Umhle Biyela, a Zulu man, an imbongi, about 40 years old; he also performed 2S-689 Place: Outside. 10:30 am Audience: Varies Notes: Three pauses. He speaks of "Umhle": that is himself. Followed by some izibongo zamakhosi zamaZulu. On slides and cine (but dark at the time). Tells of how he creates izibongo, some details of his life, etc.
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Description of object
Reel to reel audiotape
Format of Original
Sound recording
Performer
Umhle Biyela
Published in
United States of America
Series
Selections from the Harold E. Scheub Collection