Explore the essential characteristics, traditions, and cultural norms of South Africa: it's a sign of respect to be familiar with these !
- Understanding Traditional African HealingPublished in: Afr J Phys Health Educ Recreat Dance. 2014 Sep; 20(Suppl 2): 24–34
Cultural Traditions
- Wikipedia: Culture of South Africa
Includes overview of history, cultures, arts, language, cuisine, education, sports.
Note that there is a large Indian population in DURBAN.
South Africa won the Rugby World Cup in 2007.
South African traditional textiles
- South African Sun Prints
Designer Pru Bolus and her team combine leaves, ferns and seed pods from indigenous South African plants with eco-friendly dyes, expose the fabrics to the sun. (from the site) - Shweshwe Fabrics from South Africa
... a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional South African clothing... sometimes referred to as the South African tartan.. (Wikipedia)
Traditional Music
- Traditional Xylophone music : quartetXylophones are traditional instruments found throughout many African cultures.
- Mirian Makeba: icon of Xhosa people
Miriam Makeba was an internationally popular singer beginning in the 1960's. This is a televised performance with lyrics translated on screen. The Xhosa language is one of the languages classified as a 'click' language, which you can hear in the lyrics: the 'clicks' are part of the actual words, not an embellishment.