Add to ORKGThe dynamic element of Xhosa oral poetry has clearly changed and is continuing to change with changes in the Nguni society. The aim of this paper is to investigate the changes that have intruded into Xhosa praise poetry during 1990s
The main thesis put forward in this article is that during the first ten years of democracy in South...
This study examines the relationship between composed songs in isiXhosa and the field of oral litera...
Ritual and the public oratory accompanying ritual have played a vital role in allowing some Xhosa pe...
The dynamic element of Xhosa oral poetry has clearly changed and is continuing to change with change...
The oral poet, or imbongi (pl. iimbongi), still forms an important part of contemporary Xhosa oral t...
Praises among the amaXhosa today are not only performed at traditional gatherings. These praises are...
This thesis outlines the changing role of the Xhosa imbongi in contemporary South African society. T...
This study deals with traditional, oral praise poetry and modern, written poetry in Zulu and Xhosa....
A vigorous oral tradition has existed throughout South African history, and in many ways represents ...
The performance of Xhosa mbongis (no correct English equivalent is available for the Xhosa bard / pr...
The boundary between song and some forms of verse or declamation which are nowadays classified as "o...
This interdisciplinary study locates Xhosa written poetry (1948-1990) within the framework of the so...
This article aims at filling in the gap identified by Opland (1998), that is, the neglect of the con...
Political oratory takes place within the wider social, political, and cultural context (the macro si...
D.Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)The aim of this thesis is to examine praise poetry in Xitsonga (...
The main thesis put forward in this article is that during the first ten years of democracy in South...
This study examines the relationship between composed songs in isiXhosa and the field of oral litera...
Ritual and the public oratory accompanying ritual have played a vital role in allowing some Xhosa pe...
The dynamic element of Xhosa oral poetry has clearly changed and is continuing to change with change...
The oral poet, or imbongi (pl. iimbongi), still forms an important part of contemporary Xhosa oral t...
Praises among the amaXhosa today are not only performed at traditional gatherings. These praises are...
This thesis outlines the changing role of the Xhosa imbongi in contemporary South African society. T...
This study deals with traditional, oral praise poetry and modern, written poetry in Zulu and Xhosa....
A vigorous oral tradition has existed throughout South African history, and in many ways represents ...
The performance of Xhosa mbongis (no correct English equivalent is available for the Xhosa bard / pr...
The boundary between song and some forms of verse or declamation which are nowadays classified as "o...
This interdisciplinary study locates Xhosa written poetry (1948-1990) within the framework of the so...
This article aims at filling in the gap identified by Opland (1998), that is, the neglect of the con...
Political oratory takes place within the wider social, political, and cultural context (the macro si...
D.Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)The aim of this thesis is to examine praise poetry in Xitsonga (...
The main thesis put forward in this article is that during the first ten years of democracy in South...
This study examines the relationship between composed songs in isiXhosa and the field of oral litera...
Ritual and the public oratory accompanying ritual have played a vital role in allowing some Xhosa pe...