- Title
- Imbongi in Profile
- Creator
- Kaschula, Russell H
- Date Issued
- 1993
- Date
- 1993
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/124689
- Identifier
- vital:35649
- Identifier
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/40238706
- Description
- Today, many elements of the tradition have been discarded or adapted; nevertheless, the concept of singing praises still retains an identifiable character which is based on past tradition. In this tradition, the imbongi' s relationship with his audience and the function of his izibongo (poetry) within his society are of utmost importance. Any analysis of this communitarian art form will therefore have to take into account the context of the performance, the nature of the audience, and the role of the imbongi in a society which continues to be subject to socio-cultural and political pressures of unused intensity. My intention in this article is to provide a case study of Bongani Sitole, a contemporary imbongi, in order to instance some of the ways in which the tradition has adapted. During the course of the discussion mention will also be made of other iimbongi.
- Format
- 13 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- English in Africa
- Relation
- Kaschula, R.H., 1993. Imbongi in profile. English in Africa, pp.65-76
- Relation
- English in Africa volume 20 number 1 65 76 1993 0376-8902
- Rights
- English in Africa
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the English in Africa Copyright statement (https://www.ru.ac.za/isea/publications/journals/englishinafrica/)
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