Shosholoza
Sign in to save"Shosholoza" is an Nguni song that was sung by gold miners in South Africa. It is a mix of Zulu and Ndebele words, and can have various other South African languages thrown in depending on the singers. It was sung by all-male African workers that were performing rhythmical manual labour in the South African mines in a call and response style. The song is so popular in South African culture that it is often referred to as South Africa's second national anthem.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Shosholoza is referenced by 21 other articles, and connects out to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nelson Mandela.
It sits within the topics National symbols of South Africa, National symbols of Zimbabwe and Ndebele.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Country of origin
- Zimbabwe
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- has characteristic
- call and response
- language of work or name
- Zulu
- title
- Shosholoza
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- song
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Meaning
- Pop culture references
- Recordings
- Rugby World Cup 1995
- Hollywood
- FIFA World Cup 2010
- Who is America
- Other references
- Lyrics
- Soundtracks
- References
- External links
"Shosholoza" is an Nguni song that was sung by gold miners in South Africa. It is a mix of Zulu and Ndebele words, and can have various other South African languages thrown in depending on the singers. It was sung by all-male African workers that were performing rhythmical manual labour in the South African mines in a call and response style. The song is so popular in South African culture that it is often referred to as South Africa's second national anthem.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shosholoza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.