Isicathamiya has survived for almost a century, providing a cultural space for Zulu migrant workers whose reality in the cities has been one of dehumanization and dislocation from home, family, and …

all-night isicathamiya competition begins. Isicathamiya is a term used to describe a polished style of close harmony singing developed in the 1920s and ’30s among Zulu male migrant workers in the …

Th e traditional music sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo is called isicathamiya (meaning “on tip-toe”) and was born in the mines of South Africa. Black workers were taken by rail to work far away from …

The group is deeply rooted in a musical style called isicathamiya (is-cot-a-ME-Ya): a kind of a capella singing (using only voices with no music or instruments) featuring close harmonies and many voices …

It builds on his previously published archival research on isicathamiya in African stars: studies in Black South African performance (1991) and offers complementary ethnographic perspectives.

In this article I examine a genre of Zulu dance and song called isicathamiya. Performed by male a cappella choirs, isicathamiya has recently attracted a great deal of international atten- tion thanks to …

The central aim of the study is to transcribe, notate an isicathamiya album of the Mtuba Thulisa Brothers. This transcription will help sharing the genre with other choral communities who rely on …