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Venda team dances

Also known as Venda team dances (Tshigombela · reed-pipe ensemble) · Tshigombela · reed-pipe ensemble

Venda team dances: photograph by South African Tourism from South Africa
Photo: South African Tourism from South Africa, CC BY 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Lead a line of dancers with stamp and clap patterns over drums and reed pipes, joining in layers so every voice enters on its beat.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of South Africa.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Africa: Southern Africa.

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