| audio (mp3) |
| ESANGWENI SCHOOL CHOIR - Shosholoza (Lyrics here) |
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A famous South African song, performed by the Esangweni school choir. It's a professional recording from 2000. I have more great songs performed by the Esangweni choir, including the ones recorded during my stay. If you are interested to hear more, contact me. |
| ESANGWENI SCHOOL CHOIR - Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika (Lyrics here) |
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The national anthem of South Africa, Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika (God Bless Africa). Read more about the South African national anthem here. |
| SIZWE - Makhuzwa |
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Kwaito music performed by my friend Sizwe - he wrote the song himself. |
| MIRIAM MAKEBA - The Click Song (Lyrics here) |
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The famous Click Song. Listen to the sounds in the Xhosa language. |
| English-Afrikaans-Xhosa audio lesson for beginners |
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Listen to words and phrases in Afrikaans and Xhosa and learn some basic greetings in these languages. :) |
| video clips (wmv) |
| A sentence in the Xhosa language |
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Listen and watch my friend Thandile saying a sentence in his native Xhosa language. That sentence is a special tongue-twister, normally there are not so many clicks in one sentence! This is something I did not even try to imitate! Im not exactly sure what this sentence means, but I know its something about a squirrel, which is iqaqa in Xhosa. This video clip has become the favourite of many people to whom Ive shown it! |
| Children dancing |
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Children dancing on the street in Khayelitsha. African children are great at dancing - they pick it up at an early age. The children on this video clip had practiced though. |
12th graders splashing each other with paint
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In Estonian high schools, the graduates splash each other with water in spring. I was surprised to encounter the same tradition in South Africa (at least in the Esangweni School!) - however, in addition to water, they also use PAINT! ;o) |
| Audience at a community event |
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South African audiences are full of life and energy. On this video clip people are cheering at a local choir festival. This is what I miss in Europe! |
| images (jpg) |
| Postcards from South Africa |
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While looking through the stuff I brought from South Africa, I came across some postcards which I had bought there and I thought Id share them with you. Ive made a kind of collage out of them, you can use it as your desktop image if you like, the size is 1280 x 1024 pixels. |
| Seashells |
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The seashells I picked from South Africa. I had never seen such beautiful and big seashells before and I just loved looking for them. Actually, I didnt even have to look for them, seashells were abundant in the beaches - it was just a matter of selecting the ones which I liked best. You can use this picture as your desktop image if you wish, the size is 1280 x 1024 pixels. |
| SIZWE - Life is too short |
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In addition to being a talented singer and dancer, Sizwe is also creating impressive cartoons. This drawing is about HIV/AIDS affecting the lives of young people. |
| SIZWE - The struggle continues |
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Another drawing by Sizwe - again, about the struggle against HIV/AIDS. |
| text documents (pdf) |
| Icebo Elililo (a Xhosa poem) (jpg) |
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A poem I scanned from a Xhosa poetry book. I tried to read it (if you know the pronunciation rules, its not that difficult). Anyway, my Xhosa friends were quite amused when hearing it! ;o) This poem is not so difficult to read, because it doesnt contain the click sounds! The poem sounds really nice when read by a native Xhosa speaker. Here I want to thank Thandile, Mandisi and Khanyiso for teaching me Xhosa! |
Bright Star 6
Bright Star 7
Bright Star 8 |
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Three issues of Brights Star, the Esangweni school newsletter, published during our stay. |
| My blog |
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I've made a pdf file of my entire blog, which I wrote during my stay in South Africa. |
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