Isicathamiya has its roots in a mix of local music and religious choirs.
A a cappella group performs in a street adjacent to the Natal Playhouse Theatre during a rehearsal ahead of the 2023 edition of the Isicathamiya Festival in Durban, on 23 September 2023.
The precise five-minute routine brought out their powerful bass voices enhanced by two pairs of altos and sopranos. Developed in South Africa after the First World War, this a cappella singing style is anchored in Zulu culture. Competitions – often lasting all night – are a mainstay of the genre. “It’s more based into the reality than other music,” Nomtobeko Mtobela, 35, who came to the theatre with two friends, said of the genre.Isicathamiya has its roots in a mix of local music, religious choirs and the so-called ‘minstrel’ shows popular in the United States in the 19th century.
The Saturday night contest, however, was advertised as one of the most important of the year and carried special significance. Isicathamiya takes its name from the Zulu word “cathama” which evokes the action of walking softly and furtively like a cat.
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