{"product_id":"various-artist-african-dances-vinyl-lp-record-vg-1","title":"African Dances | Vinyl LP Record | (VG+)","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-headLineXL title_Brnd1 css-12sap66\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord - VG+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover - G+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fascinating South African educational and cultural release documents traditional African dance forms performed on the gold mines of Southern Africa. Produced by Sound Pics Enterprises in Johannesburg, the package combines an EP record featuring music, songs and spoken commentary with a set of 16 full-colour slides, creating a multimedia presentation designed for educational, cultural and historical study.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFar more than a conventional music release, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Dances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serves as a valuable cultural record, preserving traditional dance practices and performances from several Southern African ethnic groups. The combination of recorded commentary, authentic music and accompanying photographic slides makes this an unusual and increasingly scarce piece of South African social and cultural history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inclusion of the original slide set significantly enhances collectibility, as many surviving copies are incomplete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Traditional, Ethnographic, Field Recording, Educational, Cultural Documentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEP Record\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusic, songs and descriptive commentary from the gold mines of South Africa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluded Colour Slides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures traditional dances including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBhaca – Isicathulo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSotho – Mohobelo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eXhosa – Amatshotsho (or similar traditional dance)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShangaan\/Tsonga – Makwaya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZingili Clan – Ndlamu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwazi – Ndlamu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePedi – Muchongolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChopi – Ngodo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Complete original slide set of 16 colour transparencies included.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the twentieth century, South Africa’s mining industry brought together workers from many different cultural and ethnic backgrounds across Southern Africa. Traditional dances remained an important part of cultural identity and community life within the mining compounds. Releases such as this were created to document and preserve these traditions for educational institutions, museums and cultural organisations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday these recordings provide an important historical snapshot of traditional performance practices that might otherwise have gone undocumented.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePressing \u0026amp; Collectibility Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth African ethnographic and educational recordings are produced in relatively small quantities compared with commercial music releases. Complete examples containing both the record and the original slide set are considerably less common than the record alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of cultural documentation, mining history and South African heritage makes this an attractive item for collectors of Africana, ethnographic recordings and South African historical material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section credits toggle_section    toggle_section_remember\" data-toggle-section-id=\"credits\" id=\"credits\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_content toggle_section_content\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list_no_style\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cimg\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"group\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Various Artist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48000575668445,"sku":null,"price":2990.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/1633\/files\/20250509_122846_9601b944-75c4-40ca-9fb4-d11250dc4f09.jpg?v=1780663810","url":"https:\/\/www.cplanaudio.co.za\/products\/various-artist-african-dances-vinyl-lp-record-vg-1","provider":"C-Plan Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}