My father had a cassette tape of men singing isicathamiya, a Zulu a cappela birthed among miners in the late 20th century as they entertained themselves. In the mid-1990s, my brother and I often played the tape and sang along. Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the choral group, popularized isicathamiya.
Me, my brother, my father, and isicathamiya
Blessing Kgosi e tsile Kgasa 