Sunday, April 30, 2017

Khumbul'ekhaya

Rembember
-khumbula

Having heard a song or two with the words 'khumbula ekhaya' I looked these up and found...

* that they mean 'to miss home'

 * the TV programme (of which I've watched some episodes in the past, oblivious of the meaning of its name) in which long lost family members are reunited  http://khumbulekhaya.net.za

* this song by Gugu: Khumbul'ekhaya  - she's an artist I've not heard before, and about whom I've not been able to find out anything, though I'd love to hear more of her music

* and this lovely song by the Muffinz .
In the video, the vocalist explains why he wrote the song - his family, from Bulawayo, is spreak across the globe. The website also gives the lyrics, I suspect they are probably in isiNdebele given the musicians' Zimbabwean roots.

Finally, Black Coffee also has a 'Khumbul'ekhaya' song. While I could not find a soundtrack, the lyrics are brief and contain the phrase (in isiXhosa)  'ndifunuk'goduka' which in isiZulu would be
ngifund'uk'goduka, I think.

-goduka
go home.

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