Songs and Tales from the Dark Continent (1920)

by Natalie Curtis

Other authors: Madikane Cele (Recorder), C. Kamba Simango (Recorder)

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Authentic regional singings and sayings feature folklore from the Ndau tribe of Portuguese East Africa and Zulus of South Africa: labor chants, dances, laments, songs of war, meditation, and love, plus proverbs, legends, fables. Extensive editorial commentary, metrical and literal translations, notes on pronunciation.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Natalie Curtis	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Cele, Madikane	Recorder	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Simango, C. Kamba	Recorder	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Authentic regional singings and sayings feature folklore from the Ndau tribe of Portuguese East Africa and Zulus of South Africa: labor chants, dances, laments, songs of war, meditation, and love, plus proverbs, legends, fables. Extensive editorial commentary, metrical and literal translations, notes on pronunciation.

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