The Communal Dance

Lesedi: The Cradle of Living African Culture

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December 21st 2006
Our guided tour today took us to the village of Lesedi, an artificially constructed tourist site intended to display the village life of the major indigineous ethnic groups in South Africa, including the Basotho, Ndebele, Pedi, Xhosa, and Zulu people. It was interesting and informative, albeit a bit contrived. Totally geared towards naive tourists (people like us) with as close as possible authen ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more