Rain songs and the observance of the rain cult amongst the Lobedu people of queen Modjadji
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Joubert, Annekie
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
In this article I will first give a short introduction on the social dynamics and the observance of the rain
cult amongst the Lobedu people, who form part of the Northern Sotho branch of the Bantu-speaking
peoples of southern Africa. Examples of rain songs that I recorded at the tribal capital of the Lobedu rain
queen, Modjadji, will then be discussed. The focus of my discussion in the second part will be on (a) the
pre-text, reflecting on the circumstances and background surrounding the performance of rain songs;
(b) the main text, namely the transcription of the sung words or verbal utterances of the songs; and (c)
the interpretative-text that will encapsulate the composition and literary interpretation of the transcribed
performed rain songs.
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Lobedu rain queen, Rain cult, Lobedu people, Queen Modjadji
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Joubert, A 2011, 'Rain songs and the observance of the rain cult amongst the Lobedu people of queen Modjadji', South African Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 6-16.