Zulu Men Sing With White Man in Traditional Style in Video

Zulu Men Sing With White Man in Traditional Style in Video

  • A Facebook video showed a moment of cultural exchange, as men dressed in Zulu attire sang with a man of European descent
  • In the clip, they put on a vocal performance that was a hit on social media, as the men reached viral status
  • People thoroughly enjoyed the show that the men put on as they came together and sang in harmony

A video on TikTok showed people a moment of cultural unity. The clip of Zulu men singing their lungs out with someone outside of their culture fascinated people.

man sings with zulu men in video
Zulu men sang with a white man and hyped him up in a vIdeo. Image: Oproducer Abakhiqizi Cultural
Source: Facebook

Netizens appreciated the heartwarming moment, and the video of the Zulu men received thousands of likes. People commented on the video, raving about the group of men's singing.

In a video shared on Facebook by Oproducer Abakhiqizi cultural, men in Zulu traditional clothing sang with a white man. The Zulu man and the outsider were doing a call-and-response song, with the man of European descent leading them. The lyrics were "That's what I'm talking about", and they responded with one of them hyping him in isiZulu saying, "Khuluma mlungu, angikuzwa, khuluma mlungu! (Speak, white guy, I can't hear you)," and he responded with even louder repetition of the song's chorus, "That's what I'm talking about."

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isiZulu is South Africa's most spoken African language
Zulu culture is known for its chants and energetic dances. Image: Dea L. Romano
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South Africa charmed by intercultural song

Many people put the video of the men singing together to showed there's unity in South Africa. Online users enjoyed the good times in the video, and they were really about the men. Watch the video of the men singing and people's comments below:

Likho Na said:

"A legend says they were talking about land expropriation."

Tenina Nhleko wrote:

"Satafrica needs God😹😹😹 what are you talking about, Mlungu?"

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Beeg Ppopa joked:

"He thinks we can still give him our cattle just for that song🥺"

Dintle Hamilton added:

"Trump won't like this🤭😂"

Themba Mahlabayithwale laughed:

"😂 You finish me mlungu 🤞"

Wonga Dialo said:

"I was waiting for him to drop some bars."

Sekwanele Langa wondered:

"What is he talking about?"

Simon Zulu enjoyed the video:

"It's proof you can do anything others are doing in different cultures."

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Rutendo Masasi (Weekend Entertainment and Human Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 3 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za