Source I by Lauren Rowe https://padlet.com/lauren_rowe2/3hy76mghzf5qz49f Made with big dreams en-us 2021-08-25 20:13:42 UTC 2021-08-26 12:54:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Source I Shosholoza lauren_rowe2 https://padlet.com/lauren_rowe2/3hy76mghzf5qz49f/wish/1696779399 South African miners used music to lift their spirits while working underground, Conditions underground were hot, wet, dark and dangerous. ‘Shosholoza’ originated among working miners who sang the song to the rhythm of their swinging axes as they dug.‘

Shosholoza’ is sung in Fanagalo, a unique language used by South African miners that is a mix of Ndebele, Zulu, English and Afrikaans.  Roughly decoded, the word ‘shosholoza’ means ‘go forward’]]> 2021-08-25 20:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lauren_rowe2/3hy76mghzf5qz49f/wish/1696779399 Source J gumboot dancing lauren_rowe2 https://padlet.com/lauren_rowe2/3hy76mghzf5qz49f/wish/1696812521 Gumboot dancing was originally a means of communication amongst miners who were forbidden from talking to one another.

More than a century ago, migrant workers came to the Witwatersrand area to work in the mines. The mines were often flooded so to protect their feet gumboots became part of the uniform . While in the dark tunnels, mine bosses tried to keep order and quiet by forbidding conversation. The miners created a taping code using their gumboots to communicate with one another.

Above ground, these taps and smacks developed into elaborate dances that were performed during leisure time. 
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