Place: In a home overlooking the Kei River Valley, Nqancule Location, Ngqamakhwe District|Poet: Magagamela Koko, a Mfengu man / He is about 80 years old |Poems and Stories:
Audience: Ten women, three men, ten children; the women are making beer-the splashing of the beer into the huge barrel can often be heard, as can the women outside who are scraping the large metal pots in which the beer was brewed / There are gaps between the various izibongo and amabali, during which Mr. Koko is thinking. These gaps are indicated on the tape by the word, "Pause." The pauses may be as long as ten minutes in duration. Mr. Koko sat on a mat, smoking, during the performances / A part of the izibongo was filmed