"Soundscapes" follows the research journey of all those involved, as stories were recorded. It is unedited and real: an audioverité of experiences and collaborative meaning-making. Through unfiltered and authentic sounds captured in the field, is a kind of auditory tapestry of unscripted experiences and creative manifestations, moving with a fluid and almost tidal intelligence... "The ocean, we have found, is connected to all of us - but often not in the ways we expect it."

Welcome to episode 2 of Songs of the Ocean. In this podcast we look at the Songs of the Ocean through the eyes of the Xhosa people of Eastern Cape in South Africa. Our journey continues in Hamburg, a small town in the Eastern province of South Africa. It is located on the coast between the city of East London and the town of Port Alfred. Here we will continue exploring the physical and spiritual value of the oceans and their extensions such as lagoons and river mouths.

Namnkelekile kwisiqendu sesibini seeNgoma Zaselwandle. Olu lusasazo shicilelo olukhenketha unxweme lwaseMzantsi Afrika olujoliselwe ekuphangalaliseni ulwazi ngolwandle nabo baphila ngalo. Kulenqubo siqokelela ulwazi lwemveli nenkcubeko oluvakaliswa ngamabali neengoma eziqokelelwe kwizithili ezigudle unxweme lweWild Coast eMpuma-Koloni. Kwesi isiqendu uhambo lwethu lusibeka eHamburg, idolotshana encinane kwiphondo laseMpuma Koloni.

Yimigcobo nemincili ukunamkela kwinqubo yokuqala ngqi yeNgoma Zaselwandle. Olusasazo-shicilelo luza luziziqendu eziliqela luvuka kumavukazi aseTsitsa lukhwela ikhwelo lukhweza ngokhwezi libubutha’unxweme lomntla-mpuma weMpuma-Koloni ukuyonqandwa ziintaba zeeNgquza. Ngoko ke hamba nam uKuhle Ngqezana sifunxe kwimithombo yolwazi ngobudlelwano boluntu lwasenxwemeni nolwandle abaphila ngalo. Kweziziqendu zalenkqubo yeeNgoma Zaselwandle siniphathela ingqokelela yobugcisa, inkcubeko, amagugu kunye nolwazi oluphilisayo oluphila ezingomeni nakumabali. Uhambo lwethu luqala kuGatyana idolotshana yamaXhosa akwaGcaleka kude kufuphi neQunu iDutywa neGcuwa. Kulapho siqala khona ukuva banzi ngobunzulu bolwandle, amachweba nezinqa adibana kuzo elisweni lenyama nasemoyeni.

Welcome to the season premiere of Songs of The Ocean. This is a podcast series that travels around the coast of South Africa, in a journey dedicated to learning about the deep relationship between the Ocean and those who live off it. In this series we have a collection of indigenous heritage and knowledge through the eyes of the Xhosa people in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. This knowledge is expressed through stories and songs. In this episode we begin our journey in small coastal town known as Willowvale.