Since olden times, singing has been a tradition and part of culture among the Xhosas.
It also includes physical movement employed when clapping, dancing or playing a musical instrument.
Different Xhosa chiefdoms share similar musical concepts.
Xhosa traditional musicians imitate the sounds of their musical bows using their voices through the maneuvering of their tongues and shaping of the mouth cavity.
They produce overtones by raising the tongue therefore creating a resonance chamber.