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Revision as of 05:27, 26 July 2025
Ummemo ("the meeting") is an Swazi fable by an unnamed author.
Contents
The original text
Ummemo lived a cave just below a giant boulder in the mountains since the beginning of time. She a friend to many of the animals, with whom she shares the joy and sorrow every morning.
Translations and adaptations
Turned into an animated short set in South Africa, titled Ummemo (and translated "The Echo") to become an episode of the anthology series "Animated Tales of the World".[1]
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://animated-tales-of-the-world.fandom.com/wiki/Ummemo
http://www.times.co.sz/news/2704-misa-boss-lectures-sadc-journalists-on-incwala.html
A copy of the typed text of the basic tale (no author given), found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department. archives in 2022. Now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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