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Maskanda (or maskandi) is a kind of Zulu folk music that is evolving with South African society. Ethekwini Online describes it as The music played by the man on the move the modern minstrel today’s troubadour. It is the music of the man walking the long miles to court a bride or to meet with his Chief; a means of transport. It is the music of the man who sings of his real life experiences his daily joys and sorrows his observations of the world.