{
  "id": "choir_isicathamiya",
  "name": "Isicathamiya male choir (Zulu a-cappella)",
  "family": "ensemble",
  "class": "vocal_choir",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": -2,
    "sustain": 2,
    "polyphony": 2,
    "harmonicity": 2,
    "register": -1,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": 1,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": 1
  },
  "short": "isicathamiya choir",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "choir_isicathamiya_lineup",
      "name": "Group configuration",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_full_group",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Full group (10-15 voices, lead tenor over massed basses)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bass-heavy",
            "blended",
            "foundational",
            "call-response"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_small_group",
          "name": "Small group (6-8 voices)",
          "descriptors": [
            "intimate",
            "blended",
            "hushed"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_massed_competition",
          "name": "Massed competition choir (20+ voices)",
          "descriptors": [
            "massive",
            "bass-heavy",
            "powerful"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "choir_isicathamiya_style",
      "name": "Style / repertoire",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_cothoza_mfana",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Cothoza mfana (soft tip-toe style)",
          "descriptors": [
            "tip-toe-soft",
            "hushed",
            "controlled",
            "gliding"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_mbube",
          "name": "Mbube (older loud style, 1930s Zulu choral lineage)",
          "descriptors": [
            "powerful",
            "forceful",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_hymn_repertoire",
          "name": "Hymn / gospel-inflected repertoire",
          "descriptors": [
            "devotional",
            "blended",
            "congregational"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony",
            "chordal"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "choir_isicathamiya_setting",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Performance setting",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_hostel_competition",
          "default": true,
          "name": "All-night hostel competition (ingoma ebusuku)",
          "descriptors": [
            "competitive",
            "nocturnal",
            "call-response",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_wedding",
          "name": "Wedding / ceremonial performance",
          "descriptors": [
            "celebratory",
            "ceremonial"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_international_stage",
          "name": "Studio / international concert stage (Graceland era)",
          "descriptors": [
            "polished",
            "modern",
            "blended"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "choir_isicathamiya_lineup",
      "name": "Group configuration",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_full_group",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Full group (10-15 voices, lead tenor over massed basses)",
          "descriptors": [
            "bass-heavy",
            "blended",
            "foundational",
            "call-response"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_small_group",
          "name": "Small group (6-8 voices)",
          "descriptors": [
            "intimate",
            "blended",
            "hushed"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_massed_competition",
          "name": "Massed competition choir (20+ voices)",
          "descriptors": [
            "massive",
            "bass-heavy",
            "powerful"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "choir_isicathamiya_style",
      "name": "Style / repertoire",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_cothoza_mfana",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Cothoza mfana (soft tip-toe style)",
          "descriptors": [
            "tip-toe-soft",
            "hushed",
            "controlled",
            "gliding"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_mbube",
          "name": "Mbube (older loud style, 1930s Zulu choral lineage)",
          "descriptors": [
            "powerful",
            "forceful",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_hymn_repertoire",
          "name": "Hymn / gospel-inflected repertoire",
          "descriptors": [
            "devotional",
            "blended",
            "congregational"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony",
            "chordal"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "choir_isicathamiya_setting",
      "surface": false,
      "name": "Performance setting",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_hostel_competition",
          "default": true,
          "name": "All-night hostel competition (ingoma ebusuku)",
          "descriptors": [
            "competitive",
            "nocturnal",
            "call-response",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_wedding",
          "name": "Wedding / ceremonial performance",
          "descriptors": [
            "celebratory",
            "ceremonial"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "choir_isicathamiya_international_stage",
          "name": "Studio / international concert stage (Graceland era)",
          "descriptors": [
            "polished",
            "modern",
            "blended"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "ensemble",
            "choir-blendable",
            "close-harmony"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}