Ipi-Tombi

Ipi Tombi (also Ipi N'tombi, both corrupted transliterations of the Zulu iphi intombi, or "where is the girl?") is a 1974 musical by South African writers Bertha Egnos and her daughter Gail Lakier. The show, originally called The Warrior, uses pastiches of a variety of South African indigenous musical styles. The show, which starred Margaret Singana, enjoyed success in South Africa, and toured Europe, the United States and Canada.