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The vuvuzela is a one piece instrument used at many internation soccer matches. It creates a buzzing noise and is used to promote team spirit.
{{Infobox Instrument
|name=Vuvuzela
|image=Vuvuzela red.jpg
|image_capt = A modern plastic Vuvuzela
|background=brass
|classification=
Brass{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}
*[[Wind instrument|Wind]]
*[[Brass instrument|Brass]]{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}
*[[Aerophone]]
|hornbostel_sachs=423.121.22
|hornbostel_sachs_desc=Tubular end-blown trumpet with mouthpiece
|range=Varies by instrument, typically around b'
|related=[[Kuduzela|kudu]], [[bugle]]
|article=
}}
[[File:Vuvuzela-DD.jpg|thumb|260px|A black and yellow striped vuvuzela]]
The '''vuvuzela''' ({{IPAc-en|pron|v|uː|v|uː|ˈ|z|ɛ|l|ə}}), also known as '''lepatata Mambu''' (its [[Tswana language|Tswana]] name), is a plastic [[Horn (acoustic)|horn]], about {{convert|65|cm|ft|0}} long, which produces a loud monotone note, typically around [[B♭ (musical note)|B{{music|flat}}]][[Scientific pitch notation|3]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10312794.stm|title=10 things about the vuvuzela |work=BBC News|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=June 15, 2010}}</ref> (the B{{music|flat}} below [[middle C]]).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/se/30760.html|title=Trumping the trumpets: how audio engineering helps tone down vuvuzela disruption|date=June 18, 2010|publisher=Queen Mary College University of London}}</ref> Some models are made in two parts to facilitate storage, and this design also allows pitch variation. Many types of vuvuzela, made by several manufacturers, may produce various intensity and frequency outputs.<ref name="Journal1">{{Cite journal|format=PDF|title=Vuvuzela sound measurements|url=http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/viewFile/4098/2735|journal=South African Medical Journal|volume=100|issue=4|month=April|year=2010|page=192|first1=De Wet|last1=Swanepoel|first2=James W|last2=Hall III|first3=Dirk|last3=Koekemoer|location=Cape Town, South Africa|pmid=20459951}}</ref> The intensity of these outputs depends on the blowing technique and pressure exerted.<ref name="Journal1"/>

Traditionally made and inspired from a [[kudu]] horn, the vuvuzela was used to summon distant villagers to attend community gatherings.<ref name="Journal2"/>{{Dubious|.22Kudu_horn_instruments.22|date=July 2010}} The vuvuzela is most used at [[association football|football]] matches in [[South Africa]],<ref name=fifa>
{{cite web|url= http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/southafricafromatoz/letter=v/index.html|title=V is for Vuvuzela|work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|accessdate=September 9, 2008}}</ref> and it has become a symbol of South African football as the stadiums are filled with its loud and raucous sound that reflects the exhilaration of supporters.<ref name="Journal2">{{Cite journal|format=PDF|title=Vuvuzela – good for your team, bad for your ears|url=http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/samj/v100n2/v100n2a15.pdf|journal=South African Medical Journal|volume=100|issue=4|month=February|year=2010|pages=99–100|first1=De Wet|last1=Swanepoel|first2=James W|last2=Hall III|first3=Dirk|last3=Koekemoer|location=Cape Town, South Africa|pmid=20459912}}</ref> The intensity of the sound caught the attention of the global football community during the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in anticipation of South Africa hosting the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="Journal2"/>

The vuvuzela has been the subject of controversy when used by spectators at football matches. Its high sound pressure levels at close range can lead to permanent [[hearing loss]] for unprotected ears after exposure,<ref name="Journal3">{{Cite journal|url= http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-95742010000400024&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |journal=South African Medical Journal|title=Football match spectator sound exposure and effect on hearing: A pretest-post-test study |first1=D Wet|last1=Swanepoel|first2=James W|last2=Hall III|month=April|year=2010|volume=100 |issue=4|page= 239|location=Cape Town, South Africa|pmid= 20459971|pages= 239–42}}</ref> with a [[sound level]] of 120 [[decibel|dB(A)]] (the threshold of pain) at {{convert|1|m|ft}} from the device opening.<ref name="Journal2"/>
==Origin==
[[File:Vuvuzela op de tribune.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Children blowing vuvuzelas in South Africa]]
Plastic [[aerophones]], like ''corneta'' and similar devices, have been used in [[Brazil]] and other Latin American countries since the 1960s.

These plastic horns have been marketed and available in the United States as "Stadium Horns" since the mid-1960s.<ref>{{Cite episode
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}}</ref> Similar horns have been in existence for much longer. An instrument that looks like a vuvuzela appears in [[Winslow Homer|Winslow Homer's]] 1870 woodcut "The Dinner Horn".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.org/details/brooklynmuseum-o2502-the-dinner-horn|publisher=Brooklyn Museum of Art|title=The Dinner Horn}}</ref>

The origin of the device is disputed. The term ''vuvuzela'' was first used in South Africa from the [[Zulu language]] or [[Nguni languages|Nguni]] dialect meaning to make a ''vuvu'' sound (directly translated: vuvu-ing).{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} Controversies over the invention arose in early 2010. South African [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] fan Freddie "Saddam" <!--NOT A SPELLING ERROR-->Maake<!--NOT A SPELLING ERROR--> claimed the invention of the vuvuzela by fabricating an [[aluminium]] version in 1965 from a bicycle horn and has photographic evidence of himself holding the aluminium vuvuzela in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="Freddie Saddam Maake">{{Cite news|url=http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-01-08-vuvuzela-creator-blown-off|work=Mail & Guardian |title=Vuvuzela creator blown off?|first=Phathisani|last=Moyo|date=January 8, 2010|location=South Africa}}</ref> He also claimed to have coined ''vuvuzela'' from the Zulu language for "welcome", "unite" and "celebration."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/10/i-invented-the-vuvuzela |title=Experience: I invented the vuvuzela|first=Freddie|last=Maake|date=July 10, 2010|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited | location=London}}</ref> Plastics factory Masincedane Sport popularised the ubiquitous plastic vuvuzela commonly heard at South African football games in 2002,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/vuvuzela-inventor-cashes-in-on-success-at-wcup--fbintl_ap-wcup-vuvuzela.html |title=Vuvuzela innovator cashes in on success at WCup |first=Raf|last=Casert |date=June 18, 2010|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Yahoo! Inc}}</ref> and the [[Nazareth Baptist Church]] claimed the vuvuzela belonged to their church.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8458829.stm|title=Unholy row over World Cup trumpet|accessdate=January 16, 2010 |last=Fisher |first=Jonah |date=16 January 2010 |work=BBC News|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>
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==International tournaments==
[[File:Vuvuzelas 1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A 2010 [[FIFA World Cup]] crowd blowing vuvuzelas]]
The world association football governing body, [[FIFA]], proposed to ban vuvuzelas from stadiums, as they were seen as potential weapons for [[Football hooliganism|hooligans]] and could be used in [[ambush marketing]]. Columnist Jon Qwelane described the device as "an instrument from hell".<ref name="jqInstrumentFromHell">{{Cite news|url=http://www.news24.com/Columnists/Archive/JonQwelane/Ban-the-vuvuzela-20050207|title=Ban the vuvuzela|last=Qwelane|first=Jon|work=News24|publisher=24.com|date=February 7, 2005|location=South Africa}}</ref> South African football authorities argued that the vuvuzela was part of the South African football experience.<ref>
{{Cite news|last=Makhaye |first=Chris |date=July 13, 2008|title=Blasts of joy as vuvuzelas unbanned|publisher=IOL|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=2871&art_id=vn20080713120228203C272609
}}</ref> The Spanish midfielder [[Xabi Alonso]] said, "Those trumpets? That noise I don't like ... FIFA must ban those things ... it is not nice to have a noise like that".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5041732|title=Ban the noisy vuvuzela, says Alonso|date=June 18, 2009|work=Cape Argus|publisher= Cape Argus & Independent Online}}</ref> Commentator Farayi Mungazi said, "Banning the vuvuzela would take away the distinctiveness of a South African World Cup ... absolutely essential for an authentic South African footballing experience".<ref name="BBC2">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8108691.stm|title=In defence of the vuvuzela|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=June 19, 2009|last=Mungazi|first=Farayi|accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref> Dutch coach [[Bert van Marwijk]] remarked, "... it was annoying ... in the stadiums you get used to it but it is still unpleasant".<ref name="ESPN Soccernet">{{Cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=656178&sec=global&cc=5901 |title=Dutch coach joins chorus to ban vuvuzela|work=ESPNsoccernet|publisher=Walt Disney Internet Group|agency=Reuters|date=June 20, 2009 |accessdate=June 20, 2009}}</ref> FIFA President [[Sepp Blatter]] responded, "we should not try to Europeanise an African World Cup ... that is what African and South Africa football is all about — noise, excitement, dancing, shouting and enjoyment".<ref name="BBC2"/><ref name="ESPN Soccernet" /> Despite the criticisms, FIFA agreed to permit their use in stadiums during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fifa gives Vuvuzelas thumbs up|date=July 11, 2008|url=http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Sport/SWC2010/Fifa-gives-Vuvuzelas-thumbs-up-20080711|agency=South African Press Association|work=News24|publisher=24.com|location=South Africa}}</ref> South African football authority argued that during FIFA World Cup 2010, Luzuko Majeke's vuvuzelas have achieved great popularity breaking border limit of culture and religion though TV spectators suffered a lot due to Vuvuzela noise pollution.<ref name="ESPN Soccernet"/>
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===2010 FIFA World Cup===
====Marketing====
[[Hyundai]] constructed the world's largest working vuvuzela as part of a marketing campaign for the World Cup. The {{convert|35|m|ft|adj=on}} blue vuvuzela in [[Cape Town]] was intended to be used at the beginning of each match; however, it had not yet sounded a note during the World Cup as its volume was a cause of concern to city authorities.<ref name="SilentGiant">{{Cite news|last=Hudson|first=Alexandra|title=Giant vuvuzela waits for council go-ahead to toot|url=http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE65H0MC20100618|accessdate=June 19, 2010|agency=Reuters Africa|date=June 18, 2010|publisher=Thomson Reuters Corporate}}</ref>

====Reception====
{{POV|date=July 2012}}
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Its near-constant repetition led to many suggestions for limiting its use, muffling its sound, and even an outright ban.<ref>{{cite web|title=Noisy Vuvuzelas Cause Concern at World Cup|last=Schy|first=Steve|location=Washington, DC, United States of America|url=http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Noisy-Vuvuzelas-Cause-Concern-at-World-Cup-96305284.html|work=Voice of America|publisher=Federal Government of the United States|accessdate=June 18, 2010|date=June 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Organizers consider silencing vuvuzelas|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5282269/ce/us/organizers-consider-silencing-vuvuzelas&cc=5901?ver=us|work=ESPNsoccernet|publisher=Walt Disney Internet Group|accessdate=June 14, 2010}}</ref>

Broadcasting organisations experienced difficulties with their presentations. Television and radio audiences often heard only the sound of vuvuzelas.<ref name="BBC1">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10317767.stm|title=BBC receives 545 vuvuzela complaints over World Cup|work=BBC News|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=June 15, 2010|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ESPN1">{{Cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5287552/ce/us/bbc-mulls-vuvuzela-free-option-viewers?cc=5901&ver=us|title=Host broadcasters to 'filter' noise|date=June 15, 2010|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPNsoccernet|publisher=Walt Disney Internet Group}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=BBC mulls vuvuzela-free option for irked viewers|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=txwcupvuvuzelasbbc|accessdate=June 17, 2010|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Yahoo! Inc|date=June 15, 2010}}</ref><ref name="nyp1">{{Cite news| title=Buzz off, vuvuzelas! | work=New York Post|publisher=NYP Holdings, Inc| url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/buzz_off_vuvuzelas_FPa9BYlmlRWJMsF1W65cyJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME= | first=Elio | last=Valenti | date=June 13, 2010 }}</ref> The [[BBC]], [[RTE]], [[ESPN]] and [[BSkyB]] have examined the possibility of filtering the ambient noise while maintaining game commentary.<ref name="BBC1"/><ref name="ESPN1"/>

The vuvuzelas raised health and safety concerns. Competitors believed the incessant noise hampered the ability of the players to get their rest, and degraded the quality of team performance.<ref name="bbcponder">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8737455.stm|title=World Cup 2010: Organisers will not ban vuvuzelas|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=June 13, 2010|accessdate=June 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name="google1">{{Cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ghUbctrzM88GqP_A_qJZppPbhjVw |title=World Cup organiser mulls vuvuzela ban|publisher=Google|date=June 13, 2010|accessdate=June 13, 2010}}</ref> Other critics remarked that vuvuzelas disrupted team communication and players' concentration during matches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://beta.thehindu.com/sport/football/article454621.ece |title=It is impossible to communicate, it's like being deaf: Messi|publisher=The Hindu|agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur|date= |accessdate=June 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/bulletin/ronaldo-hits-out-vuvuzelas|title=Ronaldo hits out at vuvuzelas|publisher=Radio Nederland Wereldomroep|agency=Netherlands National News, Agence France-Presse|accessdate=June 13, 2010}}</ref> Demand for earplugs to protect from hearing loss during the World Cup outstripped supply, with many pharmacies out of stock.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=111728 |title=Worried fans right to seek ear plugs, says Phonak|work=BusinessDay|publisher=BDFM Publishers|last=Chilwane|first=Luphert|date=June 11, 2010|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref> One major vuvuzela manufacturer even began selling its own earplugs to spectators.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/WorldCup/NationalNews/Vuvuzelas-unplugged-for-some-20100611|title=Vuvuzelas unplugged for some|work=Sport24|publisher=24.com|location=South Africa|date=June 11, 2010}}</ref>

====Audio filtration====
[[Notch filtering]], an audio filtration technique, is proposed to reduce the vuvuzela sound in broadcasts and increase clarity of commentary audio. The vuvuzela produces notes at a frequency of approximately 235&nbsp;Hz and its [[overtone|first partial]] at 465&nbsp;Hz.<ref>{{cite web|title=How to Silence Vuvuzela Horns in World Cup Broadcasts|url=http://lifehacker.com/5564085/how-to-silence-vuvuzela-horns-with-an-eq-filter|last=Pash|first=Adam|date=June 15, 2010|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Lifehacker|accessdate=June 17, 2010}}</ref> However, this filtration technique affects the clarity of commentary audio. The publication of [[adaptive filter]]s by universities and organisations address this issue by preserving the amplitude and clarity of the commentators' voices and crowd noise.<ref name="reutersdevuvuz">{{Cite news| last = Drury | first = Jim | title = "Devuvuzelator" reduces horn's noise| location = United Kingdom | publisher = [[Thomson Reuters]]|work=Reuters| date = June 18, 2010 |format=Video | url = http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=104615671&videoChannel=2602| accessdate = June 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name="qmvuvupr">{{Cite press release | title = Trumping the trumpets: how audio engineering helps tone down vuvuzela disruption | publisher = Queen Mary University of London | date = June 18, 2010 |work=Centre for Digital Music| url = http://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/items/se/30760.html | accessdate = June 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name="vuvux">{{cite web|url=http://vuvux.com/ |title=Prosoniq VuvuX|publisher=Prosoniq Products Software GmbH|accessdate=June 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stardock.com/labs/devuvuzelator/ |title=The Devuvuzelator|first1=Jeff|last1=Bargmann|last2=University of London|first2=Queen Mary|publisher=Stardock Corporation |accessdate=June 21, 2010}}</ref> Such filtration techniques have been adopted by some cable television providers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Portuguese cable provider offers vuvuzela muting service for World Cup games|url=http://trueslant.com/marceloballve/2010/06/17/portuguese-cable-provider-offers-vuvuzela-muting-service-for-world-cup-games/|date=June 17, 2010|last=Ballve|first=Marcelo|work=True/Slant|publisher=Forbes}}</ref>

==Health effects and regulation==
===Health concerns===
[[File:Vuvuzelas Warning.jpg|thumb|right|Some vuvuzelas carry a safety warning graphic.]]
A study in 2010 by Dr Ruth McNerney of the [[London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine]], and colleagues, concluded that the spread of diseases by means of vuvuzelas was possible.<ref name="Google1">{{Cite news|last=Snyman|first=Mia|title=Study: Vuvuzela could spread colds and flu|publisher=Google|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i8urs7EHo1bO0nBhFxxPOGEd6JtAD9G8H9L00|agency=Associated Press |date=June 10, 2010|accessdate=June 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wired.com/playbook/2011/05/vuvuzelas-airborne-germs |date=2011-05-24 |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired magazine]] |author=Brian Mossop |title=Besides Noise, Vuvuzelas May Spread Airborne Germs}}</ref> McNerney found tiny droplets at the bottom of a vuvuzela that can carry [[flu]] and [[Common cold|cold germs]] that are small enough to stay suspended in the air for hours, and can enter into the airways of a person's lungs. The vuvuzelas can infect others on a greater scale than coughing or shouting.

The vuvuzelas have the potential to cause [[noise-induced hearing loss]].<ref name="Journal1"/><ref name="Journal2"/><ref name="Journal3"/><ref name="Google1"/> Prof James Hall III, Dr Dirk Koekemoer, De Wet Swanepoel and colleagues at the [[University of Pretoria]] found that vuvuzelas can have a negative effect when a listener's eardrums are exposed to the instrument's high-intensity sound. The vuvuzelas produce an average sound pressure of 113 dB(A) at {{convert|2|m|ft}} from the device opening.<ref name="Journal2"/> The study finds that subjects should not be exposed to more than 15 minutes per day at an intensity of 100 dB(A).<ref name="Journal2"/> The study assumes that if a single vuvuzela emits a sound that is dangerously loud to subjects within a 2 metre radius, and numerous vuvuzelas are typically blown together for the duration of a match, it may put spectators at a significant risk of hearing loss.<ref name="Journal2"/> Hearing loss experts at the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommend that exposure at the 113 dB(A) level not exceed 45 seconds per day.<ref name=NIOSHvuvuzela>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/blog/nsb061710_worldcupnoise.html |title=CDC/NIOSH Science Blog – Vuvuzelas: What's the Buzz? June 2010|work=NIOSH|publisher=cdc.com/niosh|date=June 2010}}</ref>
A newer model has a modified mouthpiece that reduces the volume by 20 dB.<ref name=Sport24>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/WorldCup/NationalNews/New-vuvuzelas-turn-down-volume-20100614 |title=New vuvuzelas turn down volume |work=Sport24|publisher=24.com|accessdate=June 14, 2010|date=June 14, 2010|location=South Africa}}</ref>

===Noise levels and bans===
Concerns about the constant intensities produced by the vuvuzelas during the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches were raised independently by representatives of international football teams, spectators and sports commentators. The noise levels that were demonstrated during the 2010 FIFA World Cup prompted various sporting organisations to ban the vuvuzela at future events:

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*All sporting events at the [[Cardiff City Stadium|Cardiff City]], [[SWALEC Stadium|SWALEC]] and [[Millennium Stadium]]s<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sports fans in Cardiff spared vuvuzela|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east_wales/10353020.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=June 18, 2010|accessdate=June 19, 2010}}</ref>
*[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]<ref name="WimbledonBan">{{Cite news|last=Summers|first=Chris|title=Wimbledon crackdown on vuvuzelas |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/wimbledon/8744027.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=June 19, 2010 | date=June 16, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vuvu gets big no-no from AFL|last=Doherty|first=Elissa|newspaper=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corporation|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/vuvu-gets-big-no-no-from-afl/story-e6frf9if-1225880671282|date=June 17, 2010|accessdate=June 19, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Yankee Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vuvuzelas BANNED From Yankee Stadium |work=The Huffington Post|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/17/vuvuzelas-banned-from-yan_n_616282.html|date=June 17, 2010|accessdate=June 19, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Fuji Rock Festival]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fujirockfestival.com/news/?id=969|title=ブブゼラの持ち込み及び使用禁止のお願い|work=FujiRockFestival.com|publisher=SMASH Corporation|date=July 15, 2010}}</ref>
*The [[Southeastern Conference]] of US college sports<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/sec-leave-your-vuvuzelas-557799.html|author=Kristi E. Swartz|title=SEC: leave your vuvuzelas at home|publisher=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|accessdate=2010-07-05}}</ref>
*[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] events.<ref>{{Cite news|title=No Vuvuzelas allowed at UFC card|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=5343197|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=June 30, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Gaelic Athletic Association]] events<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0618/1224272793785.html |title=GAA bans vuvuzelas before they blow away the Croke Park atmosphere - The Irish Times - Fri, Jun 18, 2010 |publisher=The Irish Times |date=2010-06-18 |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref>
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*[[2010 Little League World Series]]
*[[Jeld-Wen Field]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pgepark.com/guest-guide |title=Guest Guide |publisher=Portland Timbers |accessdate=2011-03-03}}</ref>
*[[UEFA]], including all [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] and [[Euro 2012]] events.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5518726/uefa-bans-vuvuzelas-euro-2012-champions-league UEFA Enacts Vuvuzelas Ban], ''ESPN.com'', 1 September 2010</ref>
*[[2011 Rugby World Cup]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sarugby.com/news/News/article/sid=13830.html|title=No vuvuzelas at RWC 2011|work=SARugby.com|publisher=SARugby.com|date=June 29, 2010}}</ref>
*[[Kontinental Hockey League]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/23/27717.html |title=КХЛ налагает запрет на использование вувузел |date=23 July 2010 |publisher=[[Kontinental Hockey League]] |accessdate=23 July 2010 |language=Russian}}</ref>
*[[2010 FIBA World Championship]] and other basketball tournaments from then on<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportas.delfi.lt/eurobasket2003/pasaulio-krepsinio-cempionate-vuvuzelu-negirdesime.d?id=35095573 |title=Pasaulio krepšinio čempionate vuvuzelų negirdėsime - DELFI Žinios |publisher=Sportas.delfi.lt |date= |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref>
*[[National Football League]] (as part of an overall ban of noisemakers)

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[[File:Sneijder Heitinga.jpg|thumb|left|[[Wesley Sneijder]] blowing on a vuvuzela]]
Some shopping centres in South Africa banned the use of vuvuzelas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ewn.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=41683|title=No vuvuzelas inside Sandton City|work=Eyewitness News|publisher=Primedia Broadcasting|last=Child|first=Katharine|date=June 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20100616043817493C787065|title=Shopping mall silences vuvuzela|date=June 16, 2010|work=IOL|last=Dardagan|first=Colleen|agency=South African Press Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.co.za/sport/soccer/article.aspx?id=410355|title=Vuvuzelas get red card in malls|publisher=Avusa Media Limited|work=Daily Dispatch Online|first=Msindisi|last=Fengu|date=June 18, 2010}}</ref>
They were also banned at the 2010 [[Baltimore]] [[anime convention]] [[Otakon]],<ref name="Otakon">{{Cite news|url=http://www.otakon.com/news_article.asp?id=539|title=Vuvuzela ban in effect|first=Arruda|last=Lou|date=11 July 2010|work=Otakon.com}}</ref> the convention committee declared that any attendee carrying a vuvuzela could have it confiscated from them, and that anyone blowing one could face expulsion from the event.<ref name="Otakon" /><ref name="ANNOta">{{Cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-07-14/no-vuvuzelas-at-otakon|title=No Vuvuzelas at Otakon|date=14 July 2010|work=Anime News Network}}</ref>

Another such action was taken in response to the prevalence of the vuvuzelas at the 2010 [[Anime Expo]] based in [[Los Angeles]], attended by representatives of Otakon who felt the disruption led to discomfort for some of the attendees of Anime Expo which they wished to avoid at the later Baltimore event.<ref name="ANNOta" />

Nine English [[Premier League]] clubs have banned the device. Five clubs ([[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/vuvuzelas-not-welcome- |title=Vuvuzelas not welcome at Emirates Stadium! |publisher=Arsenal.com |date=2010-07-20 |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref> [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]) have banned them due to health and safety reasons while [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] have barred them because of policy against musical instruments. [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] banned vuvuzelas from [[Old Trafford]] on 13 August 2010. However, two clubs ([[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]) have allowed them. {{citation needed|date=September 2010}}

The organisers of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympic Games]] placed a ban on vuvuzelas at the sporting event.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/no-frisbees-picnic-hampers-or-vuvuzelas-items-banned-from-the-london-2012-olympics-7936428.html |title= No frisbees, picnic hampers or vuvuzelas: items banned from the London 2012 Olympics |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= 12 July 2012 |work= |publisher= BBC News |accessdate= August 30, 2012}}</ref>
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==Protest usage==
On July 13, 2010, protesters with vuvuzelas converged on [[BP]]'s [[London]] headquarters to protest the company's handling of the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]].<ref>{{Cite news | author = CNN Wire Staff | title = Vuvuzela protest planned at BP HQ | work = CNN.com Breaking News | publisher = CNN | date = 13 July 2010 | url = http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/13/uk.bp.vuvuzela.protest/ }}</ref>

In [[Wisconsin]], the Anti-[[Scott Walker (politician)|Walker]], pro-[[Labor unions in the United States|union]] [[2011 Wisconsin protests|protesters]] have made extensive use of vuvuzelas. A Madison DJ, Nick Nice, [http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=33472 ordered 200] and distributed them to his fellow protesters. The Madison police even issued permits for use of the vuvuzelas ''inside'' the capitol.{{Citation needed|date=June 2012}}

In March 2012, German protesters used vuvuzelas during the official traditional torchlight ceremony, the [[Großer Zapfenstreich]], which bid farewell to [[President of Germany]] [[Christian Wulff]]. Wulff had resigned earlier over corruption allegations, yet he still received the honor of the military ceremony, which left Germany divided. [http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,820452,00.html]

==Vuvuzela music==
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It is a common misconception that the vuvuzela can only produce a single note. With special play techniques (like with [[didgeridoo]] or [[Jug (musical instrument)|jug]] blowing) many different tones and even melodies can be played on it.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}
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==See also==
* [[Makarapa]] – a hand-made hat worn by spectators to show their team support
* [[Handy horn]] – a portable or personal horn similar to the vuvuzela
* [[Thundersticks]] – narrow plastic balloons that are used as promotional noise makers

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Vuvuzelas}}
{{Wiktionary}}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10312794.stm 10 Things about the Vuvuzela by the BBC]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3fkvhd-5g Promotional film for World Cup Mexico 86 - Mexican plastic trumpets are shown] - YouTube
* [http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/64381,in-pictures,news-in-pictures,vuvuzela-day-in-pictures-bafana-world-cup-football-south-africa Vuvuzela Day] - slideshow by ''[[The First Post]]''

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Vuvuzela
A modern plastic Vuvuzela
Brass instrument
Classification

Brass[citation needed]

Hornbostel–Sachs classification423.121.22
(Tubular end-blown trumpet with mouthpiece)
Playing range
Varies by instrument, typically around b'
Related instruments
kudu, bugle
A black and yellow striped vuvuzela

The vuvuzela ( /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/), also known as lepatata Mambu (its Tswana name), is a plastic horn, about 65 centimetres (2 ft) long, which produces a loud monotone note, typically around B♭3[1] (the B♭ below middle C).[2] Some models are made in two parts to facilitate storage, and this design also allows pitch variation. Many types of vuvuzela, made by several manufacturers, may produce various intensity and frequency outputs.[3] The intensity of these outputs depends on the blowing technique and pressure exerted.[3]

Traditionally made and inspired from a kudu horn, the vuvuzela was used to summon distant villagers to attend community gatherings.[4][dubious – discuss] The vuvuzela is most used at football matches in South Africa,[5] and it has become a symbol of South African football as the stadiums are filled with its loud and raucous sound that reflects the exhilaration of supporters.[4] The intensity of the sound caught the attention of the global football community during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in anticipation of South Africa hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]

The vuvuzela has been the subject of controversy when used by spectators at football matches. Its high sound pressure levels at close range can lead to permanent hearing loss for unprotected ears after exposure,[6] with a sound level of 120 dB(A) (the threshold of pain) at 1 metre (3.3 ft) from the device opening.[4]

Origin

Children blowing vuvuzelas in South Africa

Plastic aerophones, like corneta and similar devices, have been used in Brazil and other Latin American countries since the 1960s.

These plastic horns have been marketed and available in the United States as "Stadium Horns" since the mid-1960s.[7] Similar horns have been in existence for much longer. An instrument that looks like a vuvuzela appears in Winslow Homer's 1870 woodcut "The Dinner Horn".[8]

The origin of the device is disputed. The term vuvuzela was first used in South Africa from the Zulu language or Nguni dialect meaning to make a vuvu sound (directly translated: vuvu-ing).[citation needed] Controversies over the invention arose in early 2010. South African Kaizer Chiefs fan Freddie "Saddam" Maake claimed the invention of the vuvuzela by fabricating an aluminium version in 1965 from a bicycle horn and has photographic evidence of himself holding the aluminium vuvuzela in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.[9] He also claimed to have coined vuvuzela from the Zulu language for "welcome", "unite" and "celebration."[10] Plastics factory Masincedane Sport popularised the ubiquitous plastic vuvuzela commonly heard at South African football games in 2002,[11] and the Nazareth Baptist Church claimed the vuvuzela belonged to their church.[12]

International tournaments

A 2010 FIFA World Cup crowd blowing vuvuzelas

The world association football governing body, FIFA, proposed to ban vuvuzelas from stadiums, as they were seen as potential weapons for hooligans and could be used in ambush marketing. Columnist Jon Qwelane described the device as "an instrument from hell".[13] South African football authorities argued that the vuvuzela was part of the South African football experience.[14] The Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso said, "Those trumpets? That noise I don't like ... FIFA must ban those things ... it is not nice to have a noise like that".[15] Commentator Farayi Mungazi said, "Banning the vuvuzela would take away the distinctiveness of a South African World Cup ... absolutely essential for an authentic South African footballing experience".[16] Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk remarked, "... it was annoying ... in the stadiums you get used to it but it is still unpleasant".[17] FIFA President Sepp Blatter responded, "we should not try to Europeanise an African World Cup ... that is what African and South Africa football is all about — noise, excitement, dancing, shouting and enjoyment".[16][17] Despite the criticisms, FIFA agreed to permit their use in stadiums during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.[18] South African football authority argued that during FIFA World Cup 2010, Luzuko Majeke's vuvuzelas have achieved great popularity breaking border limit of culture and religion though TV spectators suffered a lot due to Vuvuzela noise pollution.[17]

2010 FIFA World Cup

Marketing

Hyundai constructed the world's largest working vuvuzela as part of a marketing campaign for the World Cup. The 35-metre (115 ft) blue vuvuzela in Cape Town was intended to be used at the beginning of each match; however, it had not yet sounded a note during the World Cup as its volume was a cause of concern to city authorities.[19]

Reception

Noisy Vuvuzelas cause concern
Voice of America report on the impact of vuvuzelas at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Its near-constant repetition led to many suggestions for limiting its use, muffling its sound, and even an outright ban.[20][21]

Broadcasting organisations experienced difficulties with their presentations. Television and radio audiences often heard only the sound of vuvuzelas.[22][23][24][25] The BBC, RTE, ESPN and BSkyB have examined the possibility of filtering the ambient noise while maintaining game commentary.[22][23]

The vuvuzelas raised health and safety concerns. Competitors believed the incessant noise hampered the ability of the players to get their rest, and degraded the quality of team performance.[26][27] Other critics remarked that vuvuzelas disrupted team communication and players' concentration during matches.[28][29] Demand for earplugs to protect from hearing loss during the World Cup outstripped supply, with many pharmacies out of stock.[30] One major vuvuzela manufacturer even began selling its own earplugs to spectators.[31]

Audio filtration

Notch filtering, an audio filtration technique, is proposed to reduce the vuvuzela sound in broadcasts and increase clarity of commentary audio. The vuvuzela produces notes at a frequency of approximately 235 Hz and its first partial at 465 Hz.[32] However, this filtration technique affects the clarity of commentary audio. The publication of adaptive filters by universities and organisations address this issue by preserving the amplitude and clarity of the commentators' voices and crowd noise.[33][34][35][36] Such filtration techniques have been adopted by some cable television providers.[37]

Health effects and regulation

Health concerns

Some vuvuzelas carry a safety warning graphic.

A study in 2010 by Dr Ruth McNerney of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues, concluded that the spread of diseases by means of vuvuzelas was possible.[38][39] McNerney found tiny droplets at the bottom of a vuvuzela that can carry flu and cold germs that are small enough to stay suspended in the air for hours, and can enter into the airways of a person's lungs. The vuvuzelas can infect others on a greater scale than coughing or shouting.

The vuvuzelas have the potential to cause noise-induced hearing loss.[3][4][6][38] Prof James Hall III, Dr Dirk Koekemoer, De Wet Swanepoel and colleagues at the University of Pretoria found that vuvuzelas can have a negative effect when a listener's eardrums are exposed to the instrument's high-intensity sound. The vuvuzelas produce an average sound pressure of 113 dB(A) at 2 metres (6.6 ft) from the device opening.[4] The study finds that subjects should not be exposed to more than 15 minutes per day at an intensity of 100 dB(A).[4] The study assumes that if a single vuvuzela emits a sound that is dangerously loud to subjects within a 2 metre radius, and numerous vuvuzelas are typically blown together for the duration of a match, it may put spectators at a significant risk of hearing loss.[4] Hearing loss experts at the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommend that exposure at the 113 dB(A) level not exceed 45 seconds per day.[40] A newer model has a modified mouthpiece that reduces the volume by 20 dB.[41]

Noise levels and bans

Concerns about the constant intensities produced by the vuvuzelas during the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches were raised independently by representatives of international football teams, spectators and sports commentators. The noise levels that were demonstrated during the 2010 FIFA World Cup prompted various sporting organisations to ban the vuvuzela at future events:

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Wesley Sneijder blowing on a vuvuzela

Some shopping centres in South Africa banned the use of vuvuzelas.[55][56][57] They were also banned at the 2010 Baltimore anime convention Otakon,[58] the convention committee declared that any attendee carrying a vuvuzela could have it confiscated from them, and that anyone blowing one could face expulsion from the event.[58][59]

Another such action was taken in response to the prevalence of the vuvuzelas at the 2010 Anime Expo based in Los Angeles, attended by representatives of Otakon who felt the disruption led to discomfort for some of the attendees of Anime Expo which they wished to avoid at the later Baltimore event.[59]

Nine English Premier League clubs have banned the device. Five clubs (Arsenal,[60] Birmingham City, Everton, Fulham and Liverpool) have banned them due to health and safety reasons while Sunderland, West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion have barred them because of policy against musical instruments. Manchester United banned vuvuzelas from Old Trafford on 13 August 2010. However, two clubs (Manchester City and Stoke City) have allowed them. [citation needed]

The organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games placed a ban on vuvuzelas at the sporting event.[61]

Protest usage

On July 13, 2010, protesters with vuvuzelas converged on BP's London headquarters to protest the company's handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[62]

In Wisconsin, the Anti-Walker, pro-union protesters have made extensive use of vuvuzelas. A Madison DJ, Nick Nice, ordered 200 and distributed them to his fellow protesters. The Madison police even issued permits for use of the vuvuzelas inside the capitol.[citation needed]

In March 2012, German protesters used vuvuzelas during the official traditional torchlight ceremony, the Großer Zapfenstreich, which bid farewell to President of Germany Christian Wulff. Wulff had resigned earlier over corruption allegations, yet he still received the honor of the military ceremony, which left Germany divided. [1]

Vuvuzela music

Vuvuzela note
A standard short 58 cm (1.90 ft) vuvuzela plays a single B♭ note.
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It is a common misconception that the vuvuzela can only produce a single note. With special play techniques (like with didgeridoo or jug blowing) many different tones and even melodies can be played on it.[citation needed]

See also

  • Makarapa – a hand-made hat worn by spectators to show their team support
  • Handy horn – a portable or personal horn similar to the vuvuzela
  • Thundersticks – narrow plastic balloons that are used as promotional noise makers

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