He ba bua kgethwa baeme (They thrash skins)
- Tweleve Kwena men, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Tweleve Kwena men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Kwena (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana Molepolole f-bs
- Language: Tswana/Kwena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162826 , vital:40987 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0109-10
- Description: "They thrash skins. Early in the morning with the marks of strips on their backs." The translation is doubtful. It appears that flagellation forms an important part of Tswana men's initiation rites. Male initiation song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Tweleve Kwena men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Kwena (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana Molepolole f-bs
- Language: Tswana/Kwena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162826 , vital:40987 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0109-10
- Description: "They thrash skins. Early in the morning with the marks of strips on their backs." The translation is doubtful. It appears that flagellation forms an important part of Tswana men's initiation rites. Male initiation song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
Pula (Rain)
- Large group of men and women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Large group of men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Ngwaketse (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana Kanye f-bs
- Language: Tswana/Ngwaketse
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162772 , vital:40981 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0109-04
- Description: Slightly different versions of this song, which is evidently widely sung all over Buchuanaland and the western Transvaal by the Tswana people appear on "TR"-114 and "TR"-115. It is sung in times of drought when a deputation of the people would go to the chief asking him to send a messenger to his rain maker. Rain song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Large group of men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Ngwaketse (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana Kanye f-bs
- Language: Tswana/Ngwaketse
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162772 , vital:40981 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0109-04
- Description: Slightly different versions of this song, which is evidently widely sung all over Buchuanaland and the western Transvaal by the Tswana people appear on "TR"-114 and "TR"-115. It is sung in times of drought when a deputation of the people would go to the chief asking him to send a messenger to his rain maker. Rain song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
NGODO OF REGULO NYAKUTOWO: Mchuio movement
- Ngodo xylophone orchestra (Performers), N. Nyakutowo (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Ngodo xylophone orchestra (Performers) , N. Nyakutowo (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Orchestral music , Xylophone with orchestra , Rattle (Musical instrument) , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132354 , vital:36832 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR006-01
- Description: Complete Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Regulo Nyakutowo with 10 xylophones and 4 rattles (Ngodo of Regulo Nyakutowo)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
- Authors: Ngodo xylophone orchestra (Performers) , N. Nyakutowo (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Orchestral music , Xylophone with orchestra , Rattle (Musical instrument) , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132354 , vital:36832 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR006-01
- Description: Complete Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Regulo Nyakutowo with 10 xylophones and 4 rattles (Ngodo of Regulo Nyakutowo)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
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