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Majone (Johnnie)

- Moroke Molebatsi and group of 19 men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Moroke Molebatsi and group of 19 men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Ramoutsa f-sa
  • Language: Tswana/Lete
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165228 , vital:41220 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0111-11
  • Description: "Johnnie's mother weeps, where did Johnnie die? (she says). Johnnie died when they were cattle-raiding (she says). They killed him when he was following the spoor of his captured cattle. I refused you, so you hated me and went away disappointed." These 19 pipes were made of lenghts of copper tubing. The pitch of each pipe was recorded before each item. From two measurements of the same set of pipes within three weeks, it is clear that the tuning varies from performance to performance, the pitch of each pipe being adjusted by means of the plug a wire ramrod is kept for this purpose. The pipes are used on any occassion, for parties, or recreational purposes. The performerswalk around sideways in a circle, using a simple stamping step or shuffle or leaping like frogs in an anti-clockwise direction. Pipe dance with closed end blown "Ditlhaka" flute ensemble.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Re tswa kwa Tlhabane (We come from Saulspoort)

- Mosadinyana Melato with young girls of Kanye, Hugh Tracey

Re tswa kwa Tlhabane (We come from Saulspoort)

- Mosadinyana Melato with young girls of Kanye, Hugh Tracey

Kgokong (If it dies)

- Mosaila Mokgothu and Hurutshe men, Hugh Tracey

Pholo ha lieme (Stop the ox-span)

- Mosinoa Moea and group of 12 men, Hugh Tracey

Seithataki (An immaculate person)

- Mosinoa Moea and group of 12 men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mosinoa Moea and group of 12 men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Maseru f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162092 , vital:40756 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0105-08
  • Description: "Basutoland, my fatherland." "Bushman's Nek is near Machache, in the mountains. I joined up for woek on the mines. When I arrived there I found myself in difficulties. I was with Molelekoa son of Smith. I crossed the Vaal very early in the morning. That was when I was nearly swept down the river. Perhaps it was because I was running away. Running away, leaving my passes on the veld. I left mine in the Western Transvaal. I left my pass and my tax receipt." Mohobelo dance song with hissing.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Ngoana Mosinoa thola (Keep quiet, Mosinoa's child)

- Mosinoa Moea and group of 20 men, Hugh Tracey

Monga kobo bohlajana (The owner of the blanket (skin) is wise)

- Mosinoa Moea and group of 20 men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mosinoa Moea and group of 20 men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Maseru f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162043 , vital:40751 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0105-05
  • Description: "The owner of the blanket is wise. He does not take it out to be brayed." The cries and shouts during the song were about the work such as 'pull it this way", "put more fat on it", and "if they would bring more beer, we will finish the job", etc. Work song for braying and for threshing.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Mampho thiba lisabole (Mampho, ward off the spears)

- Mosinoa Peter, with group of 14 dancers and large group of singers, Hugh Tracey

Maboko tsa Mothootsile (Praises for Mothootsile)

- Mothootsile Leshoko, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mothootsile Leshoko , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Disaneng f-sa
  • Language: Tswana/Tlharo
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/164213 , vital:41094 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0110-07
  • Description: The praiser was dressed in skins, and wore leather breeches and a skin cap. He was holding a horse-hair switch in one hand and a stick wound round with blue plastic tape. Several women interjected cries and exclamations. The old man explained that his praises were in honour of his totem, the monkey. Praise verse.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Tsa Mehlaka(Marsh mice)

- Motlatsi Manene, Hugh Tracey

Ramanaka (Ramanaka,name)

- Motlatsi Raseile and small group of men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Motlatsi Raseile and small group of men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Tebang f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162192 , vital:40818 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0106-02
  • Description: This Lengae is sung when boys are going up to the initiation school. "At Mojela's place, my ho,e, Tebang is ruled by boys. I am a companion of girls and boys. A companion of Motlatsi and Maparaka. I remember the well-dressed Moeketsi. You speak of me or of whom? The modern young men or the modern young girls? Tebang is ruled by Chief Thabo. Tsakholo on the pool, boys. Mu mother and father are weeping. Weeping for their son."Lengae men's initiation song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Maomosa re kaeleng (You women who cannot cook)

- Motsekhumo Tiro and group of elderly men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Motsekhumo Tiro and group of elderly men , 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/10962/162524 , vital:40943 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0108-06
  • Description: "You women who cannot cook, tell us where the noise is." The meaning is that where there is noise, there may be a party and where there is a party there is good cheer. Introduced by each pipe played in turn around the circle of old men. Most of the pipes were made of reed. The pipes must be immersed in water before playing or they will not sound. They were very old pipes and the tuning was clearly awry, the old players being unable to tune them accurately. Pipe dance with Dithloko end-blown reeds
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Ena khotso (This peace)

- Mpara Masienyabe abd large group of men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mpara Masienyabe abd large group of men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Mokoroane f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162322 , vital:40833 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0106-15
  • Description: "The girl will marry into the Chief's family. This peace! The cows produce nice milk. We, friends of Lesenyebo's brother, Tau, we, of Phakoe's family, speak well. Mother witches, you will not allow us, your aprons (front covers). My child will soon marry into the Chief's family, my Moliehi! There is fighting where it is where there is no fighting. Even at Maseru there is fighting. Initiation song with hand clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Ntoeng (To the war)

- Mpara Masienyane and large group of men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mpara Masienyane and large group of men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Mokoroane f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162182 , vital:40817 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0106-01
  • Description: This Lengae is sung when boys are going up to the initiation school. "Maluke's husband captured Seleke, a cow for which there had been much fighting. A question is asked about Maphaleng's grave. 'Is it where we have been fighting? Who do you say should take me to war? I am afraid when men go out armed.' Men, you do not make sufficient sound. Is it because of all that beard? Lengae men's initiation song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Khotso (peace)

- Mpara Mosienyane and large group of men, Hugh Tracey

Thatholla (Unwind)

- Mpara Mosienyane and large group of men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mpara Mosienyane and large group of men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Folk songs, Tswana , Sotho-Tswana languages , Tswana (African people) , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Mokoroane f-lo
  • Language: Tswana/Rolong
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162446 , vital:40933 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0107-09
  • Description: "Where does the chief want us to go today? To leave in the evening when it is cold. With a drizzle of rain like a mist. With all the lads afraid of mounting their horses. Our saddles will be wet, and our trousers creased. By Morake's child, I will curse somebody! We of the Tau family, are one-handed. We receive food with it and feel pleased. We kill our own monkey's at Matsau-Tsau. Where did they see him? They saw him at the sugarcane fields. Why does he say he wants Basotho? He says he wants a Basotho blanket. Jump on my back and away we go. Fathers, let us go." Riding song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Waramba ukuma (He refused the relationship)

- Murira, Madzikuminga, Muzengedza and Madera, Hugh Tracey

Kari muchipfuwa kanaziwa ne mwene wako (What is in your heart only yourself can tell)

- Murira, Madzikuminga, Muzengedza and Madera, Hugh Tracey

Nyiti inkwekwezi (We are the star)

- Mushumbo Dlamini and the Star Brothers, Hugh Tracey

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