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Marumo (Spears)

- Makopo Macheli and group of about 12 men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Makopo Macheli and group of about 12 men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Berea f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/161148 , vital:40596 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0102-01
  • Description: In the Lithoko following the song the speaker used the phrase: "Whe spring kisses the summer" a typical poetic phrase, they say characteristic of Lithoko praises. This Mokorotlo was accompanied by a slow and stately stamping dance, raising the legs slowly upwards, then with a bend of the knee they bring the foot back under the body and stamp. Mokorotlo riding song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Mocholoko (The novice)

- Mokoto Tsoeliane and group of Koali men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mokoto Tsoeliane and group of Koali men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Berea f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/161177 , vital:40599 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0102-03
  • Description: The Mohobelo dance is most typical of all Sotho dances and is notable for its sinous striding actions which are accompanied by rhythmic hissing and by stamping. The dance songs are performed by the spectators and not the dancers. There are frequently two or three movements or routines in a Mohobelo, a slow entry and dance, follwed by a fast leaping movement and frequently by a third slow routine. Each is given a local mane, often the name of the district of origin. Mohobelo men's dance with stamping.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Mokema (Name of a place near Maseru)

- Mamatela Raphuthing and large group of women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mamatela Raphuthing and large group of women , 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/10962/161908 , vital:40689 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0104-12
  • Description: "Taung Moletsane's place, my home! If I speak, I shall cause sorrow, some would remember things. And I would be bringing back the dead. Women on the Rand are vagrants, they wear shoes without stockings. You can see our mountains in Basutoland. The hawk which dwells on the cliff at Ramalile catches the chickens when they go out to feed." Mokhibo women's knee dance with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

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

Mora Motlole (Motlole's son)

- Mahlapane Qoalike and group of women, Hugh Tracey

Moroallo oa metsi a pula

- Ts'oene Toma and young men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Ts'oene Toma and young 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/10962/161292 , vital:40613 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0103-05
  • Description: The melody of this song strongly resembles the songs of the Northern Tanganyikans. "The floods of rain. Ngene, Ngene, the noise of rain. The lightening flashed and then rain came. Makhoabunyane of Mount Katike. When it makes this roaring sound it does it only to annoy. So I took up my stick and went to find out about it. Lengae men's initiation song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Mphe, mphe ea lapisa, Mokoena (A beggar goes hungry, Mokoena)

- Monki Mofolo and group of 8 men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Monki Mofolo and group of 8 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/10962/161983 , vital:40744 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0105-01
  • Description: "Mokoena" is a Seboko name meaning "of the crocodile". "A beggar goes hungry. Mokoena, a man of Makoli's household. There is a gun in Letsabisa's house, you will not handle it, you will only handle it when everyone is dead, we Libe's bulldogs, nip each other. Thanks to the word Lekana spoke. Deliver us from temptations, Chief!" Mokorotlo riding song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

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

- Mosinoa Moea and group of 20 men, Hugh Tracey

Noh'a Metsi (Water snake)

- Agnes Nchanyana. 4 assistants and group of women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Agnes Nchanyana. 4 assistants and group of women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Berea f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/161222 , vital:40604 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0102-08
  • Description: The leader does a shaking dance on her knees as she sings "Water snake! it comes out the east and it is very angry." The singer, in addition to her diviner's beads, shells, bells and small antelope horns, wore a large Catholic rosary with a worn medal of the Sacred heart, knotted into her girdle. Her scarlet skirt was thickly embroidered with designs in white beads. The adoption of Catholic symbols by pagans for their divination rites is common in nominally Catholic countries, especially by Black Africans (originally referred to as Negroes at the time) who use them in their Voodoo ceremonies. Diviners' song with cylindrical drum (-14.03-) and frame drum (-14.92-).
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Nong (Vulture)

- Tlokotsi Lesikara and Mohomane, Hugh Tracey

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

Nyeketheula

- Small boys of Koali, Hugh Tracey

Oa lla moholili (The crane is crying)

- Mokoto Tsoeliane and group of men, Hugh Tracey

Oa mona Letsie (You see Letsie) Chief of Leribe.

- Seforo Mosese, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Seforo Mosese , 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/10962/162012 , vital:40749 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0105-04
  • Description: "You see Letsie, Leribe where there is a beautiful small mountain. Brakpan with its small pretty hill. My mother's Mosinoa, mother's child. You see Seforo, you see Tefolo. Mosinoa, Moea's child, is crying. He cries although nobody has hit him." Mokorotlo riding song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Paseka oa tseka (Paseka is complaining)

- Mahlapane Qalike and group of Sotho women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mahlapane Qalike and group of Sotho women , 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/10962/162304 , vital:40831 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0106-13
  • Description: "Paseka is disputing over a piece of land, foolishly. He is disputing over the site behind Semoti's house. You, Mampolletse of Makhaba, The thing becomes more serious at night. Do not give Mahlapane any corn she does not hoe her cornfields. If my voice were a clock I would be ringing it through to Natal. To my friend at Monyameng. The length of a bundle of reeds." Lelingoana women's initiation song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Paulo (Paul)

- School girls of Qeme, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: School girls of Qeme , 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/10962/161816 , vital:40679 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0104-04
  • Description: This singing game is done in a circle, each girl kneeling with a stone in her hand. They beat their stones on the ground and in some cases hand them onto the next girl to their right in an anti-clockwise direction. This singing is also found among the Tswana. Singing game.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

Pholo ha lieme (Stop the ox-span)

- Mosinoa Moea and group of 12 men, Hugh Tracey

Piroena eo ke e bireng (The language I speak)

- Relechate Ntsolo and Jacquot Mokete, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Relechate Ntsolo and Jacquot Mokete , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Berea f-lo
  • Language: Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/161002 , vital:40579 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0101-04
  • Description: "This language I speak, you speak without knowing it. In the battle of tongues, I should have been a lawyer. The language which is widely understood. You should have made holes in the mountains, so that I could go in and see the country between Natal and Aooeng. And the land between Winburg and Bloemfontein." "Aooeng" means 'the place where people say Aooeng'. i.e. the Eastern Free State, a reference to their mode of speech or dialect. Walking song.
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  • Date Issued: 1959

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

Re roala masale (We wear earings)

- Seponono Mokemane and group of men, Hugh Tracey

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