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Abafazi pandle (Track)
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Drinking parties in this region were usually held inside the huts as there is plenty of wind over the open downs, especially near the sea. The song calls on the women to leave the hut to the men, as they pass the beer around and sing their drinking songs.
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Adya moreyana (Track)
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They could not explain the significance of this statement and whether the drink or the song might have killed a weaker man! "Mapolwane wa kolobe O phela ka go ja leraga Mpinelele ke rayile Thabakgolo ke kgosi ya gokwala O philiye ka yona kosa yoni." "A piglet lives on mud. Sing that I may dance. Thabakgolo is a gr...
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Amalume kuwayawa (Track)
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"Boys marry young girls. Whi is Lami going to marry? You will never have any food You're going to eat your mother My uncle is not settled For he thinks I am his wife." One woman claps gently in the background.
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Amalume (Track)
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"Uncle, uncle, uncle, drink your beer carefully. They who hate me, Eyae! They would put poison in my beer. Uncle drink your beer carefully."
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Andisaguta (Track)
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"I am not yet full I have not yet had enough But when I am full Then I will hit those women over there." A song sung in jest.
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Arap Momoen I (Track)
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Two drinking songs under the same title expressing thanks to their host for the party and wishing him 'farewell' as they leave.
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Arap Momoen II (Track)
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Two drinking songs under the same title expressing thanks to their host for the party and wishing him 'farewell' as they leave.
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Banana bana Kayata (Track)
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The percussion noise is made by beating two pieces of metal onto the side of the drum. The friction drum is a simple membrane drum with the lower end open. The stick is pierced through a hole in the center of the membrane and hangs inside the body of the drum being suitably attached to the membrane by small cross...
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Bathi abafana ndisandindazana (Track)
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The whole crowd of about 60 women and girls swayed from foot to foot as they sang with great enthusiasm. It is clearly a well known and much loved tune in this region. 
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Birikandratu mapa (Track)
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"I am very happy when I drink because I like beer." The lute accompaniment appears to be more of a rhythmic ground than a melodic accompaniment.
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