Details

Field of Interest

World Music

Copyright Message

Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.

Description

"Se bana wa lela matsha a Kgadile Go tshele bo thipe le bo Kgwadira. Ke shwela ke mme le Rre ka tlhoka walai Ke tshwaetswe ke malome khunou Se thethele nyatsi thethela mogaco Motho ga a thethele sekukuni Ke tshwaetwswe ke malome Khunwana Pula e ila na e ka tlatsa Kgamelo. " "Don't cry baby! The water pans have dried up My father and mother died and I had no-one to advise me. (literally - 'to straighten me') "My uncle gave me a brown cow Which, if it rains, will give me a pailful (of milk) Don't boast of your lover Boast of your husband. One doesn't boast of a thief." The player sat on the ground with the right leg passed through the bow. She held the bow in her left hand resting the curved wooden part on the ground, string uppermost. She stopped the upper part of the string with her chin, the other end of the bow rested on an enamel basin turned upside down. A second woman joined her towards the end. She stopped playing at one point to adjust the enamel basin resonator. The instrument is played by both men and women. When asked when they play these songs, the answer was: "Any time - when we feel lonely."

Content Type

Field notes

Anthropologist / Ethnographer

Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977

Format

Text

Sub Genre

Song

Page Count

2

Series Number

TR111

Subject

World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Africa, Cultural anthropology, África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Disaneng, North West Province (South Africa), Chopi (Mozambique)

Keywords and Translated Subjects

África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural