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Makwati o tshola nama (Makwati is handing out meat of a pig)

Malepa (The problem)

  • Authors: Kgosietsile Mokgasi , 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/10962/164249 , vital:41099 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0110-11
  • Description: A small steel washer was hidden in the sand. An old man had to find it. When he was 'cold' the muscian played loudly, 'hot', the playing died down. This is not unlike several other guessing games in other tribes, such as 'Siavuma' with the Zulu. In some cases the music is played or sung louder as the seeker gets nearer the hidden object, in others, the music fades away to a mere whisper. A musical guessing game 'Sebatlo' with a one stringed bowed Zither 'Segankure'. (Open string 146 vs.)
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Mamarutla

  • Authors: Dingalo and group of young boys and girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Gopane f-sa
  • Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165678 , vital:41270 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0114-06
  • Description: This song os sung with the accompanying dance, in order to ask the Chief's pernission to go to the initiation school. It seems the young would-be initiates must go to the Chief's house and dance and sing the whole night through. The leader of this group was the Chief's cousin. The boys dance, whilst the girls stand in a row, singing and clapping. The boys all carried long thin wands in their hands and were wearing short loin cloths and leg rattles made of the nests of a variety of wasp which resemble the cacoons of the bag-worm, though somewhat larger. The girls wore short skirts. Both boys and girls were between 15 and 16 years of age. Pre-initiation dance song with leg rattles - "Mathlao".
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Mammalo Sebolelo

Mamoko, mamoko, matlabama iye (Clouds, clouds, low clouds, iye)

  • Authors: Tietse Modisane and group of about 30 women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Motswedi f-sa
  • Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165574 , vital:41258 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0113-07
  • Description: "Clouds, clouds, low clouds, iys, they are thundering." The Western Transvaal has inadequate rainfall in many places as low as 15 to 18 inches a year, gradually becoming reduced towards the West and the Kalahari Desert where recently in one region no rain at all has fallen for five years. This accounts for the numerous rain songs to be found among the Tswana tribes who have good cause for anxiety for their crops each year. No rain songs are sung in high rainfall areas. The praise lines or verses are set lines, not impromptu. The words are both archaic and poetic used only for Leboko. The clapping is ritual, but it is always correct to clap the hands when asking for something. The Moroka or rainmaker was the officiant in a rain-making ceremony. Rain song, with clapping.
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Mamosi oa Theoloa ke mang? (Who will bring Mamosi down?

  • Authors: Mapheelo Maklelebe and large group of Sotho 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/10962/161349 , vital:40619 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0103-08
  • Description: "Who will bring Mamosi down? The 'municipality' is the wizard of the whites. He has brought the railway train into 'Naesifili'. At my home at Majara Leshoboro's place. Smoke drifts far away out in the veld. I have no Chief, I am ruled by a woman. Mother Mantsala, give me food. When horses race for prizes, yours runs for nothing. My family is disappointed with Mateseliso. It does not like people who cover their heads with cloth. I have not come here to see you, I have come to condole with you." The 'Municipality', they explained, is looked upon as a single person, a person of wealth who can do things rather like the Government. Mokibo women's kneeling dances, with clapping.
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Mampharoane (Gecko Lizard)

  • Authors: Malebaka Moroke , 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/10962/161805 , vital:40678 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0104-03
  • Description: "Lizard soften the hide (for making skin blankets). Mother come and see the thing that has been biting me. I have been bitten by fleas and bed-bugs. This person who is grinding is Malikhetla living in the village of Motemekoane," This grinding song is taken from a local initiation song. Grinding song.
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Mampho thiba lisabole (Mampho, ward off the spears)

Mangoane phutholla kobo (Stretch out the blanket, Aunt)

  • Authors: not defined , 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/10962/161303 , vital:40614 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0103-06
  • Description: "Aunt, stretch out the blanket. There are two of us. Stretch out the blanket, I will be coming, I am going out to smoke. When I leave here, going away. Montsala remain here and look after my children. Look after Mamotolo and Malerato and Toma. Toma, look after these children of mine particulary Mamotolo and Malerato. I looks as if I will be going away. I feel I am going. I really feel I will be crossing the river." 'To cross the river' in Sesotho means "I will be going to the Union of South Africa" with reference to the Calendon river which forms part of the border between the two countries. Women's party song, with clapping.
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Manong a kwa molapo o Tlung (The vultures at the spring called Tlung no longer need carrion, they are full.

Maolo di phepa (Now we are clean)

Maomosa re kaeleng (You women who cannot cook)

  • 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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Marambeli waTiwafuni

  • Authors: Mudzanani, Baranganani , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Venda (African people) , Tsonga (African people) , Folk songs, Tsonga , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Sibasa f-sa
  • Language: Venda , Tsonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187743 , vital:44692 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR193-05
  • Description: The prefixes Vho-X, Vho-Y refer to married folk. Marambele and Thirhafuni are either two young folk, male and female respectively. I doubt if they are children of John and Vele. Vele is usually a woman's name. John! John and Vele, Marambele and Thirhafuni. And Thirhafuni in the hut. What are they doing inside? Jona and Vele have eloped, At Tsilate. John (at) Tshilate. I saw Marambele and Vele. Inside the hut. What are they doing inside? Chigombera dance for girls with Mbira - 24 notes
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Marimbo

Marola Bila Kile

Marumo (Spears)

  • 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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Masilo tswalela kgoro (Masilo close the gate)

Matichere le go tshwana diketlele (Teachers and the way they hold their teapots)

Mbiya ambwiya wo tiende (Grandmother, let us go)

Mmamathlwane (The Bat)

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