MR.1970.17.47-A1

Basic facts:

country	province	region	village	people	group	date	collector
Lesotho		Berea		Basotho		1959	Hugh Tracey

Language and title:

original language: Sotho
title in original language: Ei, ei, ei, ngoana oa l-la
title in English: Ei, ei, ei, the child cries

Musical composition:

type	# performers	instrument (type)	singing voice
Group	2	-	FEMALE

Characteristics:

general:

function: lullaby
length: 0:58 min.

Performers:

Agnes Lekhoti, Nuku Lesoetsa

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-101
"Ei, ei, ei, the child cries. It cries and stops. I went to Mpharane. And found my friend's child ill. I went out and prayed. Then I took a pick and went up the mountain.", "The Monakaladi plant of Thabana Morena. If you eat it, you'll have cracked feet."

Tempo:

average	185.9
median	185.76
minimum	146.34
maximum	214.29
standaard deviation	10.97
regression factor	-0.01

Pitch:

Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)