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MR.1970.17.47-A4

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: Thota peli na Molapo
title in English: The rolling downs of Molapo

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   20   (handclapping)   FEMALE 
 Solo    1   (handclapping)   FEMALE 

Characteristics:

general:
function: festive song
length: 2:17 min.

Performers:

Matsietsi Chele

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-101
The soloist's voice rises in pitch throughout the song. "Rolling downs of Molapo. Mokale and Khethisa are quarrelling over the spring at Nklala. Horses are saddled. Who is the mother of the unmarried girl? Give her a letter, Makamore, the marriage letter. There is a fight at the rolling downs. Horses should be saddled. They are going to Maseru. The worst singer is Raphane's mother. I shouted with a sad voice. I shouted and shook the graves."


Tempo: help

tempo
average100.66
median100.84
minimum84.5
maximum115.38
standaard deviation5.34
regression factor0.04

Pitch: help

Tessitura

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Octave reduced tone scale

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All pitch candidates

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Melodic progress (fragment)

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