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MR.1970.17.47-B3

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: Kob'a ntja
title in English: The blanket made of dog skin

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   (frame drum)   - 
 Solo    1   (single-skin drum)   FEMALE 
 Solo    1   (handclapping)   MALE 
 Solo    1   (handclapping)   FEMALE 
 Group   unknown   (handclapping)   FEMALE 

Characteristics:

general:
function: fortune telling
length: 3:36 min.

Performers:

James Mofokeng, Mahanyane Rakaki, Mamojela Letsipa

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-101
Note the interesting change of tempo in the middle of the song. "O, Mother! She is wearing a dog's skin blanket. The people despise her. They want me in the cool places, where the Dhlamini live. I am not a Zulu. I am 'Portuguese'. I, Maboshabane, speak. I speak with a sore heart. I tell you, I am suffering from a stomach ache. Come and cure me." The singer could not explain the reference to being "Portuguese". African tribesmen who come from the Portuguese territory of Moçambique often refer to themselves as "Portuguese", i.e. a citizen of Portuguese territory.


Tempo: help

tempo
average150.89
median150
minimum117.65
maximum181.82
standaard deviation11.2
regression factor0.09

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