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MR.1970.17.48-B1

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: Mocholoko
title in English: The novice

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   -   MALE 
 Group   unknown   -   MALE 

Characteristics:

general:
function: dance song
length: 2:56 min.

Performers:

Mokoto Tsoeliane

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-102
The "Mohobelo" dance is most typical of all Sotho dances and is notable for its sinuous striding actions which are accompanied by rhythmic hissing and stamping. The dance songs are sung by the spectators and not the dancers. There are frequently two or three movements or routines in a "Mohobelo", a slow entry and dance, followed by a fast leaping movement and frequently by a third slow routine. Each is given a local name, often the name of the district of origin.


Tempo: help

tempo
average131.92
median131.29
minimum105.26
maximum166.67
standaard deviation10.95
regression factor-0.07

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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