Lesotho | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Lako

Mokemane Mokemane and group of men

1959

Train Journey to the Republic of south Africa

Francis Lesako and John Maele

1976

Noh'a Metsi (Water snake)

Agnes Nchanyana, four assistants, and group of women

1959

Sutha tseleng (Get out of the way)

Jacquot Mokete

1959

Likhomo (Cattle)

Liphapang Mokopu and small group of men

1959

Monga kobo bohlajana (The owner of the blanet (skin) is wise)

Mosinoa Moea and group of 20 men

1959

Etang nonyana e tsoang khekulo- The Bird Has Come from Afar

Francis Foso and Francis Ramoholi

1976

Maeba Masimong (Pigeons in the fields)

Motlatsi Raseile and group of men

1959

Nyeketheula

Group of small boys of Koali

1959

Hela, Koqo (Hey! Koqo)

Malefetsane Mosese and large group of men

1959

He shebang koana- Hey, Look the Other Way

Francis Lesako

1976

Machine o teng- There Is a Machine

Kenneth Rannyama

1976

Hlophe

Malebaka Moroke

1959

Khajoane Ntseke (The Crow)

Malebaka Moroke

1959

Hae nkong tsa malimo- Hey, Under the Cannibal's Noses

Albert Makutoane

1976

Linokana- Streams

Bernard Nteka

1976

Marashea

Bernard Nteka

1976

Thatholla (Unwind)

Mpara Mosienyane and large group of men

1959

Tsoana li malente- They Are Carrying Malente

Male singers

1976

Paseka oa tseka (Paseka is complaining)

Mahlapane Qalike and group of Sotho women

1959

Leha ka bua, leha le ka soma- Even if You Talk or Mock Us

Joseph Mojalefa Manare

1976

Ba mo loile (They have bewitched him)

Three diviners with five Sotho women

1959

Hela Banana (Hey! Girls!)

Three diviners with group of Sotho women

1959

Ntoa hae e loana ke mosebetsi- Fighting a War Is Hard Work

Lerotholi Psoli

1976

Helele! Masupha

Mapaballo Mabusane and group of Sotho women

1959

Lumela Koete (Good morning, Sir)

Mahehlohonolo Lebesa and Maletsoara Johane and Sotho women

1959

Mokema (Name of a place near Maseru)

Mamatela Raphuthing and large group of women

1959

Tau lia rora (Lions roar)

Group of fifteen Sotho girl initiates

1959

Bona Maseiboko- Bona Mase Boko- Look at the Goats

Francis Lesako

1976

Khoba- Dance Song

Augustina Mokhosoa

1976

Mamosi oa Theoloa ke mang (Who will bring Mamosi down?)

Mapheello Makelebe and large group of Sotho women

1959

Ena khotos (This peace)

Mpara Masienyane and large group of men

1959

Abuti Jesefa o rekile koloi- Brother Joseph Has Bought a Car

Agnes Lekeno and Ignatia Ngoae

1976

Ei, ei, ei, ngoana oa l-la (Ei, ei, ei, the child cries)

Agnes Lekhoti and Nuku Lesoetsa

1959

Seithataki (An immaculate person)

Mosinoa Moea and group of 12 men

1959

Teohela Silatsatsi (Go down Silatsatsi)

Schoolgirls of Qeme

1959

Ntate Wood re tla sala le mang- Mr. Wood, with Whom Will We Be Left?

Francis Lesako

1976

Mampharoane (Gecko Lizard)

Malebaka Moroke

1959

Ho-ho-ho-ho ba bacha (To the young men)

Seforo Mosese

1959

Moroallo oa metsi a pula (Flood caused by rain)

Ts'oene Toma and group of young men

1959

Hela libenche (Hey, benches)

Malefetsane Mosese and large group of men

1959

Kob'a ntja (The blanket made of dog skin)

Three diviners with group of Sotho women

1959

Oa cho sekubethe- You Say Sekubethe

Albert Makutoane

1976

Lesole lea lema (The soldier is an indulgent man)

Nkhethoa Leuta and Silas Khiba Lithoko

1959

Khutsanyana (An orphan)

Group of fifteen Sotho girl initiates

1959

De Aar

Matumo Matsinyane

1959

Marumo (Spears)

Makopo Macheli and group of twelve Sotho men

1959

Lekoa e khele banna- Hey, in the Valle, You Men

Joseph Mojalefa Manare

1976

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