Young school children of the Bakgaladi group - Tribal Songs of Botswana: "Oh, a Shoe, Oh, a Shoe"

Song Name: Tribal Songs of Botswana: "Oh, a Shoe, Oh, a Shoe"

By: Young school children of the Bakgaladi group

Country: Botswana

Song Local Name: Not available

Album: Traditional Music of Botswana, Africa: A Journey with Tape Recorder along Southern Botswana from Mochudi to Kang

Link to buy: Folkways Records

Genre: folk music of Botswana , traditional music of Botswana , tribal music , African folk music

Date Added: 11 Nov 2016

Discovered By: ghostdog

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Tribal Songs of Botswana: "Oh, a Shoe, Oh, a Shoe" by Young school children of the Bakgaladi group is part of folk music tradition in/by Botswana. Folk Music of Botswana is traditionally brother to some other region(s) in the world. If you want to listen to song(s) in the same genre or with the same root with Tribal Songs of Botswana: "Oh, a Shoe, Oh, a Shoe" (or folk music of Botswana), other than checking Botswana you can also check music of Zimbabwe and Zambia. From the top menu, first choose the desired region and then find the link from the map or country list.

While traveling across Botswana in 1983, ethnomusicologist Elizabeth N. Wood captured music from Tswana–Sotho tribal descendants and Basarwa Bushmen, whose songs cover themes such as war, hunting, farming, school, and religion. Singing styles range from unison to harmony to call–and–response and are often accompanied by clapping and stomping, with an occasional whistle or drum. Instrumental tracks feature instruments such as the mbira (thumb piano) and lengope (mouth bow).

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