Southern Sotho circumcision songs
Group of Sotho men
Each stage of the circumcision of Southern Sotho boys in the Matatiele District, South Africa, is accompanied by a song. Hugh Tracey recorded these circumcision songs in 1957 at Queen’s Mercy, the headquarters of Chief Moshesh (Tracey 1973).
Track Listing
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Lelingoana | Group of Sotho men | 9:37 | |
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Lengae | Group of Sotho men | 2:37 |
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