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Mangwane Mpulele is a traditional song in the Sotho language.In South Africa it has been performed by Tsidii Le Loka, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Judith Sephuma, Carike Keuzenkamp and the Soweto String Quartet.
While South African music is generally enjoyed in Lesotho, there is a tremendous following for famo (contemporary Sesotho music, which features the accordion and oil can drum) such as that by Mosotho Chakela. The music recording industry is nascent, but many of the Basotho musicians sign with South African companies - undermining growth prospects.
"Lesōthō Fatše La Bo-Ntat'a Rōna" (English: "Lesotho, Land of Our Fathers") is the national anthem of Lesotho. The lyrics were written by French missionary François Coillard and Swiss missionary Adolphe Mabille, and the music is taken from an 1820 hymnal composed by Swiss composer Ferdinand Samuel Laur.
It is believed that the Sotho may have adopted the mokorotlo through exposure to these hats. [6] [better source needed] The mokorotlo was likely adopted in the early 20th century, when chiefs began to wear the hat and began singing a song also known as the ‘Mokorotlo’ to garner support at village “Pitso”, which is a gathering. [7]
Mosotho Chakela rose to prominence with his first album named Motsamai le Chakela no.1.The album was released in 1999 by the Shear Record Company, and it sold enough copies to achieve platinum status.
There is a strong link between Sotho music and Sotho poetry. A Sesotho praise poet characteristically uses assonance and alliteration. Eloquence or ‘bokheleke’ is highly valued in the sotho culture and people who possess this skill are respected. The praise poetry (dithoko) is not a musical form but, it is incorporated in most Sesotho songs ...
Mokete says she can cook and grind, and thus becomes her sister's servant, while Siloane marries the chief. On the wedding feast, she "sings a song of [his] praise" and promises to bear him a son "in his image". When she is ready to give birth, Mokete replaces the boy for a deformed child with the face of a baboon.
Puseletso Seema was born in 1949 in a district of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her mother was a servant and she was brought up by her aunt who made her tend to their cattle. A self-trained singer, she began to compose her songs while minding the cows. Social convention looked down on women singers and she received no family support.