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Nokukwane- This bow was obtained by the Korana people and the Tswana people are the only Bantu people who use it. The bow is simple however, its arc is more pronounced that the other bows. [5] Other musical instruments: The Tswana drum (moropa), antelope horn (lepapata), and leg rattles (mathlo) are most often used during group dancing.
This is a list of some drum makers, individuals and companies known for making drums and accessories, such as drum sticks. It includes defunct companies, and companies who additionally make instruments other than drums, and manufacturers of cymbals, which are a common component of drum sets.
Tswana folk music has instruments such as Setinkane (a Botswana version of miniature piano), Segankure/Segaba (a Botswana version of the Chinese instrument Erhu), Moropa (Meropa -plural) (a Botswana version of the many varieties of drums), and phala (a Botswana version of a whistle used mostly during celebrations, which comes in a variety of ...
Ngoma drums in Tanzania. The ngoma drum is known as engoma throughout the African Great Lakes region. In Swahili, ngoma resulted because of unease in pronouncing engoma by dropping the syllable e. The Banyankore hold drums in high regard; especially the royal drums headed by Bagyendanwa, without which a prince never laid claim to kingship.
The only type of drum found in traditional Setswana music is the moropa, which can be formed from several materials, such as a tree trunk, a milk jug, or a can. [18] Modern drums in Botswana are often two-sided, made of a short metal cylinder wrapped in cowhide. [21] The Kalanga people use drums more frequently than other peoples of Botswana. [5]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "South African Tswana people" The following 36 pages are in this category ...
All citizens of Botswana-regardless of colour, ancestry or tribal affiliation are known as Batswana (plural) or Motswana (singular).In the lingua franca of Tswana, tribal groups are usually denoted with the prefix 'ba', which means 'the people of...'.Therefore, the Herero are known as Baherero, and the Kgalagadi as Bakgalagadi, and so on.
The ethnomusicologist David Locke states: "Cross-rhythm pervades Ewe drumming."[2] In fact, the overall rhythmic structure is generated through cross-rhythm. [3]Cross-rhythm was first identified as the basis of sub-Saharan rhythm in the early writings of A.M. Jones, and was later explained in great detail in lectures by the Ewe master drummer and scholar C.K. Ladzekpo, and in the writings of ...