Music Of Botswana / Various Music Of Botswana / Various CD

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). Liner notes include a description of Botswana's geography, ethnic groups, music, and dance. Lyrics and track notes are also included.

1. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "Oh, a Shoe, Oh, a Shoe" 2. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "I Am Happy" 3. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "I Am the Hare That Stays in the Road" 4. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "When They Are Playing Their Whistles, Praise (Ululate) Them" 5. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "Drive Away the Birds!" 6. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "I Have a Pain!" 7. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "Yes! Yes! Oh! Oh!" 8. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "At Home, It Rains Heavily" 9. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "We Come from the Forest" 10. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "The Rain, Hey, It Is Raining" 11. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "MRS. Modise Doesn't Want to Plough" 12. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "The Fowl Are Eating the Sorghum" 13. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "It Is in the Tall Grass, the Shy Porcupine" 14. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "Let's Go to the River" 15. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "Speak to Us" 16. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "The Hills of Mourning" 17. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "The Children of the Lion Have Been Called Up" 18. Tribal Songs of Batswana: "Give Us the Signal to Fight" 19. Basarwa (Bushmen) Selections: Basarwa Song 20. Basarwa (Bushmen) Selections: Basarwa Song 21. Basarwa (Bushmen) Selections: Basarwa Song 22. Basarwa (Bushmen) Selections: Basarwa Instrumental Selection - Lengope (Mouth Bow) 23. Basarwa (Bushmen) Selections: Basarwa Instrumental Selection - Setinkane (Mbira) 24. Basarwa (Bushmen) Selections: Basarwa Instrumental Selection - Setinkane (Mbira) 25. Basarwa (Bushmen) Selections: Basarwa Instrumental Selection - Setinkane (Mbira)