“Resettled” Musical Practices of the Nharo from D’kar (Botswana)

2021, Alessandro Cosentino, Etnografie Sonore n° IV/1, 2021Leave a comment

Cosentino – Video 3 – Hagu (The Dog) – D’kar Village (Botswana) 12th July 2019 Dcaro Group (danghaderi) 36 views Cosentino – Video 2 – Xgoe – D’kar Village (Botswana) 12th July 2019 Xhoxhae Xhukuri (zhoma) 46 views Cosentino – Video 1 – Koli – D’kar Village (Botswana) 12th July 2019 Xhara Qoma (Guitar) 40…

«Less Is More, My Friend!». Sibongile Kgaila and Solly Sebotso: Four-String Guitar Song Composers from Botswana

Alessandro Cosentino, Articles, Sound Ethnographies n° II/2, 2019Leave a comment

FIGURE 1(a). Ronald “Ronnie” Moipolai performs his characteristic motional pattern FIGURE 1(b). Ronald “Ronnie” Moipolai performs his characteristic motional pattern FIGURE 2. Map of Botswana FIGURE 3. Bontshetse Sebako playing her setinkane (Gaborone, 30th June 2018_photo S. Montaquila) FIGURE 4. Thojane Ikageng playing his segaba (Maun, 11th July 2018_photo S. Montaquila) FIGURE 5. Home-made guitar…