Sechomane, ke kabo ke itsi (Sechomane, if I knew how to write)

Title: Sechomane, ke kabo ke itsi (Sechomane, if I knew how to write)
Performer / Recordist: Group of about 30 women; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk songs, Tswana; Tswana (African people); Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: "Sechomane, if I knew how to write, I would write to the Chief." The melody of this song suggests a similarity with songs from the Masai - Arusha region of Tanganyika. There may be no direct connection whatsoever; it is only the musical impact which suggests the comparison. People's dance with clapping.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Tswana; Lete
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa -- South Africa Ramoutsa
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1959
Date issued / published: 1959
Identifier: TR0112; 7
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:45
File format: wav
Sample Rate: 15 ips reel
Digitisation (original): 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo; Studer B67 Recorder; Sound Forge V.6
Rights Holder: International Library of African Music
License: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Access Rights: Public
Is Part Of: ILAM Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series
Format: audio/mp3
Genre: field recordings
handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165344