Moshoashoailane
September 2, 2018...far away’ may refer to this way in which he was ‘known overseas’ from that time onwards. The following year, however, 1869, the British and Boer signed a treaty that...Motjoli, Nong Kholo
September 2, 2018...in 1929-30 recovering from TB, when he spent a lot of time sitting on the porch of his family’s house in Mohalinyane, observing nature. Like ‘Sephōkō’ (JPM 027) ‘Motjoli’ refers...Ntlholohetsane
September 2, 2018Mohapeloa completed ‘Ntlholohetsane’ in 1974, publishing it in Cape Town in 1976 as song No. 11 of 25 in Meluluetsa ea Ntšetso-pele le Bosechaba Lesotho (Anthems for the Development of...Michael Mosoeu Moerane Scholarly Edition Volume I
August 22, 2023Volume I of the Michael Mosoeu Moerane Scholarly Edition online contains the full orchestral score of Fatše La Heso (My Country) and a complete set of orchestral parts....
Obe (1980 recording)
September 15, 2019...let alone the school choirs for whom it was originally composed. The performance by Newell High [School] Choir, New Brighton (conductor not specified) was recorded in 1980 by the SABC....Moshoeshoe, Tsoha (1980 recording)
September 15, 2019...by the SABC in 1980. (The conductor is not specified there.) This historic recording was reissued in 2014 by ACE as Track 16 on the CD African Choral Legacy: Historic...Phokojoe E Khoaba
September 2, 2018...skin, a fact the song clearly imparts. A carnivore, it feeds off almost anything: carrion, small wild animals, insects, birds, reptiles, fruit and vegetables, and also domestic animals, which means...Phomolo
September 2, 2018...in Morija where his choir was called ‘Baithaopi’ (Volunteers). His wife Mary Stimmiri was a very good mezzo/alto and sang in his choir, hence (perhaps) this song’s two alto parts....
suite freedom (arr.)
August 29, 2022...fully notated for voice, clarinet and piano in 1993, for a SAMRO commission. This later version is called à la recherche de la paix et de la liberté (SR053/ACE352). ...Qachaseneke
September 2, 2018...African province of the Eastern Cape, near Matatiele, and is the name of both a village and a district. Qacha (there is no ‘u’ after the palatal click sound ‘q’...Moea Oa Leboea (c1990 recording)
September 15, 2019...of rain in December, thrashing the Maluti mountains and villages as it comes. The song is sung by the Meadowlands N.G. Kerkkoor (conductor not specified), a recording made by the...Quthing
September 2, 2018Mohapeloa completed ‘Quthing’ in 1946, first publishing it in 1963 in the song book Binang ka Thabo (Songs of Joy) in Mazenod, Lesotho and re-publishing it in Cape Town in...Thoko Ea Tlhōlo (1991 recording)
September 15, 2019...‘the land of Africa’. The Manzini Adult Choir, Swaziland (conductor not specified) sings it on a live recording made by the SABC in December 1991 during the Old Mutual Festival...
four romantic piano pieces
August 29, 2022...ode to a lost friend (5 pages), 2’32” for serenade for the beloved (4 pages), and 6’8” for elegy (12 pages). Reddy also photocopied the four romantic piano pieces and...Senqu – The Orange River
September 2, 2018On the score, Mohapeloa names the river which this song describes in both Sesotho (‘Senqu’) and English (‘The Orange River’). It is a magnificent African chorus, composed in 1951, which...Temo Ea Lifate
September 2, 2018...Development of the Lesotho Nation). In his ‘Dedication’ at the front of Meluluetsa – ‘To the young generation of the Basotho’ – Mohapeloa refers to soil erosion, a major problem...Thaba-Bosiu
September 2, 2018Referring to a prominent sandstone plateau in north-west Lesotho, the name Thaba-Bosiu literally means ‘night mountain’. Although only 1,800 metres above sea level, this plateau rises sheer out of the...Thoko Ea Tlhōlo
September 2, 2018At 122 bars and several changes of key and time signature, ‘Thoko ea Tlhōlo’ (1947) was Mohapeloa’s most ambitious work so far; indeed, it set a benchmark for a new...Tlholohelo
September 2, 2018...the 1965 manuscript in that the words ‘Ruthutha lithaba’ (Crush the mountains) in line 4 are missing. (The Bass at this point sings ‘Rrrruthutha’, the rolled ‘r’ suggesting loud noise.)...Tlholohelo Ea Ntlo Ea Molimo
September 2, 2018...called (in the English translation) the Voluntary Vocal Society, for at the foot of the one-page score, type-set on a type-writer, is written ‘E phatlalatitsoe ke Mokhatlo oa Baithaopi, Morija:...
a little mozart, a lot of webber (audio track from CD)
August 10, 2023In 1994 Reddy recorded his first solo piano album, reddy, steady, go! subtitled ‘the ill-tempered keyboard’ with Jannie du Toit’s JNS Musiek, in Johannesburg. Reddy recorded four long tracks, each...Tselane
September 2, 2018...known on the Witwatersrand, “the Manhattans used Mohapeloa’s version, but jazzed it”. The Manhattan Brothers were a jazz vocal group in the 1940s and 50s. They also ‘jazzed’ Mohapeloa’s Chuchumakhala.)...juicy jam (for julia)
September 2, 2022...a LH part, over which Reddy expects the performer to improvise, as is the case in other works of this period. Julia was a girlfriend of Philipp’s at the time....Tsohang
September 2, 2018...provides a companion piece to ‘Pina Ea Batšosi’ (JPM 012) and ‘Ha Bo E-sa’ (JPM 013), praising the beauty of early morning in Lesotho. It is one of many Mohapeloa...suite freedom (audio track from CD)
August 10, 2023In 1994 Reddy recorded his first solo piano album, reddy, steady, go! subtitled ‘the ill-tempered keyboard’ with Jannie du Toit’s JNS Musiek, in Johannesburg. Reddy recorded four long tracks, each...
