Morabaraba
( The game of morabaraba )
( O gona morabaraba )
Mabaso, Timothy (born in 19..) [ South Africa ]
Arr.: Bopape, Matlakala (born in 19..) [ South Africa ; Polokwane ]
Edition
Published by
Northern Harmony Publishing
[USA ; Vermont]
, 2008
; in The Folk Rhythm, Vol. 2
(82 p.)
Number of pages :
4
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
Sotho
Genre-Style-Form:
Call and response ; Folk music ; Secular
Mood of the piece:
playful
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Origin:
South Africa
Musicological Sources:
Morabaraba is an indigenous game played with stones and twelve holes in the ground, and is a popular game among African men. It can grow so passionate that players loudly challenge each other for moves so as to confuse the opponent.
Source of text:
traditional text
