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

Alessandro Cosentino

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 kept at the Phuthadikobo Museum in Mochudi (July 2018_photo S. Montaquila) FIGURE 6. Two art creations in Sibongile Kgaila’s garden (Thamaga, 2nd July 2018_photo S. Montaquila) FIGURE 7. Sibongile Kgaila before one of his shows (Kweneng, 30th June 2019_photo S. Montaquila) FIGURE 8. Hand-made advertising poster (Molepolole, 30th June 2019_photo A. Cosentino) FIGURE 9. Sibongile Kgaila (left) and Solly Sebotso (right) during the soundcheck (Kweneng, 30th June 2019_photo S. Montaquila) FIGURE 10. Sibongile Kgaila and his audience. Frame from unpublished video by the author (Kweneng, 30th June 2019) FIGURE 11. Sibongile Kgaila plays the guitar behind his shoulders (Kweneng, 30th June 2019; photo S. Montaquila) FIGURE 12. Sibongile Kgaila and his “home audience” (Thamaga, 2nd July 2018_photo S. Montaquila) FIGURE 13. Solly Sebotso performing at Kings Garden Bar (Kweneng, 30th June 2019_photo S. Montaquila) No videos found II_2-2019_Cosentino_pag-29

Musical Bows and the Spirit of Human Discovery

Gerhard Kubik, Sound Ethnographies n° II/2, 2019

FIGURE 1(a). Hunting bow transformed into a mouthbow by !Kung’ speaking performer Ndala Lupupa FIGURE 1(b). Hunting bow transformed into a mouthbow by !Kung’ speaking performer Ndala Lupupa FIGURE 2. Mpeli, monoidiochord zither played by two youngsters_Maurice Djenda and Moise Mbongo in their village FIGURE 3. Daimon Tembo from Mozambique plays his self-constructed friction bow nyakazeze FIGURE 4. Friction bow kawayawaya played by Kapokola Chimbau FIGURE 5(a). Ryness Gondwe playing the mtyangala mouth-resonated musical stick made from reed (bot. Phragmites mauritanus) FIGURE 5(b). Ryness Gondwe playing the mtyangala mouth-resonated musical stick made from reed (bot. Phragmites mauritanus) FIGURE 6(a). Hunting bow (onkhonji) transformed into a musical bow (sagaya) by Pequenino from the ethnic group of the Ova-Nkhumbi FIGURE 6(b). Hunting bow (onkhonji) transformed into a musical bow (sagaya) by Pequenino from the ethnic group of the Ova-Nkhumbi FIGURE 7(a). Lithundu Musumali, a musical bow performer of the !Kung’ ethnic group FIGURE 7(b). Lithundu Musumali, a musical bow performer of the !Kung’ ethnic group FIGURE 8. Performance with beng’ mouthbow by Fang’-speaking Obamndong’ Nfung’afung’a, born 1938 No videos found II_2-2019_Kubik_pag-13