Traditional Basotho Music & Dance

Experince the rich rhythms,songs, and dances of the Basotho culture.

Mohobelo

A men's dance characterized by stamping and strong foot movements, usually performed at ceremonies.

Setapo sa banna

Men's stamping dance.

Phathisi

Males dance wearing short-decorated trousers.

Kiba

Communal circle dance.

Mokhibo oa banna

War dance.

Setapo sa phathi

Men's gathering dance.

Mokorotlo

Heroic war dance with stamping and chants.

Gumboot

Miner's dance with rhythmic boot stomping.

Lets'oela

Energetic men's group dance.

Moqoqo

Rhythmic stopping dance in ceremonies.

Phathisi ya banna

Vigorous short-trouser male dance.

Liphotha

Ceremonial initiation dance.

Likhau

Women's celebratory dance.

Mokhibo

It is women's kneeling dance with shoulders movements.

Setapo sa basali

Women stamping dance.

Lebollo la basali

Female initiation dances.

Mokorotlo oa basadi

Women's version of Mokorotlo.

Thaba-Bosiu ceremonial dance

Womem's ceremonial movements with ululations.

Mmino oa lenyalo

Wedding dances dances by women.

Ditlhako

Rhythmetic women's footwork dance

Ngaka

Ritual women's dance.

Basali ba ho jala

Women's harvest dance.

Litolobonya

A playful women's dance involving waist movements, performed at traditional gatherings.


Lesiba

A unique Basotho wind instrument played with the mouth and a quill.

Thomo

Musical bow,played by women.

Mamokhorong

A violin-like string instrument played with a bow, popuar in traditional gatherings.

Lekope

A traditional, mouth bow instrument that was once widely played by people for personal amusement and social occassions .

Katara

It is a homemade guiter.

Setolo-tolo

Jew's harp mounth-resonated.

Seheshe

Small harp-like instrument.

Moropa

Traditional drum used in festivals and ceremonies to provide rythm.

Sechaba Horn

A cow horn blown to announce gatherings or call people to ceremonies.

Mokola

Rattles from seeds.

Lebetlela

A general term for a type of stringed instrument.

Mokhophe

An instrument made from a haunting bow and calabash resonator.

Lekolulo

A type of flute traditionally played by herding boys.

Mololi

A term for a type of whistling sound or instrument.

Koriana

The Sesotho name for a accordion, a prominent instrument in famo music.

Sekebeku

A type jaw harp.

Serobele

It is a vocal-based instrument.

Seaketsi

It is sometimes used for traditional stringed instrunents in some Basotho communities.

Phalaohala

Cow horn trumpet,used in ceremonies.

Linong

Dancers use feet as instruments.

Lesiba la likhomo

Cow-tail bow used for sounds.

Lehlokoa rattles

Ankle rattles worn during dance.

Litlhaka

Blown like fluetes.