Lesotho Winter/Summer Institute » music

Ladies in the Kitchen

Melissa — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:36:02 +0000

Here are the kindest ladies of Lesotho, who not only fed our ravenous lot but taught us the skirt dance and song upon song over a sink full of dishes.

Malealea Choir

Melissa — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:52:46 +0000

Click the play arrow and listen to the most beautiful voices. Anyone know the name of this song?

Kitchen Dance

efeinblatt — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:59:19 +0000

I know that the video is a little dark, but so was the room. We’ll try to boost the brightness some other time. Enjoy.

click here

The Skirt Dance

efeinblatt — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:54:41 +0000

Do you remember the dance on the lawn at the Trading Post? Of course you do? Here’s a snippet of that incredible skirt dance. More to come.

click here (large stream)

or, for a smaller version

click here (small stream)

or, try this

click here (not streaming)

I need to know which link works best for you.

Thula Maseru

Melissa — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:53:46 +0000

Missing your voices.Click to play and hear us at Maseru Sun.

Melissa thinks it’s spelled “Ameniza…” (but it’s really “ameni zabalala”)

efeinblatt — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:52:38 +0000

Anyway, this is a test of our first audio file. It’s from our rehersal in the annex dining room the day before the final performance in Malealea. I believe we learned this piece in about 45 seconds thanks to Alta’s magic.