Narratives of Personal Experiences: the Construction of Identity in Basotho Accordion Songs

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dc.contributor.authorPhafoli, Lehlohonolo
dc.contributor.authorZulu, N. S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-28T11:40:28Z
dc.date.available2016-11-28T11:40:28Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis article analyses accordion songs of the Basotho people as small narratives of self-identity. The songs are constructions of the way the singers think of and experience themselves as Basotho, of their home country, Lesotho. They communicate this message to their listeners. The focus of the constructed self includes parentage and ancestry, clan totems and chiefs, social conditions, places where the artists were born and grew up, marriage problems, and experiences as migrant labourers in South Africa. These songs foster individual, national and collective identity in Lesotho. It is observed that in all the narratives, the singers tell about their associations and social relationships relating to shared locations, language and culture.
dc.identifier.citationPhafoli, L. and Zulu, N.S. (2014) Narratives of Personal Experiences: the Construction of Identity in Basotho Accordion Songs, South African Journal of African Languages, Vol. 34, No. 2: pp. 181 - 193.
dc.identifier.issn0257-2117
dc.identifier.otherY
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02572117.2014.997055
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.tml.nul.ls/handle/20.500.14155/96
dc.language.isoEn
dc.publisherSouth African Journal of African Languages
dc.rightsCopyright NISC (Pty) Ltd
dc.subjectMusic
dc.titleNarratives of Personal Experiences: the Construction of Identity in Basotho Accordion Songsen
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