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Lesotho is a Southern African nation surrounded entirely by South Africa. The largest ethnic group is the Basotho. Traditional musical instruments include lekolulo, a kind of flute played by herding boys, setolo-tolo, resembling an extended Jews Harp played by men using their mouth, and the women's stringed thomo. Vocal choirs are also extremely popular in Lesotho, as are various sub-Saharan AfroPop styles, jazz, and reggae. Categories: Africa geography stubs | Southern Africa ... This article pertains to the musical instrument. ... A man herding goats in Tunisia Herding is the act of bringing individual animals together into a group, maintaining the group and moving the group from place to place—or any combination of those. ...


The national anthem of Lesotho is "Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona". Written by French missionaries, it appears in the popular computer game "Sims 2: University" as the theme from a videogame console. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona is the national anthem of Lesotho. ...


The Morija Arts & Cultural Festival is a prominent Sotho music festival. A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ...


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Lesotho is a Southern African nation surrounded entirely by South Africa.
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