Bookmarks and Luggage Tags from Lesotho
These bookmarks are made by Peter Maphatsoe, who founded the Children’s Art Organization of Lesotho. He is a 23-year-old self-taught artist who is trying to make money to support his dream to teach art to children in Lesotho. Each picture is hand-painted and represents some aspect of traditional Basotho culture. Among them you will find:
| houses | the Basotho hat | ancient cave paintings | brooms |
| flowering trees | warriors & hunters | birds and butterflies | mountains |
| landscapes | pots & cooking utensils | people wearing blankets | gourds |
100% of the money from the sale of these bookmarks will be sent to the artist. All overhead costs are taken care of by the many volunteers working on this project. Thank you for your support.
  
 Order now. Luggage Tags and Bookmarks are $6 each. Designs vary - let us pick one for you.
If you would like to see more art from Lesotho, please contact Jane Hale (ph 781-837-4101).
Friends of Lesotho now is an Amazon.com affiliate.
A portion of your purchase is donated to FOL from Amazon.
Purchase apparel and merchandise at FOL’s new online store! www.cafepress.com/lesotho
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Thanks to CafePress.com, we are now selling a number of products with unique graphics on them.
Please feel free to browse our store and buy anything you like to support our projects in Lesotho!
Contact the fundraising committee with requests for new designs.
 FOL 2010 Wall Calendar
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Basotho Music on CD
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FOL is pleased to offer a CD of Basotho music with thirty songs sung by students
at The Catholic Technical School of Leribe (CTSL) and recorded by Don & Donna Hanford
(Leribe 2000-2002). Don previously sold the CDs on behalf of CTSL and has handed them
over to FOL for sales to support the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). We hope you
enjoy this music that is sure to bring back fond memories of your time in Lesotho.
All proceeds go to the Tuition Assistance Program.
Copies are $10. Order now.
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The Songs
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The Singers
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LESOTHO NATIONAL ANTHEM
LUMELA
BASALI BA BASOTHO
LLANGENA ETEMBA
NONGE
QACHA E KHUBELU
AKO BA BOLELLE
BABA NDEKHOKHELE
BAROETSANA BA BASOTHO
EMA U MAMELE
FIELA
ITEMBA
JEHOVA MY LORD
JUBILLIE
KE KHALE LE RE HALALA
LENYALO
MOKOMA LITLHARE
NTATE MONOANGE LE NATATE MOKOENA
OH LORD MY GOD (sung in English)
RE FIHLILE KA JENO
RE FIHLILE RE KHAKHATHA PINA
RE MEHOALO-HOALO
RE PHURA LESHOETLA
RENG EA KNAUTA
SABELA
SEBETSA
TSELISEHA
U LAELI INGOMA
U MAMELE TSL
VUTHELANE
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Moekase Sebabole
Limema Mpo
Bafokeng Rantso
Lineo Ntsasa
Lebohang Lesoetsa
Kananelo Lesoetsa
Moorosi Mokoena
Taa Montsi
Ntsae Ntsae
Mokone Matlabe
Nku Phoole
Mokhanese Mokhanese
Montsi Nthubanyane
Mphutlane Retselisetsoe
Tsietsi Imameleng
Macaswell Mathaba
Letsasa Letsasa
Monethi Monethi
Limema Mpo
Bafokeng Rantso
Lineo Ntsasa
Lebohang Lesoetsa
Kananelo Lesoetsa
Moorosi Mokoena
Taa Montsi
Ntsae Ntsae
Mokone Matlabe
Nku Phoole
Mokhanese Mokhanese
Montsi Nthubanyane
Mphutlane Retselisetsoe
Tsietsi Imameleng
Macaswell Mathaba
Letsasa Letsasa
Monethi Monethi
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The faculty of CTSL using a basic PC and a simple microphone recorded the music
for this CD. Considering that they didn’t have two microphones, a mixer or a sound
room the quality is very good. My involvement other than the teaching them how in
early classes was to stand in the back of the room and observe. I was not present
for the last recording session of ten songs. I am very proud of them. I hope you
enjoy this music and that it brings back fond memories of your time in Lesotho.
Don & Donna Hanford Lesotho 2000 - 2002
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Free Downloadable Lesotho NoteCards
Word documents with images - fold in quarters to make a card. File size aprox. 1 Mb each.
The cards may be used for letters to friends, notes accompanying donations or whatever you wish.
Everyone's printer is different,
but to keep the image properly centered in the quadrant, you should ignore any messages about the image being
outside of the printable margins. Do not "fix" margins unless you've already made a test print.
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