Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents information about Nigerian master drummer Babatunde Olatunji and showcases several of his YouTube video performances in the United States.
In addition to the music and dancing, I'm particularly interested in sharing examples of the types of traditional African clothing that Olatunji and his band/dancers wore throughout these videos, with particular attention to examples of Nigerian traditional caps that many of the men had on.
Since Olatunji and his entourage were among the first, if not the first, majority African groups to widely perform traditional African music in the United States, in addition to its music, that group introduced Americans to and fostered an appreciation for certain types of traditional African clothing, including the custom of males wearing certain types of traditional African caps.
The Addendum to this pancocojams post presents a video of one type of fila (Yoruba word for "cap") that Olatunji wore.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Babatunde Olatunji for his musical and cultural legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/fila-red-ozos-kufis-and-some-other.html for Part I of a two part pancocojams post entitled "Filas, Red Ozos, Kufis, Aboki Cap, And Some Other Names For Traditional Nigerian Male Caps (information)".
Also, click the Olatunji tag for more pancocojams post about Babatunde Olatunji.
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INFORMATION ABOUT OLATUNJI
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babatunde_Olatunji
"Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer, youtuber, educator, social activist, and recording artist.
[...]
Biography
Olatunji was born in the village of Ajido, near Badagry, Lagos State, in southwestern Nigeria. A member of the Yoruba people, Olatunji was introduced to traditional African music at an early age. He read in Reader's Digest magazine about the Rotary International Foundation's scholarship program, and applied for it. He went to the United States of America in 1950.
Education
Olatunji received a Rotary scholarship in 1950 and was educated at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he desired to, but never sang in the Morehouse College Glee Club. Olatunji was a good friend of Glee Club director Dr. Wendell P. Whalum and collaborated with him on a staple of the choir's repertoire, "Betelehemu", a Nigerian Christmas carol. After graduating from Morehouse, he went on to New York University to study public administration. There, he started a small percussion group to earn money on the side while he continued his studies.[1]
Musical career
[...]
Olatunji won a following among jazz musicians, notably creating a strong relationship with John Coltrane, with whose help he founded the Olatunji Center for African Culture in Harlem. This was the site of Coltrane's final recorded performance. Coltrane wrote the composition "Tunji" on the 1962 album Coltrane in dedication to him. Olatunji recorded with many other prominent musicians (often credited as "Michael Olatunji"), including Cannonball Adderley (on his 1961 African Waltz album), Horace Silver, Quincy Jones, Pee Wee Ellis, Stevie Wonder, Randy Weston, and with Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln on the pivotal Freedom Now Suite aka We Insist!, and with Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart on his Grammy winning Planet Drum projects”…...
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: Babatunde African Drum Performance.
Derbeno, Apr 8, 2007
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Video #2: Babatunde Olatunji Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums of Passion) [sound file]
Marcinenwu, Jun 9, 2008
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Video #3: Baba Olatunji & his Drums of Passion- Odunde
BabaOlatunjiMusic, Jul 17, 2008
Baba Olatunji & his Drums of Passion perform Odunde, The Harvest Dance celebrating the New Year.
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Video #4: Baba Olatunji & his Drums of Passion- Ajaja
BabaOlatunjiMusic, Jul 17, 2008
Baba Olatunji & his Drums of Passion perform at a New Years Eve Concert in 1986 opening for The Grateful Dead. Concert intro song Ajaja.
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Video #5: Spirit Drum 1999 THREE "Babatunde Olatunji"
911TVorg, Nov 16, 2013
Babatunde Olatunji is "Master of Drums," a virtuoso of West African percussion. Born and raised in Nigeria, Olatunji was educated in America. Since he opened the Olatunji Center for African Culture in Harlem over thirty years ago, Baba has been committed to providing education in traditional African performing arts to adults and young people. Baba has become one of the greatest teachers of all time.
the band:
Babatunde Olatunji
Joan Baez - backing vocal/dancing
Sikiru Adepoju - talking drum
Rasaki Aladokun - talking drum
Sanga-Of-The-Valley - djembe
Danjuma Adamu - guitar
Gordy Ryan - djun djun
Val Serrant - steel drums
Mawuena Kodjovi - guitar
Brian Loftus - drumset
Brent Zeller - shekere
David Price - bass
Tom Little Bear Nason - MC/flute
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ADDENDUM: Kube Traditional hats
Susan Iliyan, Feb 5, 2016
This piece features the hand crafted process of the Kube traditional hats worn predominantly by Hausa men and the intricate cleaning process required to maintain these hats which range in price depending on how long it took to make and which prominent figure it was named after. It also speaks of how the Bama Massacre affected the Kube making capital of Bama but did not bring the Industry to an end.
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Although this summary indicates that these hats are predominately worn by Hausa men, notice that Babatunde Olatunji was Yoruba and not Hausa.
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Friday, November 29, 2019
Filas, Red Ozos, Kufis, And Some Other Names For Traditional Nigerian Male Caps (YouTube videos)
Edited by Azizi Poqwll
This is Part II of two part pancocojams about filas, red ozos, aboki caps, and some other names for traditional Nigerian male caps.
Part II showcases two YouTube videos demonstrating how to wear various traditional Nigerian caps. Part II also showcases a few YouTube videos of Nigerian weddings with special attention to the traditional caps and other attire that is worn by males. .
Selected comments from a few of these videos' discussion thread are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/fila-red-ozos-kufis-and-some-other.htm for Part I of a two part pancocojams series. Part I presents information about filas, red ozos, kufis, aboki caps, and some traditional male caps that are worn in parts of Nigeria, West Africa. These featured head caps are also worn in some other parts of Africa, and elsewhere around the world. Part II presents videos of those male caps.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and educational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in the videos that are embedded in this post and thanks to all those quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: #BattaBox #BattaBoxNG #Nigeria
How-to wear your Nigeria Caps with SWAGGER! (Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo!)
BattaBox, Jul 2, 2013
Africa Fashion - essential to any traditional Nigerian outfit, but often overlooked by international fashion design, is the Nigeria cap that men wear with their traditional clothes. So BattaBox headed out to the tailors and shops of Lagos to explore the caps and headwear of the three main ethnic groups in Nigeria - Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.
"It's as if I'm collecting title!" says Olukayode as he wraps the orange beads around his neck and puts on the traditional red cap of the Ibgo, from Eastern Nigeria. "Nigerian clothing is unique and very attractive!"
The Igbo shopkeeper explains its significance: "In Iboland this red for chiefs, while ordinary person can wear black, brown green or white."
It is often called the Red Ozo or Ichie Okpu.
Although the idea of a 'chief' is a relatively novel idea for the Igbo people (it was introduced during the colonial period by the British), a significant amount of status is afforded to those wearing the red cap and beads.
"Even if you have money and cars - people will not recognise you so much unless you have cap,"says the shopkeeper.
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread:
1. BattaBox, 2013
"We love that each cap has it's own distinct local design and meaning! Naija get SWAG o!"
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2. onty23, 2013
"No be only 3 types of cap for yoruba land o, there are more types o"
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REPLY
3. BattaBox, 2013
"Politician's caps, Aboki caps, Igbo chiefs cap and much more!!"
**
4. Dámaris BestNails, 2016
"is there any cap that women can use without beeing like that big ones but small one like of men? and please what is the name for to search. the hausa woman wearing is fine but she is mulsim I gues and am nt muslim."
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REPLY
6. BattaBox, 2016
"+Dámaris Bustos in Nigeria Men mostly wear caps and women tie the scarves on their head... you should try the scarves, type Nigeria Gele or Aso ebi bella gele"
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REPLY
7. Teyanna, 2018
"Try the kufi but clothing in nigeria is typically gendered and women wear a gele"
^^^^
Video #2: HOW TO WEAR THE FILA (African cap)
Segungele Int'l, Apr 22, 2016
Fila is the Yoruba name given to the Cap most African men wear on their head to functions which comes in different shapes, sizes and style! Just like the Gele is Synonymous to woman so is the Fila to men. The Fila can be worn to Numerous Events such as Weddings, Chieftaincy titles, church, mosques, birthday etc and it's a form of Asoebi for the Men as well.
In this Video I will show you how to wear the Fila properly!
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread:
1. missy falayi, 2016
"Thanks Segun for this brillant display. Just one question. Why is the fila bent to the right and not to the left?"
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REPLY
2. سـلـيـمـان أحـمـد
سـلـيـمـان أحـمـد
2018
"missy falayi
leaning to the right (single) leaning to the left (married).
i'm a yoruba, born and raised in america. 🌍"
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Video #3: Nigerian Yoruba Traditional Wedding : Lola & OLU
mybeautiful story, Sep 29, 2016
The beautiful Nigerian Yoruba Traditional Wedding of Lola and Olu that was held in Lagos Nigeria. We have friends with Lola from London, so when it was time to get married, we were the first on the list. We also did the wedding photography for this beautifiul African wedding. We love yoruba traditional weddings.
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Video #4: #NazirMAhmad #NaziruMAhmad #SarkinWaka
Rawa Rawa by Nazir M Ahmad
BAHAUSHE, Mar 22, 2018
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This video and other Nigerian videos (of weddings, music performances etc) show people showering the bride and groom, the performers, dancers, or other dignitaries with paper money.
^^^^
Video #6: Igbo Traditional Wedding- Uchechi & Amobi
55Media, Nov 13, 2017
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Video #6: Venessa & Nobel - Igbo traditional wedding #Imo state
Nobel Nwosa, Jan 14, 2018
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Video #7: Fatima Dangote & Jamil Abubakar's Grand Wedding
CinematicsNG, Oct 31, 2019
With a rich cultural tradition, the Hausa's for years have been known for its beautiful conservative nature. The richness in its ethnic dressing, dialects, religion, dance, art and yes cultural distinctiveness in marriage and it's rites.
The beauty in its Africaness is displayed in its richness and diversity. The Hausa ethnicity is one of the most popular and prominent tribal groups in West Africa and has been known to be the cultural background of some of the most prominent people in Nigeria as a whole.
What's not to love about its richness, it's purity, its essence, it's love shared, it's exclusivity, it's peacefulness, it's modesty.
Marriage. Love. The Fatiha. The Bride. She is most beautiful on her day of pride and joy as she's ushered to her new family, her husband during the rites. She is taught respect and love and her husband is expected to shower her with affection and appreciation.
Congratulations to the couple as Jamil takes Fatima home.
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Video #8: ALHAJI ALIKO DANGOTE'S DAUGHTER'S WEDDING IN KANO
TheBOSofficial, Mar 20, 2018
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This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part II of two part pancocojams about filas, red ozos, aboki caps, and some other names for traditional Nigerian male caps.
Part II showcases two YouTube videos demonstrating how to wear various traditional Nigerian caps. Part II also showcases a few YouTube videos of Nigerian weddings with special attention to the traditional caps and other attire that is worn by males. .
Selected comments from a few of these videos' discussion thread are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/fila-red-ozos-kufis-and-some-other.htm for Part I of a two part pancocojams series. Part I presents information about filas, red ozos, kufis, aboki caps, and some traditional male caps that are worn in parts of Nigeria, West Africa. These featured head caps are also worn in some other parts of Africa, and elsewhere around the world. Part II presents videos of those male caps.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and educational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in the videos that are embedded in this post and thanks to all those quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: #BattaBox #BattaBoxNG #Nigeria
How-to wear your Nigeria Caps with SWAGGER! (Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo!)
BattaBox, Jul 2, 2013
Africa Fashion - essential to any traditional Nigerian outfit, but often overlooked by international fashion design, is the Nigeria cap that men wear with their traditional clothes. So BattaBox headed out to the tailors and shops of Lagos to explore the caps and headwear of the three main ethnic groups in Nigeria - Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.
"It's as if I'm collecting title!" says Olukayode as he wraps the orange beads around his neck and puts on the traditional red cap of the Ibgo, from Eastern Nigeria. "Nigerian clothing is unique and very attractive!"
The Igbo shopkeeper explains its significance: "In Iboland this red for chiefs, while ordinary person can wear black, brown green or white."
It is often called the Red Ozo or Ichie Okpu.
Although the idea of a 'chief' is a relatively novel idea for the Igbo people (it was introduced during the colonial period by the British), a significant amount of status is afforded to those wearing the red cap and beads.
"Even if you have money and cars - people will not recognise you so much unless you have cap,"says the shopkeeper.
-snip-
Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread:
1. BattaBox, 2013
"We love that each cap has it's own distinct local design and meaning! Naija get SWAG o!"
**
2. onty23, 2013
"No be only 3 types of cap for yoruba land o, there are more types o"
**
REPLY
3. BattaBox, 2013
"Politician's caps, Aboki caps, Igbo chiefs cap and much more!!"
**
4. Dámaris BestNails, 2016
"is there any cap that women can use without beeing like that big ones but small one like of men? and please what is the name for to search. the hausa woman wearing is fine but she is mulsim I gues and am nt muslim."
**
REPLY
6. BattaBox, 2016
"+Dámaris Bustos in Nigeria Men mostly wear caps and women tie the scarves on their head... you should try the scarves, type Nigeria Gele or Aso ebi bella gele"
**
REPLY
7. Teyanna, 2018
"Try the kufi but clothing in nigeria is typically gendered and women wear a gele"
^^^^
Video #2: HOW TO WEAR THE FILA (African cap)
Segungele Int'l, Apr 22, 2016
Fila is the Yoruba name given to the Cap most African men wear on their head to functions which comes in different shapes, sizes and style! Just like the Gele is Synonymous to woman so is the Fila to men. The Fila can be worn to Numerous Events such as Weddings, Chieftaincy titles, church, mosques, birthday etc and it's a form of Asoebi for the Men as well.
In this Video I will show you how to wear the Fila properly!
-snip-
Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread:
1. missy falayi, 2016
"Thanks Segun for this brillant display. Just one question. Why is the fila bent to the right and not to the left?"
**
REPLY
2. سـلـيـمـان أحـمـد
سـلـيـمـان أحـمـد
2018
"missy falayi
leaning to the right (single) leaning to the left (married).
i'm a yoruba, born and raised in america. 🌍"
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Video #3: Nigerian Yoruba Traditional Wedding : Lola & OLU
mybeautiful story, Sep 29, 2016
The beautiful Nigerian Yoruba Traditional Wedding of Lola and Olu that was held in Lagos Nigeria. We have friends with Lola from London, so when it was time to get married, we were the first on the list. We also did the wedding photography for this beautifiul African wedding. We love yoruba traditional weddings.
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Video #4: #NazirMAhmad #NaziruMAhmad #SarkinWaka
Rawa Rawa by Nazir M Ahmad
BAHAUSHE, Mar 22, 2018
-snip-
This video and other Nigerian videos (of weddings, music performances etc) show people showering the bride and groom, the performers, dancers, or other dignitaries with paper money.
^^^^
Video #6: Igbo Traditional Wedding- Uchechi & Amobi
55Media, Nov 13, 2017
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Video #6: Venessa & Nobel - Igbo traditional wedding #Imo state
Nobel Nwosa, Jan 14, 2018
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Video #7: Fatima Dangote & Jamil Abubakar's Grand Wedding
CinematicsNG, Oct 31, 2019
With a rich cultural tradition, the Hausa's for years have been known for its beautiful conservative nature. The richness in its ethnic dressing, dialects, religion, dance, art and yes cultural distinctiveness in marriage and it's rites.
The beauty in its Africaness is displayed in its richness and diversity. The Hausa ethnicity is one of the most popular and prominent tribal groups in West Africa and has been known to be the cultural background of some of the most prominent people in Nigeria as a whole.
What's not to love about its richness, it's purity, its essence, it's love shared, it's exclusivity, it's peacefulness, it's modesty.
Marriage. Love. The Fatiha. The Bride. She is most beautiful on her day of pride and joy as she's ushered to her new family, her husband during the rites. She is taught respect and love and her husband is expected to shower her with affection and appreciation.
Congratulations to the couple as Jamil takes Fatima home.
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Video #8: ALHAJI ALIKO DANGOTE'S DAUGHTER'S WEDDING IN KANO
TheBOSofficial, Mar 20, 2018
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This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
Filas, Red Ozos, Kufis, Aboki Cap, And Some Other Names For Traditional Nigerian Male Caps (information)
Edited by Azizi Poqwll
This is Part I of two part pancocojams about filas, red ozos, kufis, aboki cap, and some other names for traditional Nigerian male caps.
Part I presents information about filas, red ozos, kufis, aboki caps, and some traditional male caps that are worn in parts of Nigeria, West Africa. These featured head caps are also worn in some other parts of Africa, and elsewhere around the world.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/filas-red-ozos-kufis-and-some-other.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases two YouTube videos demonstrating how to wear various traditional Nigerian caps. Part II also showcases a few YouTube videos of Nigerian weddings with special attention to the traditional caps and other attire that is worn by males.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and educational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/five-videos-of-nigerian-master-drummer.html for a closely related pancocojams post entitled "Five Videos Of Nigerian Master Drummer Olatunji & His Drums Of Passion Band (with a focus on traditional African caps worn by men)". The Addendum to that post features a YouTube video of how kube hats are made. The summary to that video indicates that those hats are predominately worn by Hausas.
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EXCERPTS ABOUT FILAS, RED OZOS, KUFIS, ABOKI CAPS, AND SOME OTHER NAMES FOR TRADITIONAL NIGERIAN MALE CAPS
These articles and their selected comments are given in no particular order, and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
Excerpt #1:
From https://guardian.ng/life/types-of-native-caps-among-yorubas-and-their-importance/ "3 Yoruba Native Caps You Should Know About" BY MODUPEOLUWA ADEKANYE, 26 JULY 2019
"Fashion is constantly evolving, however, native caps are still the same as they were many years ago.
In Nigeria, traditional fashion styles are not complete without a matching cap. It is a unique part of the outfit that makes every man wearing native looks dashing.
In addition, Yoruba native caps are popularly known as ‘Fila’ which is the Yoruba name for the cap.
Yoruba caps are made of different types of material. They are mostly sewn or handwoven from Aso Oke fabric, velvet, cotton or damask. Yoruba caps are worn as head attire to complement native attires such as Agbada, different types of Ankara designs, etc.
The first important thing to note when using the native cap is that it must match other clothing you are putting on.
Also, wearing your cap to the right shows you are married, if left, it means you are single.
There are different types of Native caps:
Abeti Aja
This cap, Abeti Aja”, means “like the ears of a dog”. This style of Yoruba cap looks like a triangle with two edges sticking out like the ears of a dog. This style is common among both young and old Yoruba men. Also, some traditional Yoruba drummers like to wear this style. You can wear this style of Yoruba cap and change the position of the edges: they can be pointed upwards, or a bit folded.
Gobi style
In addition, this is the most common style of Yoruba cap these days. Before buying one, make sure that it fits your head properly. You can fold this any way you like. You can fold it on the right or on the left, a bit on the front part or a bit to the back.
Lastly, Kufi style is very common among Yoruba Muslims and also royal people. It is usually worn on dashiki lace style."
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Excerpt #2:
From https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Yoruba-f%C3%ACla-g%E1%BB%8Dbi-worn-to-the-left-or-right-culturally-indicative-of-the-marital-status-of-Yoruba-men
[comment]
Olukayode Adégòke, Teaching Assistant at University of Lethbridge
Answered Apr 1, 2018
..."There are different style of Yoruba traditional cap.
Abèti aja - made with asọ oke or sányán and common amongst older men, royalties, elite perhaps.
ẹtu- usualy made from aso oke too, with little or no embroidery and can be tilted to either side depending on preferences. Its variance is Fila ọdẹ
Gọbi - Also made from Asọ okè or sànyàn and mostly are without embroidery so it can have the filling and soft on the edge and readily easy to be tilted either way, even in front. Actually ẹtu is the name of the cap and the tilting is what is referred to as gọbi, hence you hear; “he wears his fila in the gọbi style". Gọbi is therefore the style with which the cap is worn.
The marriage attribution is largely new and recents with all these alaga iduro phenomena at yoruba weddings just finding a way to spice up the whole ceremony by asking the groom to to tilt his cap to the left immediately his dowry is accepted just to signify he is now married and his new spouse heart at his left. A form of symbolism of the heart at the left."
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Excerpt #3
From https://newafrikan77.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/the-truth-behind-the-igbo-red-cap-red-ozo-ichie-okpu-ogbuefis-opu-meaning-and-sacred-tradition/ "The Truth Behind The Igbo Red Cap ( Red Ozo , Ichie Okpu, Ogbuefis, Opu ) Meaning And Sacred Tradition" Posted by newafrikan77Feb 2018
"In Igboland the red is for chiefs, while ordinary person can wear black, brown, green or white.” It is often called the Red Ozo or Ichie Okpu.
Ugo (Eagle) feather on the their traditional cap shows that they are the cream of society because the Eagle in Igboland is seen as the most beautiful bird, therefore it is believed to be the cream of society.
The red cap is from Nri (‘the land of the ideal manifestation’) and was given to the Ozo (meaning ‘saviours’) and Nze (apprentice Ozo) who were ‘peace warriors’ that went on spiritual missions (ifu ije or gbata ọsọ) across Igboland. The red symbolises fire and fire Agbala, which is the ‘holy spirit’. The red cap signifies that the Ozo and Nze are agents of Agbala. The ozo sects also acts as a ‘parliament’ from which the Eze Nri is selected.
[...]
The ‘red cap’ worn by chiefs in Igboland symbolizes authority, tradition, and culture; and it also represents the entire institution of leadership, authority, and power in Igbo culture.
Putting on the red cap is not an all-comers affair in Igboland as there are always a select number of individuals who are entitled to wear this special cap (especially with eagle feather which in its own right signifies prominence).
[...]
The wearers of the Igbo red cap are usually men who have fulfilled certain obligations and maintained the standards laid down in their various communities.
They are recognized in the different communities in Igboland by names such as ‘Nzes’, ‘Ichies’, ‘Ozos’, ‘Ogbuefis’ and others.; who are not expected to misrepresent, cheat or enroll in any project that can lead the traditional formation into disrepute.
Although it has become common practice nowadays, especially in large cities outside the Igboland, to see a lot of Igbo men indiscriminately putting on the Igbo traditional red cap, without fulfilling the conditions and earning the entitlement to do so, custodians of the custom and stakeholders are bemoaning the planned and continued misuse of the Igbo cap and the whole Igbo chieftaincy formation in common.
Nwosu Ibe, The Ezendigbo of Abuja, once said that the Igbo cap was not allowed be worn by everyone, noticing that it should only be worn by those people who were permitted by the fellowship to put it on.
[...].
Mr. Ibe reiterated that it was offensive for people to put on the ‘red cap’ indiscriminately, describing those who flouted the cultural norms as people with no reason of value.
‘It is lamentable that these days, many fake people get Igbo cap titles through the back door and some even put on the cap without receiving it traditionally from anybody. And such people show themselves as titled men and chiefs. Sometimes even those men who are not recognized in the Igbo land at all or by their own communities, still wear Igbo cap, but on their own volition, however, this is a total taboo’.
Different cultural experts often stress the need to preserve such sanctity of the ‘Igbo cap’ in their morals and ethos. They say that this cap has been a real symbolic feature of the rich Igbo culture over hundreds of years and it should be saved according to all the rules and traditions."...
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Excerpt #4
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufi#Etymology
Kufi: Etymology
"In the Yoruba language, Ade means crown, and fila means cap. The city of Kufi is located in Yorubaland near Ibadan. Other West African names include fula, fila, and malo hat.[3] This cap is called a kofia in the Swahili language of East Africa [4] (see the kanzu article for further information). In the United States, the West African name, kufi, is most commonly used."
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Excerpt #5
From https://www.yourdictionary.com/kufi
"kufi ku·fi
noun
ku·fis
1. Any of various styles of brimless hats and caps traditionally worn by Muslim men, especially a crocheted or knit skullcap.
2. A brimless cylindrical hat traditionally worn by West African men.
Origin of kufi
Ultimately from Arabic kūfīya keffiyeh ; see keffiyeh
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Excerpt #6:
From https://classroom.synonym.com/is-the-kufi-necessary-for-islamic-worship-12087761.html "Is the Kufi Necessary for Islamic Worship?" By Jennifer Spirko ; Updated September 29, 2017
"A kufi is a round, brimless hat widely seen among African men and their descendants around the world and in parts of Asia. These round caps are nearly flat on top with slightly domed, high sides; in parts of Africa, they are highly decorated and reflect the wearer’s status. Because they are so indelibly linked to the wearer’s culture, they have become associated with traditional Muslim dress. Wearing a kufi is not, however, required for Islamic worship or prayer.
[...]
Gender Distinctiveness
Although head covering is not mandatory, the kufi may serve an important function in helping a Muslim man to obey wardrobe requirements in other ways. Islamic law requires men to dress distinctively from women.The kufi is a traditionally male accessory, visibly different from a woman’s headscarf or wrap.
Cultural Distinctiveness
Islamic law also calls for Muslims to dress distinctively from unbelievers. This is another way in which a kufi may be important, if not mandatory, for Muslim men. The cap has become so prevalent among African Muslim populations that it has come to signify Muslim identity at least as much as African identity. It is widely popular among Asian Muslim populations as well; cab driver Raja Awais Naeem, who is of Pakistani origin, sued the city of St. Louis in 2012 for not being allowed to wear his kufi on the job. Indeed, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in its “Employer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices,” includes the kufi as one of the garments important to many Muslims.
Optional Garments
The kufi is permitted, even encouraged, by Islamic law and custom, but it is not mandatory. Islamic scholars record a number of important precedents for early Muslim leaders wearing a kufi, including Anas Bin Malik, Rasulullah and Wabisah. Other garments may also fulfill the requirements of gender and cultural distinctiveness, such as a turban and thowb (a long shirt). None of these, however, is specifically required during prayer or worship."
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Excerpt #7:
From https://www.dejiandkola.com/how-to-wear-hausa-fulani-aboki-cap-fula
"How to wear Hausa-fulani aboki cap & Hat (FULA)
"It is believed that one’s tribe can say a lot about a person. In some cases, when people are asked to introduce themselves, their tribe is the first thing they reveal. Hausa tribe happens to be one of the popular Nigerian tribes and the Hausa/aboki cap also called the FULA is an item of clothing that traditionally represents the history of the tribe.
This hat displays a rich cultural significance for many African people. not only is it worn to protect the wearer from the harsh rays of the sun, but is also a symbol of wealth and status. During festivals Fulani men will wear these hats as way to attract women. Made from leather and fiber, each hat is embellished with cowrie shells and to other typical Fulani adornments. Each hat is hand-made by the people of Mali, West Africa
Wearing Hausa traditional cap
We will start with the President of Nigeria, who by the way can rarely be seen without his Fula. President Muhammadu Buhari always sports his traditional cap and has been seen at numerous events wearing it with a Babn Riga. Traditional Hausa cap is a must-have for traditional weddings in Hausa land.
Hausa men always keep it fashionable. This handsome man below puts on his best traditional wear in all white with golden-green embroidery and a matching Fula to top it off. This is how to wear the Hausa cap.
Let us stop for a moment and admire the detail on this Fula! This is one of the many reasons to love Fulas, besides the variety of colors, they have unique embroidered designs. This man chose to not wear the Babban Riga on this day. However, that did not stop him from pairing his traditional attire with a multicolored Fula.
Regardless of the fact that the Babban Riga is popularly paired with the Fula, it is not totally compulsory that they are worn together. If one desires, he can wear the Babban Riga without the Fula or pair your Fula with some other traditional attire. Nowadays men are becoming more fashion creative in their style of dressing, pairing their Fula with Ankara and other traditional attires. With this few hints, we hope to have taught you a bit on how to wear the Hausa aboki cap (FULA). “...
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Excerpt #8
From https://www.konga.com/product/hula-hausa-cap-aboki-cap-fila-tangaran-4271781
"This High quality Hausa Aboki Cap is suitable for all Nigerian, Nigerian and Chadian native dresses. It is produce in Nothern part of Nigeria. It is beautifully handcrafted, The caps are traditionally made from strips of elaborately embroidered cloth that are perfectly knitted together. It also known as Tangaran Cap .The designs are usually made of lines and shapes which often symbolizes important events and occasions. the cap is evergreen it does not fade and has never gone out of fashion in Nigeria."
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Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part I of two part pancocojams about filas, red ozos, kufis, aboki cap, and some other names for traditional Nigerian male caps.
Part I presents information about filas, red ozos, kufis, aboki caps, and some traditional male caps that are worn in parts of Nigeria, West Africa. These featured head caps are also worn in some other parts of Africa, and elsewhere around the world.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/filas-red-ozos-kufis-and-some-other.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases two YouTube videos demonstrating how to wear various traditional Nigerian caps. Part II also showcases a few YouTube videos of Nigerian weddings with special attention to the traditional caps and other attire that is worn by males.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and educational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/five-videos-of-nigerian-master-drummer.html for a closely related pancocojams post entitled "Five Videos Of Nigerian Master Drummer Olatunji & His Drums Of Passion Band (with a focus on traditional African caps worn by men)". The Addendum to that post features a YouTube video of how kube hats are made. The summary to that video indicates that those hats are predominately worn by Hausas.
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EXCERPTS ABOUT FILAS, RED OZOS, KUFIS, ABOKI CAPS, AND SOME OTHER NAMES FOR TRADITIONAL NIGERIAN MALE CAPS
These articles and their selected comments are given in no particular order, and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
Excerpt #1:
From https://guardian.ng/life/types-of-native-caps-among-yorubas-and-their-importance/ "3 Yoruba Native Caps You Should Know About" BY MODUPEOLUWA ADEKANYE, 26 JULY 2019
"Fashion is constantly evolving, however, native caps are still the same as they were many years ago.
In Nigeria, traditional fashion styles are not complete without a matching cap. It is a unique part of the outfit that makes every man wearing native looks dashing.
In addition, Yoruba native caps are popularly known as ‘Fila’ which is the Yoruba name for the cap.
Yoruba caps are made of different types of material. They are mostly sewn or handwoven from Aso Oke fabric, velvet, cotton or damask. Yoruba caps are worn as head attire to complement native attires such as Agbada, different types of Ankara designs, etc.
The first important thing to note when using the native cap is that it must match other clothing you are putting on.
Also, wearing your cap to the right shows you are married, if left, it means you are single.
There are different types of Native caps:
Abeti Aja
This cap, Abeti Aja”, means “like the ears of a dog”. This style of Yoruba cap looks like a triangle with two edges sticking out like the ears of a dog. This style is common among both young and old Yoruba men. Also, some traditional Yoruba drummers like to wear this style. You can wear this style of Yoruba cap and change the position of the edges: they can be pointed upwards, or a bit folded.
Gobi style
In addition, this is the most common style of Yoruba cap these days. Before buying one, make sure that it fits your head properly. You can fold this any way you like. You can fold it on the right or on the left, a bit on the front part or a bit to the back.
Lastly, Kufi style is very common among Yoruba Muslims and also royal people. It is usually worn on dashiki lace style."
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Excerpt #2:
From https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Yoruba-f%C3%ACla-g%E1%BB%8Dbi-worn-to-the-left-or-right-culturally-indicative-of-the-marital-status-of-Yoruba-men
[comment]
Olukayode Adégòke, Teaching Assistant at University of Lethbridge
Answered Apr 1, 2018
..."There are different style of Yoruba traditional cap.
Abèti aja - made with asọ oke or sányán and common amongst older men, royalties, elite perhaps.
ẹtu- usualy made from aso oke too, with little or no embroidery and can be tilted to either side depending on preferences. Its variance is Fila ọdẹ
Gọbi - Also made from Asọ okè or sànyàn and mostly are without embroidery so it can have the filling and soft on the edge and readily easy to be tilted either way, even in front. Actually ẹtu is the name of the cap and the tilting is what is referred to as gọbi, hence you hear; “he wears his fila in the gọbi style". Gọbi is therefore the style with which the cap is worn.
The marriage attribution is largely new and recents with all these alaga iduro phenomena at yoruba weddings just finding a way to spice up the whole ceremony by asking the groom to to tilt his cap to the left immediately his dowry is accepted just to signify he is now married and his new spouse heart at his left. A form of symbolism of the heart at the left."
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Excerpt #3
From https://newafrikan77.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/the-truth-behind-the-igbo-red-cap-red-ozo-ichie-okpu-ogbuefis-opu-meaning-and-sacred-tradition/ "The Truth Behind The Igbo Red Cap ( Red Ozo , Ichie Okpu, Ogbuefis, Opu ) Meaning And Sacred Tradition" Posted by newafrikan77Feb 2018
"In Igboland the red is for chiefs, while ordinary person can wear black, brown, green or white.” It is often called the Red Ozo or Ichie Okpu.
Ugo (Eagle) feather on the their traditional cap shows that they are the cream of society because the Eagle in Igboland is seen as the most beautiful bird, therefore it is believed to be the cream of society.
The red cap is from Nri (‘the land of the ideal manifestation’) and was given to the Ozo (meaning ‘saviours’) and Nze (apprentice Ozo) who were ‘peace warriors’ that went on spiritual missions (ifu ije or gbata ọsọ) across Igboland. The red symbolises fire and fire Agbala, which is the ‘holy spirit’. The red cap signifies that the Ozo and Nze are agents of Agbala. The ozo sects also acts as a ‘parliament’ from which the Eze Nri is selected.
[...]
The ‘red cap’ worn by chiefs in Igboland symbolizes authority, tradition, and culture; and it also represents the entire institution of leadership, authority, and power in Igbo culture.
Putting on the red cap is not an all-comers affair in Igboland as there are always a select number of individuals who are entitled to wear this special cap (especially with eagle feather which in its own right signifies prominence).
[...]
The wearers of the Igbo red cap are usually men who have fulfilled certain obligations and maintained the standards laid down in their various communities.
They are recognized in the different communities in Igboland by names such as ‘Nzes’, ‘Ichies’, ‘Ozos’, ‘Ogbuefis’ and others.; who are not expected to misrepresent, cheat or enroll in any project that can lead the traditional formation into disrepute.
Although it has become common practice nowadays, especially in large cities outside the Igboland, to see a lot of Igbo men indiscriminately putting on the Igbo traditional red cap, without fulfilling the conditions and earning the entitlement to do so, custodians of the custom and stakeholders are bemoaning the planned and continued misuse of the Igbo cap and the whole Igbo chieftaincy formation in common.
Nwosu Ibe, The Ezendigbo of Abuja, once said that the Igbo cap was not allowed be worn by everyone, noticing that it should only be worn by those people who were permitted by the fellowship to put it on.
[...].
Mr. Ibe reiterated that it was offensive for people to put on the ‘red cap’ indiscriminately, describing those who flouted the cultural norms as people with no reason of value.
‘It is lamentable that these days, many fake people get Igbo cap titles through the back door and some even put on the cap without receiving it traditionally from anybody. And such people show themselves as titled men and chiefs. Sometimes even those men who are not recognized in the Igbo land at all or by their own communities, still wear Igbo cap, but on their own volition, however, this is a total taboo’.
Different cultural experts often stress the need to preserve such sanctity of the ‘Igbo cap’ in their morals and ethos. They say that this cap has been a real symbolic feature of the rich Igbo culture over hundreds of years and it should be saved according to all the rules and traditions."...
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Excerpt #4
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kufi#Etymology
Kufi: Etymology
"In the Yoruba language, Ade means crown, and fila means cap. The city of Kufi is located in Yorubaland near Ibadan. Other West African names include fula, fila, and malo hat.[3] This cap is called a kofia in the Swahili language of East Africa [4] (see the kanzu article for further information). In the United States, the West African name, kufi, is most commonly used."
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Excerpt #5
From https://www.yourdictionary.com/kufi
"kufi ku·fi
noun
ku·fis
1. Any of various styles of brimless hats and caps traditionally worn by Muslim men, especially a crocheted or knit skullcap.
2. A brimless cylindrical hat traditionally worn by West African men.
Origin of kufi
Ultimately from Arabic kūfīya keffiyeh ; see keffiyeh
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Excerpt #6:
From https://classroom.synonym.com/is-the-kufi-necessary-for-islamic-worship-12087761.html "Is the Kufi Necessary for Islamic Worship?" By Jennifer Spirko ; Updated September 29, 2017
"A kufi is a round, brimless hat widely seen among African men and their descendants around the world and in parts of Asia. These round caps are nearly flat on top with slightly domed, high sides; in parts of Africa, they are highly decorated and reflect the wearer’s status. Because they are so indelibly linked to the wearer’s culture, they have become associated with traditional Muslim dress. Wearing a kufi is not, however, required for Islamic worship or prayer.
[...]
Gender Distinctiveness
Although head covering is not mandatory, the kufi may serve an important function in helping a Muslim man to obey wardrobe requirements in other ways. Islamic law requires men to dress distinctively from women.The kufi is a traditionally male accessory, visibly different from a woman’s headscarf or wrap.
Cultural Distinctiveness
Islamic law also calls for Muslims to dress distinctively from unbelievers. This is another way in which a kufi may be important, if not mandatory, for Muslim men. The cap has become so prevalent among African Muslim populations that it has come to signify Muslim identity at least as much as African identity. It is widely popular among Asian Muslim populations as well; cab driver Raja Awais Naeem, who is of Pakistani origin, sued the city of St. Louis in 2012 for not being allowed to wear his kufi on the job. Indeed, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in its “Employer’s Guide to Islamic Religious Practices,” includes the kufi as one of the garments important to many Muslims.
Optional Garments
The kufi is permitted, even encouraged, by Islamic law and custom, but it is not mandatory. Islamic scholars record a number of important precedents for early Muslim leaders wearing a kufi, including Anas Bin Malik, Rasulullah and Wabisah. Other garments may also fulfill the requirements of gender and cultural distinctiveness, such as a turban and thowb (a long shirt). None of these, however, is specifically required during prayer or worship."
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Excerpt #7:
From https://www.dejiandkola.com/how-to-wear-hausa-fulani-aboki-cap-fula
"How to wear Hausa-fulani aboki cap & Hat (FULA)
"It is believed that one’s tribe can say a lot about a person. In some cases, when people are asked to introduce themselves, their tribe is the first thing they reveal. Hausa tribe happens to be one of the popular Nigerian tribes and the Hausa/aboki cap also called the FULA is an item of clothing that traditionally represents the history of the tribe.
This hat displays a rich cultural significance for many African people. not only is it worn to protect the wearer from the harsh rays of the sun, but is also a symbol of wealth and status. During festivals Fulani men will wear these hats as way to attract women. Made from leather and fiber, each hat is embellished with cowrie shells and to other typical Fulani adornments. Each hat is hand-made by the people of Mali, West Africa
Wearing Hausa traditional cap
We will start with the President of Nigeria, who by the way can rarely be seen without his Fula. President Muhammadu Buhari always sports his traditional cap and has been seen at numerous events wearing it with a Babn Riga. Traditional Hausa cap is a must-have for traditional weddings in Hausa land.
Hausa men always keep it fashionable. This handsome man below puts on his best traditional wear in all white with golden-green embroidery and a matching Fula to top it off. This is how to wear the Hausa cap.
Let us stop for a moment and admire the detail on this Fula! This is one of the many reasons to love Fulas, besides the variety of colors, they have unique embroidered designs. This man chose to not wear the Babban Riga on this day. However, that did not stop him from pairing his traditional attire with a multicolored Fula.
Regardless of the fact that the Babban Riga is popularly paired with the Fula, it is not totally compulsory that they are worn together. If one desires, he can wear the Babban Riga without the Fula or pair your Fula with some other traditional attire. Nowadays men are becoming more fashion creative in their style of dressing, pairing their Fula with Ankara and other traditional attires. With this few hints, we hope to have taught you a bit on how to wear the Hausa aboki cap (FULA). “...
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Excerpt #8
From https://www.konga.com/product/hula-hausa-cap-aboki-cap-fila-tangaran-4271781
"This High quality Hausa Aboki Cap is suitable for all Nigerian, Nigerian and Chadian native dresses. It is produce in Nothern part of Nigeria. It is beautifully handcrafted, The caps are traditionally made from strips of elaborately embroidered cloth that are perfectly knitted together. It also known as Tangaran Cap .The designs are usually made of lines and shapes which often symbolizes important events and occasions. the cap is evergreen it does not fade and has never gone out of fashion in Nigeria."
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Thursday, November 28, 2019
Sister Act 2 (Finale) - "Joyful Joyful" (information, video, & comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents information about the song "Joyful Joyful" and showcases a YouTube video of that song as performed in the 1993 movie Sister Act II.
Selected comments from that embedded video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Ludwig van Beethoven'the composer of the music that is used for "Joyful Joyful" and thanks to Henry van Dyke, the composer of this poem that is used for most of this song. Thanks also to the arranger of this version of this song and thanks to all those who are featured in this video clip from the movie Sister Act II. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/sister-act-ii-back-in-habit-o-happy-day.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Sister Act II- Back In The Habit - "O Happy Day" (information, video, and comments)"
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "JOYFUL JOYFUL"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hymn_of_Joy
" "The Hymn of Joy"[1] (often called "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" after the first line) is a poem written by Henry van Dyke in 1907 with the intention of musically setting it to the famous "Ode to Joy" melody of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's final symphony, Symphony No. 9.[2]
Background
Van Dyke wrote this poem in 1907 while staying at the home of Williams College president Harry Augustus Garfield. He was serving as a guest preacher at Williams at the time. He told his host that the local Berkshire Mountains had been his inspiration.[3]
The lyrics were first published in 1911 in Van Dyke's Book of Poems, Third Edition.[3]"...
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The lyrics for this song as sung in Sister Act II (without the rap) are found in that Wikipedia page.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Sister Act 2 (Finale) Lauryn Hill - Joyful Joyful With Lyrics (Ft. Whoopi Goldberg)
Bound4Earth, Dec 9, 2009
[...]
Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit
Joyful Joyful
St. Francis Choir (Ft. Lauryn Hill, Ryan Toby, Devin Kamin, Ron Johnson & Whoopi Goldberg As Choir Director)
[...]
I loved this movie when I was a younger. Lauren Hill has always been a ridiculous talented singer. Yet again I couldn't find a good quality video, so I uploaded my own. Hope you enjoy.
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Act_2:_Back_in_the_Habit for information about this 1993 movie.
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Here are a few comments from that video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
All of these comments are from 2019.
1. Tiffany Morgan
"My favorite song and scene in this movie"
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2. Edwin Bitsoe
".......... ABSOLUTELY........!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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3. Luca Luehrs
"... NOT...
Oh happy day!"
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4. Que Avant
"Best part of the entire movie aside from “Oh Happy Day”
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5. Lissalixi
"Can we all just appreciate this (2:42) dance move for a second?"
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6. dtnuh
..."it's from Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately", both the choreo and the sample tune, lol."
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7. MonkeyDLuffy 86
"All those good vibes from the 90's 00' when you were singing with ur guts"
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8. crystal nicole
"this will forever be the littest 😏🔥"
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"the littest" = "the best"
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9. Mr Gritster
1"This movie introduced me to Lauryn Hill, and at the time I had no idea who she was (I wasn't much into hip-hop when I was younger) but I had no idea who was singing I just remember thinking (wow she's a good singer) later on after I discovered the Fugees and Miseducation I learned very quickly exactly who this young woman was, and I don't know, this movie was just amazing to me when I was younger."
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10. Talia Oliver
"I still get chills hearing Lauryn song this sh&t*. This arrangement was just brilliant to include all the latest hip hop and pop songs at the time as well. Now that I’m older I appreciate this sooooo much more considering how the music industry is 💩💩"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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11. LeonidasSthlm
"I could have done without the rap part, too much vanilla ice for me. The rest is beautiful!"
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12. SCH SAS
"😂😂😂"
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13. Kaga Kouko
"That was best part when I first saw this"
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14. Maeve Mallory
"I bet most people these days dont know the popular songs they incorporated in there..."
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15. Maeve Mallory
"janet jackson, naughty by nature, etc etc etc"
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16. Jessica Williams
"I love her voice! Hard to believe she was booed off the Apollo back in the day."
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17. Mookaron
"They didn't know. Smh"
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18. Joshua Baratheon
"She wasn't "booed off", she was booed in the beginning of his song because her microphone was too far from her. By the middle of her song the boos had stopped allowing her to finish strong and she got a huge applause."
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19. Abbie Price
"I love the 90s fashion everyone’s wearing in this number! I’m so lucky I was born in 1993!"
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20.Ikeoluwa Hamzat
"The harmonies for the 4 girls😍😍😍😍😍😍 2:26"
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21. Dan Wruck
"Yes! It's heavenly!!"
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22. L Cassandra Joint
"Yes yes yes ❤ whomever arranged this deserves composer of the century award. 2019 🙌🏾🙏🏾
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23. CuriousWoman89
"This was my saving grace, when I was going through times in childhood i'd shut myself away in my room and snuggle up in bed with this video on (I watched it so much I wore it out!) and just sing the entire movie word for word with the biggest smile and tears down my face 💜 this movie shaped my life and brought me my love of gospel, music and moved me to look into working in the religion life ☺💕 THANKYOU xoxo"
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24. Free to Dream
"That's an amazing testimony!"
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25. MalieeimaL
"signed with LOVE.
the 90's."
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26. Independent Artist
"Please take my statement positively, I'm not trying to be racist,.... But till now,... Not many could ever challenge African American when it comes to solid voice tone, perfect pitch and harmonising,.... SALUTE!"
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27. 932ForeverLove
"I personally don’t see that as racist. You’re acknowledging a gift and talent within the African American community and you’re praising them for it."
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28. Independent Artist
"@932ForeverLove I'm glad you think that way about my statement. A very warm HELLO from Malaysia. :)"
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29. 932ForeverLove
"Independent Artist And a warm hello to you from America. 🤗 (hug!)"
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30. Thelma Gore
"How old was lauren in this movie?"
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31. sveva baccanelli
"@Thelma Gore 18"
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32. SURA
"If church was like this, i’d be there. Front row."
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33. Go Giants
"All four of them together ar 2:27...WOW, AMAZING! That completely changed the entire vibe of the song."
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34. Carla burks
"What happened to that young man in the African attire? He held his own and killed it also."
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35. BeautyfulAshley
"Carla burks he was in the group City High. Not sure what he’s up to today"
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36. clearea
"so much aesthetic here"
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37. Azizi Powell
[comment posted in this discussion thread on November 26, 2019 and edited on November 28, 2019]
"@clearea I particularly like the kente cloth shirt that the male singer wore with a kufi @2:36 in this video. According to Wikipedia "Kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, and rounded cap worn by men in many populations in North Africa, East Africa, Western Africa and South Asia. It is also worn by men throughout the African diaspora...
In West Africa, a kufi cap is the traditional hat for men, and is part of the national costume of most of the countries in the region. It is worn by Muslims, and African Christians. Many grandfathers and other older men wear a kufi every day to symbolize their status as wise elders, religious people, or family patriarchs."...
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Wearing a kufi was one custom that afrocentric African American males adopted in the late 1960s. I particularly recall seeing Black men wearing knitted kufis. (R&B singer/composer Marvin Gaye was photographed and filmed wearing knitted kufis and sewn kufis during the early 1970s. However, since at least the early 2000, I rarely see any African American males wearing kufis. I also haven't seen many clothes that are worn by African Americans other than sometimes during Kwanzaa or during AfroPunk festivals. On the other hand, the custom of wearing kente cloth patterned stoles over their robes has become rather "traditional" for African Americans graduating from colleges/universities."
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This pancocojams post presents information about the song "Joyful Joyful" and showcases a YouTube video of that song as performed in the 1993 movie Sister Act II.
Selected comments from that embedded video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Ludwig van Beethoven'the composer of the music that is used for "Joyful Joyful" and thanks to Henry van Dyke, the composer of this poem that is used for most of this song. Thanks also to the arranger of this version of this song and thanks to all those who are featured in this video clip from the movie Sister Act II. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/sister-act-ii-back-in-habit-o-happy-day.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Sister Act II- Back In The Habit - "O Happy Day" (information, video, and comments)"
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "JOYFUL JOYFUL"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hymn_of_Joy
" "The Hymn of Joy"[1] (often called "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" after the first line) is a poem written by Henry van Dyke in 1907 with the intention of musically setting it to the famous "Ode to Joy" melody of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's final symphony, Symphony No. 9.[2]
Background
Van Dyke wrote this poem in 1907 while staying at the home of Williams College president Harry Augustus Garfield. He was serving as a guest preacher at Williams at the time. He told his host that the local Berkshire Mountains had been his inspiration.[3]
The lyrics were first published in 1911 in Van Dyke's Book of Poems, Third Edition.[3]"...
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The lyrics for this song as sung in Sister Act II (without the rap) are found in that Wikipedia page.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Sister Act 2 (Finale) Lauryn Hill - Joyful Joyful With Lyrics (Ft. Whoopi Goldberg)
Bound4Earth, Dec 9, 2009
[...]
Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit
Joyful Joyful
St. Francis Choir (Ft. Lauryn Hill, Ryan Toby, Devin Kamin, Ron Johnson & Whoopi Goldberg As Choir Director)
[...]
I loved this movie when I was a younger. Lauren Hill has always been a ridiculous talented singer. Yet again I couldn't find a good quality video, so I uploaded my own. Hope you enjoy.
-snip-
Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Act_2:_Back_in_the_Habit for information about this 1993 movie.
-snip-
Here are a few comments from that video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
All of these comments are from 2019.
1. Tiffany Morgan
"My favorite song and scene in this movie"
**
REPLY
2. Edwin Bitsoe
".......... ABSOLUTELY........!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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3. Luca Luehrs
"... NOT...
Oh happy day!"
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4. Que Avant
"Best part of the entire movie aside from “Oh Happy Day”
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5. Lissalixi
"Can we all just appreciate this (2:42) dance move for a second?"
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6. dtnuh
..."it's from Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately", both the choreo and the sample tune, lol."
**
7. MonkeyDLuffy 86
"All those good vibes from the 90's 00' when you were singing with ur guts"
**
8. crystal nicole
"this will forever be the littest 😏🔥"
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"the littest" = "the best"
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9. Mr Gritster
1"This movie introduced me to Lauryn Hill, and at the time I had no idea who she was (I wasn't much into hip-hop when I was younger) but I had no idea who was singing I just remember thinking (wow she's a good singer) later on after I discovered the Fugees and Miseducation I learned very quickly exactly who this young woman was, and I don't know, this movie was just amazing to me when I was younger."
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10. Talia Oliver
"I still get chills hearing Lauryn song this sh&t*. This arrangement was just brilliant to include all the latest hip hop and pop songs at the time as well. Now that I’m older I appreciate this sooooo much more considering how the music industry is 💩💩"
-snip-
*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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11. LeonidasSthlm
"I could have done without the rap part, too much vanilla ice for me. The rest is beautiful!"
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REPLY
12. SCH SAS
"😂😂😂"
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REPLY
13. Kaga Kouko
"That was best part when I first saw this"
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14. Maeve Mallory
"I bet most people these days dont know the popular songs they incorporated in there..."
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15. Maeve Mallory
"janet jackson, naughty by nature, etc etc etc"
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16. Jessica Williams
"I love her voice! Hard to believe she was booed off the Apollo back in the day."
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17. Mookaron
"They didn't know. Smh"
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18. Joshua Baratheon
"She wasn't "booed off", she was booed in the beginning of his song because her microphone was too far from her. By the middle of her song the boos had stopped allowing her to finish strong and she got a huge applause."
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19. Abbie Price
"I love the 90s fashion everyone’s wearing in this number! I’m so lucky I was born in 1993!"
**
20.Ikeoluwa Hamzat
"The harmonies for the 4 girls😍😍😍😍😍😍 2:26"
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REPLY
21. Dan Wruck
"Yes! It's heavenly!!"
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22. L Cassandra Joint
"Yes yes yes ❤ whomever arranged this deserves composer of the century award. 2019 🙌🏾🙏🏾
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23. CuriousWoman89
"This was my saving grace, when I was going through times in childhood i'd shut myself away in my room and snuggle up in bed with this video on (I watched it so much I wore it out!) and just sing the entire movie word for word with the biggest smile and tears down my face 💜 this movie shaped my life and brought me my love of gospel, music and moved me to look into working in the religion life ☺💕 THANKYOU xoxo"
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24. Free to Dream
"That's an amazing testimony!"
**
25. MalieeimaL
"signed with LOVE.
the 90's."
**
26. Independent Artist
"Please take my statement positively, I'm not trying to be racist,.... But till now,... Not many could ever challenge African American when it comes to solid voice tone, perfect pitch and harmonising,.... SALUTE!"
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27. 932ForeverLove
"I personally don’t see that as racist. You’re acknowledging a gift and talent within the African American community and you’re praising them for it."
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28. Independent Artist
"@932ForeverLove I'm glad you think that way about my statement. A very warm HELLO from Malaysia. :)"
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29. 932ForeverLove
"Independent Artist And a warm hello to you from America. 🤗 (hug!)"
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30. Thelma Gore
"How old was lauren in this movie?"
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31. sveva baccanelli
"@Thelma Gore 18"
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32. SURA
"If church was like this, i’d be there. Front row."
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33. Go Giants
"All four of them together ar 2:27...WOW, AMAZING! That completely changed the entire vibe of the song."
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34. Carla burks
"What happened to that young man in the African attire? He held his own and killed it also."
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35. BeautyfulAshley
"Carla burks he was in the group City High. Not sure what he’s up to today"
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36. clearea
"so much aesthetic here"
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37. Azizi Powell
[comment posted in this discussion thread on November 26, 2019 and edited on November 28, 2019]
"@clearea I particularly like the kente cloth shirt that the male singer wore with a kufi @2:36 in this video. According to Wikipedia "Kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, and rounded cap worn by men in many populations in North Africa, East Africa, Western Africa and South Asia. It is also worn by men throughout the African diaspora...
In West Africa, a kufi cap is the traditional hat for men, and is part of the national costume of most of the countries in the region. It is worn by Muslims, and African Christians. Many grandfathers and other older men wear a kufi every day to symbolize their status as wise elders, religious people, or family patriarchs."...
-end of Wikipedia quote-
Wearing a kufi was one custom that afrocentric African American males adopted in the late 1960s. I particularly recall seeing Black men wearing knitted kufis. (R&B singer/composer Marvin Gaye was photographed and filmed wearing knitted kufis and sewn kufis during the early 1970s. However, since at least the early 2000, I rarely see any African American males wearing kufis. I also haven't seen many clothes that are worn by African Americans other than sometimes during Kwanzaa or during AfroPunk festivals. On the other hand, the custom of wearing kente cloth patterned stoles over their robes has become rather "traditional" for African Americans graduating from colleges/universities."
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Sister Act II- Back In The Habit - "O Happy Day" (information, video, and comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents information about the song "Oh Happy Day", and information about the 1993 movie Sister Act.
The lyrics for Edwin Hawkin's arrangement of "Oh Happy Day" are included in this post along with a YouTube video of that song as performed in the 1993 movie Sister Act II.
Selected comments from that embedded video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Edwin Hawkins, the arranger of this 18th century hymn. Thanks to all those who are featured in this video and all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
-snip-
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-edwin-hawkins-singers-oh-happy-day.html for the March 2013 pancocojams post entitled "Three Renditions Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day".
Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/sister-act-2-finale-joyful-joyful.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Sister Act 2 (Finale) - Joyful Joyful (information, video, &" comments)
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDWIN HAWKINS ARRANGEMENT OF "OH HAPPY DAY"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Happy_Day
"Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn by clergyman Philip Doddridge. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 on the US Singles Chart, No. 1 in France, Germany, and the Netherlands and No. 2 on the Canadian Singles Chart, UK Singles Chart, and Irish Singles Chart. It has since become a gospel music standard.
The recording begins with a muted piano, drum, and bass backing lead singer Dorothy Combs Morrison on the left-hand stereo channel, then alternates twice with a full-throated chorus that includes a large ensemble, and ends with a return to the muted sound at the beginning. The track is notable for its clear sound given the powerful vocals and the modest equipment used to capture them. It was made at Hawkins' church, the Ephesian Church of God in Christ in Berkeley, California.[1]
Origins
Edwin Hawkins’ gospel style arrangement of the hymn "Oh, Happy Day" has a long pedigree. It began as a hymn written in the mid-18th century ("O happy day, that fixed my choice") by English clergyman Philip Doddridge (based on Acts 8:35) set to an earlier melody (1704) by J. A. Freylinghausen.[2] By the mid-19th century it had been given a new melody by Edward F. Rimbault, who also added a chorus,[3] and was commonly used for baptismal or confirmation ceremonies in the UK and USA. The 20th century saw its adaptation from 3 4 to 4 4 time and this new arrangement by Hawkins, which contains only the repeated Rimbault refrain, with all of the original verses being omitted.
The B-side of the single was Hawkins' own modern arrangement of "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" originally written by Charles Wesley in 1740.[4][5]
Legacy and influence
Hawkins' arrangement quickly became a “standard” and has been recorded by hundreds of artists. It was included on the RIAA Songs of the Century list and won Hawkins a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1970 (performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers)."...
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INFORMATION ABOUT "SISTER ACT II"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Act_2:_Back_in_the_Habit
" "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit is a 1993 American musical comedy film loosely based on the life of Crenshaw High School choir instructor Iris Stevenson, and starring Whoopi Goldberg. Directed by Bill Duke, and released by Touchstone Pictures, it is the sequel to the successful 1992 film Sister Act. Most of the original cast reprise their roles in the sequel...
Plot
Deloris van Cartier has become a famous performer in Las Vegas since her time posing as a nun to hide from the mob. During her latest performance, she reunites with her friends, Sisters Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, and Mary Lazarus. They ask for her help, reuniting her with Reverend Mother, who explains that the convent nuns now work as teachers at the St. Francis Academy in San Francisco, which Deloris attended as a child. The school faces closure at the hands of its administrator, Mr. Crisp, unless the school's reputation can be improved. The nuns ask Deloris to reprise her persona as Sister Mary Clarence and become the new music teacher. Deloris reluctantly agrees.
At the school, Mary Clarence meets the school's staff of monks, led by the humble but inept Father Maurice. She attends her first music class, meeting the rowdy teenagers, who are merely there to “pass” just by attending classes. Mary Clarence butts heads with the ringleader, Rita Louise Watson, who walks out when Mary Clarence introduces a firmer hand in class. The other students stay to avoid failure. When they break into spontaneous, synchronised singing, Mary Clarence decides to turn them into a choir, to which the students at first object.
Mary Robert overhears Rita singing, and Mary Clarence convinces her to return to the class. The class and nuns restore the school's decrepit music room and practice extensively, later performing "Oh, Happy Day" before the whole school, led by the preachy but talented vocalist Ahmal. The nuns discover numerous trophies, revealing the school won the All-State Choir Championship multiple times in the past, and decide to enter the choir once again. Father Maurice gives his blessing to the choir's entry, as long as they raise the money themselves and each student obtains parental consent to attend.
[...]
Cast
Whoopi Goldberg – Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
[...]
Lauryn Hill – Rita Louise Watson
[...]
Ryan Toby – Ahmal"....
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LYRICS: "OH HAPPY DAY"
(arranged by Edwin Hawkins)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh, when He washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh, when He washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh, happy day)
Oh, it's a happy day (Oh, happy day)
He taught me how (He taught me how)
To watch and fight and pray
Watch and pray
And live rejoicing every day
Every day
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh, when He washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
He taught me how (He taught me how)
To watch and fight and pray
Watch and pray
And live rejoicing every day (Good god)
Every day
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, it's a happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, lord (Oh, happy day)
Mmm, good God (Oh, happy day)
Oh yeah (Oh, happy day)
Mmm, oh (Oh, happy day)
Source: https://genius.com/Edwin-hawkins-oh-happy-day-lyrics
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Sister Act 2 - Oh Happy day
LucaDeMarco, Jun 19, 2007
-snip-
Here are a few comments from that video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
2016
1. EATeezey
"That high note is legendary."
**
REPLY
2. Esther Larose
"yasss 😍"
**
REPLY
3. MasterQ 19
"it gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it"
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2019
4. Yvng Alpha
"When God gives you his vocals real quick
p.s. Whoopi turned around like ” Where was that in practice”
**
REPLY
5. Devin Booker
"They didnt tell her or certain ppl in the seats that he could hit that high note"
**
6. Basidoll
"I read that the part of him hitting the note wasn’t rehearsed before so Whoopi’s reaction is her actual real reaction."
**
REPLY
7. DurDurk Nigwinzki
"Basidoll that's true haha"
**
REPLY
8. Dana Konadu
"THAT MAKES IT 10x FUNNIER she’s just like AND WHY DID YOU DO THIS BEFOREHAND"
**
REPLY
9. Oli W
"The whole build up was him not being able to hit the high notes and then getting the confidence to go for it. It's the point of the scene. That Goldberg wouldn't have know is ridiculous"
-snip-
From https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108147/trivia
"The famed high note performed by Ryan Toby (Ahmal) during the "Oh, Happy Day" song is an E natural high, one of the highest and toughest notes to hit for singers and vocalists. Toby was sixteen-years-old during the shooting of this movie"
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REPLY
10. Basidoll
"Oli W don’t shoot the messenger dude that’s what I had read somewhere. There are articles about it online."
**
11. American Born
"Whoopie turned around like "no he didn't" 😦"
**
REPLY
12. Kayla Lin
"American Born yea because the note he hit wasn’t rehearsed so that was her real reaction basically"
**
13. Maeyi Quinn
"@Kayla Lin How was it, when all music is pre-recorded.."
**
REPLY
14. Ofc. Jo Phi
"@Maeyi Quinn she didn't hear that version of the recording"
**
15.Stephanie Rickenbacker
"He needed a Gospel Record Deal! The boy can Sing! 2019"
**
REPLY
16. Nejemiah Mathews
"He ended up being the lead singer for City High"
**
17.
Patricia Patrick
"Lauren Hill is in the house! (At about 12 years old.)"
-snip-
Actually, Lauren Hill was 18 years old when she co-starred in this movie. After Sister Act II Lauren Hill became a member of the Hip Hop trio The Fugees.
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This pancocojams post presents information about the song "Oh Happy Day", and information about the 1993 movie Sister Act.
The lyrics for Edwin Hawkin's arrangement of "Oh Happy Day" are included in this post along with a YouTube video of that song as performed in the 1993 movie Sister Act II.
Selected comments from that embedded video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Edwin Hawkins, the arranger of this 18th century hymn. Thanks to all those who are featured in this video and all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
-snip-
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-edwin-hawkins-singers-oh-happy-day.html for the March 2013 pancocojams post entitled "Three Renditions Of The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day".
Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/sister-act-2-finale-joyful-joyful.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Sister Act 2 (Finale) - Joyful Joyful (information, video, &" comments)
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDWIN HAWKINS ARRANGEMENT OF "OH HAPPY DAY"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Happy_Day
"Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn by clergyman Philip Doddridge. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 on the US Singles Chart, No. 1 in France, Germany, and the Netherlands and No. 2 on the Canadian Singles Chart, UK Singles Chart, and Irish Singles Chart. It has since become a gospel music standard.
The recording begins with a muted piano, drum, and bass backing lead singer Dorothy Combs Morrison on the left-hand stereo channel, then alternates twice with a full-throated chorus that includes a large ensemble, and ends with a return to the muted sound at the beginning. The track is notable for its clear sound given the powerful vocals and the modest equipment used to capture them. It was made at Hawkins' church, the Ephesian Church of God in Christ in Berkeley, California.[1]
Origins
Edwin Hawkins’ gospel style arrangement of the hymn "Oh, Happy Day" has a long pedigree. It began as a hymn written in the mid-18th century ("O happy day, that fixed my choice") by English clergyman Philip Doddridge (based on Acts 8:35) set to an earlier melody (1704) by J. A. Freylinghausen.[2] By the mid-19th century it had been given a new melody by Edward F. Rimbault, who also added a chorus,[3] and was commonly used for baptismal or confirmation ceremonies in the UK and USA. The 20th century saw its adaptation from 3 4 to 4 4 time and this new arrangement by Hawkins, which contains only the repeated Rimbault refrain, with all of the original verses being omitted.
The B-side of the single was Hawkins' own modern arrangement of "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" originally written by Charles Wesley in 1740.[4][5]
Legacy and influence
Hawkins' arrangement quickly became a “standard” and has been recorded by hundreds of artists. It was included on the RIAA Songs of the Century list and won Hawkins a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1970 (performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers)."...
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INFORMATION ABOUT "SISTER ACT II"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Act_2:_Back_in_the_Habit
" "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit is a 1993 American musical comedy film loosely based on the life of Crenshaw High School choir instructor Iris Stevenson, and starring Whoopi Goldberg. Directed by Bill Duke, and released by Touchstone Pictures, it is the sequel to the successful 1992 film Sister Act. Most of the original cast reprise their roles in the sequel...
Plot
Deloris van Cartier has become a famous performer in Las Vegas since her time posing as a nun to hide from the mob. During her latest performance, she reunites with her friends, Sisters Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, and Mary Lazarus. They ask for her help, reuniting her with Reverend Mother, who explains that the convent nuns now work as teachers at the St. Francis Academy in San Francisco, which Deloris attended as a child. The school faces closure at the hands of its administrator, Mr. Crisp, unless the school's reputation can be improved. The nuns ask Deloris to reprise her persona as Sister Mary Clarence and become the new music teacher. Deloris reluctantly agrees.
At the school, Mary Clarence meets the school's staff of monks, led by the humble but inept Father Maurice. She attends her first music class, meeting the rowdy teenagers, who are merely there to “pass” just by attending classes. Mary Clarence butts heads with the ringleader, Rita Louise Watson, who walks out when Mary Clarence introduces a firmer hand in class. The other students stay to avoid failure. When they break into spontaneous, synchronised singing, Mary Clarence decides to turn them into a choir, to which the students at first object.
Mary Robert overhears Rita singing, and Mary Clarence convinces her to return to the class. The class and nuns restore the school's decrepit music room and practice extensively, later performing "Oh, Happy Day" before the whole school, led by the preachy but talented vocalist Ahmal. The nuns discover numerous trophies, revealing the school won the All-State Choir Championship multiple times in the past, and decide to enter the choir once again. Father Maurice gives his blessing to the choir's entry, as long as they raise the money themselves and each student obtains parental consent to attend.
[...]
Cast
Whoopi Goldberg – Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
[...]
Lauryn Hill – Rita Louise Watson
[...]
Ryan Toby – Ahmal"....
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LYRICS: "OH HAPPY DAY"
(arranged by Edwin Hawkins)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh, when He washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh, when He washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh, happy day)
Oh, it's a happy day (Oh, happy day)
He taught me how (He taught me how)
To watch and fight and pray
Watch and pray
And live rejoicing every day
Every day
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
Oh, when He washed (When Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (When Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away (Oh, happy day)
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
He taught me how (He taught me how)
To watch and fight and pray
Watch and pray
And live rejoicing every day (Good god)
Every day
Oh, happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, it's a happy day (Oh, happy day)
Oh, lord (Oh, happy day)
Mmm, good God (Oh, happy day)
Oh yeah (Oh, happy day)
Mmm, oh (Oh, happy day)
Source: https://genius.com/Edwin-hawkins-oh-happy-day-lyrics
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Sister Act 2 - Oh Happy day
LucaDeMarco, Jun 19, 2007
-snip-
Here are a few comments from that video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
2016
1. EATeezey
"That high note is legendary."
**
REPLY
2. Esther Larose
"yasss 😍"
**
REPLY
3. MasterQ 19
"it gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it"
****
2019
4. Yvng Alpha
"When God gives you his vocals real quick
p.s. Whoopi turned around like ” Where was that in practice”
**
REPLY
5. Devin Booker
"They didnt tell her or certain ppl in the seats that he could hit that high note"
**
6. Basidoll
"I read that the part of him hitting the note wasn’t rehearsed before so Whoopi’s reaction is her actual real reaction."
**
REPLY
7. DurDurk Nigwinzki
"Basidoll that's true haha"
**
REPLY
8. Dana Konadu
"THAT MAKES IT 10x FUNNIER she’s just like AND WHY DID YOU DO THIS BEFOREHAND"
**
REPLY
9. Oli W
"The whole build up was him not being able to hit the high notes and then getting the confidence to go for it. It's the point of the scene. That Goldberg wouldn't have know is ridiculous"
-snip-
From https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108147/trivia
"The famed high note performed by Ryan Toby (Ahmal) during the "Oh, Happy Day" song is an E natural high, one of the highest and toughest notes to hit for singers and vocalists. Toby was sixteen-years-old during the shooting of this movie"
**
REPLY
10. Basidoll
"Oli W don’t shoot the messenger dude that’s what I had read somewhere. There are articles about it online."
**
11. American Born
"Whoopie turned around like "no he didn't" 😦"
**
REPLY
12. Kayla Lin
"American Born yea because the note he hit wasn’t rehearsed so that was her real reaction basically"
**
13. Maeyi Quinn
"@Kayla Lin How was it, when all music is pre-recorded.."
**
REPLY
14. Ofc. Jo Phi
"@Maeyi Quinn she didn't hear that version of the recording"
**
15.Stephanie Rickenbacker
"He needed a Gospel Record Deal! The boy can Sing! 2019"
**
REPLY
16. Nejemiah Mathews
"He ended up being the lead singer for City High"
**
17.
Patricia Patrick
"Lauren Hill is in the house! (At about 12 years old.)"
-snip-
Actually, Lauren Hill was 18 years old when she co-starred in this movie. After Sister Act II Lauren Hill became a member of the Hip Hop trio The Fugees.
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Sunday, November 24, 2019
African American Church Choirs Marching Into The Church Service With Their Right Hand Raised (videos & comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases four YouTube videos that show Black (African American) church choirs marching in to the church service with their right hand raised.
Selected comments from two of these videos' discussion thread are included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
-snip-
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/02/old-school-black-church-choir-march-st.html for a 2014 pancocojams post that features three of these videos and most of these comments. That 2014 pancocojams post includes additional general comments about Black church choir processionals as well as comments about those featured churches and their choirs.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
The four videos that are showcased in this post are all the videos of this custom that I've found on YouTube as of the publishing date for this post.[November 24, 2019]. I think this old custom no longer exists.
For the historical and cultural record, if you know that this custom is still being performed, please share that information.
Also, please share any information that you know about the reasons for this custom and, for the historical and cultural record, please share demographic information (which church choir, when, and where you remember this custom of African American choirs marching in with their right arm raised).
I'm also interested in including in this pancocojams post any other YouTube videos of this custom being performed by church choirs (Black or non-Black) in the United States and elsewhere.
Thanks in advance for sharing this information.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Notice in all of these videos, the right hand is held up and held still (not waved in time to the rhythm). Also, the raised hand is usually held adjacent to the choir member's right shoulder.
Video #1: St. James Adult Choir - How I Got Over
Marcel West·Uploaded on Jul 26, 2008
St. James Adult Choir singing "How I Got Over" in 1996.
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Video #2: First Church Of Deliverance Choir - Victory Is Mine/In The Name Of Jesus
Fcdchicago, March 10, 2011
First Church sings "Victory Is Mine/In The Name Of Jesus" for the processional at Fred Nelson Jr's Appreciation. Video footage courtesy of Marcus Wadley
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Video #3: First Church of Deliverance "Jesus Lifted Me" (Choir Processional)
fcdtelevision, Published on May 30, 2012
FCD Classics - Gene M. Bells
Possibly written by the founder of First Church of Deliverance, Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs For years the choir would march to songs like this at the beginning of church services.
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I believe this particular First Church Of Deliverance is located in Chicago, Illinois.
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Video #4: First Church Of Deliverance - Sing Til The Power The Lord Comes Down
SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT BLACK CHURCH CHOIR MARCHING IN WITH THEIR RIGHT HAND RAISED
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBuz-zRVGb0 "St. James Adult Choir - How I Got Over" [from the discussion thread for the video given as #1 above]
1. Midnitemill, 2008
"i have question. why did they have there right hand raised while they were marching?"
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REPLY
2. James Edwards, 2008
"Not sure.....maybe MARCELL77 can be more specific, but its just as the same as when u raise ur hand during the benediction, determining what denomination you come out of........."
**
3. gospelbird22, 2008
"In the old days, the custom of raising your right hand while you entered a church or marched in came from Elder Lucy Smith's Pentecostal Church. It was a sign that you had accepted Christ and were saved, as opposed to being a spectator or visitor."
**
REPLY
4. VantisDoroHall, 2008
"Also, at First Church in Chicago, it represented placing your hand in God's hand, in reverence and humility. By the way, First Church and Elder Smith's church historically were two of the first churches of color to broadcast over the radio in Chicago"
**
5. Joantaatlanta, 2009
"Nice Video, why do they march in with their hands up? What does it symbolize?"*
**
REPLY
6. DrSTW, 2009
"That's a old school thing. That means an elevated heart and hand to Christ. It's like at the end of service when you raise your hand for the benediction. The left hand behind you is what the ushers tend to do called service position."
**
7. carefulopenandfree, 2009
"growing up in my church, we had to raise our hand when we left or entered the sanctuary"
**
8. momohojoman, 2009
"in african american churches in the 20's thru 60's raising the right hand was a tradition all over america. this church still upheld the tradition into the 80's. you still see it in some african american churches today. whenever you had to enter or leave during service you had to raise your right hand while walking. my mother and grandmother got all over me for not doing it one sunday when i had to go to the bathroom during service. the other church members told them and boy did i here from them"
**
10. momohojoman, 2009
"raising the right hand to enter or leave service while it is in session is an african american tradition. it symbolizes respect ,permission an honoring the creator"
**
11. cjb23cool, 2017
"✋An elevated heart and hand to Christ."
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ADDITIONAL RESPONSES TO THE QUESTION "WHY DO CHURCH CHOIR MEMBERS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND WHEN THEY MARCH IN TO THE CHURCH SERVICE?
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhLY2dFses
First Church Of Deliverance Choir - Victory Is Mine/In The Name Of Jesus [discussion thread video given as #2 above]
1. wizz wizzingshire, 2011
"why are their hands raised?why is the old deacon hiding his face?"
**
REPLY
2. taoiii, 2011
"@wizzingshire: it looks to me as though their hands are raised in a silent amen to the testimony, as if to say 'me too. victory is mine TOO.'
i told satan, 'get thee gone; Jesus is mine.'"
**
3. wizz wizzingshire, 2011
"why are their hands raised?"
**
REPLY
4. Live the Word Cathedral Pastor Travis J. Robertson, 2017
"wizz wizzingshire A sign of surrender"
**
5. AnnNC North Carolina, 2015
"In the old days, the custom of raising your right hand while you entered a church or marched in came from Elder Lucy Smith's Pentecostal Church. It was a sign that you had accepted Christ and were saved, as opposed to being a spectator or visitor."
-snip-
Notice that this is the exact same response to this question that was given in 2008 by "gospelbird22" [comment #3]. Perhaps these commenters are the same person.
**
REPLY
6. Mr Grace, 2019
"In this setting, I believe the raised right hand meant an elevated mind. This is a Spiritual Church"
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From
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34-iuy1SYmg&lc=Ugy5yeZ46UhMwkYWPzF4AaABAg.8Gc3jHt6mk19IRdRuk5c3t&ab_channel=fcdchicago
[discussion thread]
1. fcdmusician, 2011
"The right hand lifted when marching in the choir at First Deliverance represent and lifted mind. My name is Marcus and I'm the choir Director and a member for over 40 years.
**
2. Ann_N_NC North Carolina, 2015
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This pancocojams post showcases four YouTube videos that show Black (African American) church choirs marching in to the church service with their right hand raised.
Selected comments from two of these videos' discussion thread are included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
-snip-
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/02/old-school-black-church-choir-march-st.html for a 2014 pancocojams post that features three of these videos and most of these comments. That 2014 pancocojams post includes additional general comments about Black church choir processionals as well as comments about those featured churches and their choirs.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
The four videos that are showcased in this post are all the videos of this custom that I've found on YouTube as of the publishing date for this post.[November 24, 2019]. I think this old custom no longer exists.
For the historical and cultural record, if you know that this custom is still being performed, please share that information.
Also, please share any information that you know about the reasons for this custom and, for the historical and cultural record, please share demographic information (which church choir, when, and where you remember this custom of African American choirs marching in with their right arm raised).
I'm also interested in including in this pancocojams post any other YouTube videos of this custom being performed by church choirs (Black or non-Black) in the United States and elsewhere.
Thanks in advance for sharing this information.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Notice in all of these videos, the right hand is held up and held still (not waved in time to the rhythm). Also, the raised hand is usually held adjacent to the choir member's right shoulder.
Video #1: St. James Adult Choir - How I Got Over
Marcel West·Uploaded on Jul 26, 2008
St. James Adult Choir singing "How I Got Over" in 1996.
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Video #2: First Church Of Deliverance Choir - Victory Is Mine/In The Name Of Jesus
Fcdchicago, March 10, 2011
First Church sings "Victory Is Mine/In The Name Of Jesus" for the processional at Fred Nelson Jr's Appreciation. Video footage courtesy of Marcus Wadley
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Video #3: First Church of Deliverance "Jesus Lifted Me" (Choir Processional)
fcdtelevision, Published on May 30, 2012
FCD Classics - Gene M. Bells
Possibly written by the founder of First Church of Deliverance, Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs For years the choir would march to songs like this at the beginning of church services.
-snip-
I believe this particular First Church Of Deliverance is located in Chicago, Illinois.
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Video #4: First Church Of Deliverance - Sing Til The Power The Lord Comes Down
fcdchicago, March 7, 2011
First Church Sings "Sing Til The Power The Lord Comes
Down" at Ralph H. Goodpasture's appreciation service. Lead by Edward
Clark. Video footage courtsey of Marcus Wadley.
-snip-
[January 13, 2021] This video replaces a video that is no longer available. I'm sorry that the video itself cannot be embedded with this new Google blog format.
SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT BLACK CHURCH CHOIR MARCHING IN WITH THEIR RIGHT HAND RAISED
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBuz-zRVGb0 "St. James Adult Choir - How I Got Over" [from the discussion thread for the video given as #1 above]
1. Midnitemill, 2008
"i have question. why did they have there right hand raised while they were marching?"
**
REPLY
2. James Edwards, 2008
"Not sure.....maybe MARCELL77 can be more specific, but its just as the same as when u raise ur hand during the benediction, determining what denomination you come out of........."
**
3. gospelbird22, 2008
"In the old days, the custom of raising your right hand while you entered a church or marched in came from Elder Lucy Smith's Pentecostal Church. It was a sign that you had accepted Christ and were saved, as opposed to being a spectator or visitor."
**
REPLY
4. VantisDoroHall, 2008
"Also, at First Church in Chicago, it represented placing your hand in God's hand, in reverence and humility. By the way, First Church and Elder Smith's church historically were two of the first churches of color to broadcast over the radio in Chicago"
**
5. Joantaatlanta, 2009
"Nice Video, why do they march in with their hands up? What does it symbolize?"*
**
REPLY
6. DrSTW, 2009
"That's a old school thing. That means an elevated heart and hand to Christ. It's like at the end of service when you raise your hand for the benediction. The left hand behind you is what the ushers tend to do called service position."
**
7. carefulopenandfree, 2009
"growing up in my church, we had to raise our hand when we left or entered the sanctuary"
**
8. momohojoman, 2009
"in african american churches in the 20's thru 60's raising the right hand was a tradition all over america. this church still upheld the tradition into the 80's. you still see it in some african american churches today. whenever you had to enter or leave during service you had to raise your right hand while walking. my mother and grandmother got all over me for not doing it one sunday when i had to go to the bathroom during service. the other church members told them and boy did i here from them"
**
10. momohojoman, 2009
"raising the right hand to enter or leave service while it is in session is an african american tradition. it symbolizes respect ,permission an honoring the creator"
**
11. cjb23cool, 2017
"✋An elevated heart and hand to Christ."
****
ADDITIONAL RESPONSES TO THE QUESTION "WHY DO CHURCH CHOIR MEMBERS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND WHEN THEY MARCH IN TO THE CHURCH SERVICE?
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhLY2dFses
First Church Of Deliverance Choir - Victory Is Mine/In The Name Of Jesus [discussion thread video given as #2 above]
1. wizz wizzingshire, 2011
"why are their hands raised?why is the old deacon hiding his face?"
**
REPLY
2. taoiii, 2011
"@wizzingshire: it looks to me as though their hands are raised in a silent amen to the testimony, as if to say 'me too. victory is mine TOO.'
i told satan, 'get thee gone; Jesus is mine.'"
**
3. wizz wizzingshire, 2011
"why are their hands raised?"
**
REPLY
4. Live the Word Cathedral Pastor Travis J. Robertson, 2017
"wizz wizzingshire A sign of surrender"
**
5. AnnNC North Carolina, 2015
"In the old days, the custom of raising your right hand while you entered a church or marched in came from Elder Lucy Smith's Pentecostal Church. It was a sign that you had accepted Christ and were saved, as opposed to being a spectator or visitor."
-snip-
Notice that this is the exact same response to this question that was given in 2008 by "gospelbird22" [comment #3]. Perhaps these commenters are the same person.
**
REPLY
6. Mr Grace, 2019
"In this setting, I believe the raised right hand meant an elevated mind. This is a Spiritual Church"
****
From
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34-iuy1SYmg&lc=Ugy5yeZ46UhMwkYWPzF4AaABAg.8Gc3jHt6mk19IRdRuk5c3t&ab_channel=fcdchicago
[discussion thread]
1. fcdmusician, 2011
"The right hand lifted when marching in the choir at First Deliverance represent and lifted mind. My name is Marcus and I'm the choir Director and a member for over 40 years.
**
2.
"In the old days, the custom of raising your right hand while
you entered a church or marched in came from Elder Lucy Smith's Pentecostal
Church. It was a sign that you had accepted Christ and were saved, as opposed
to being a spectator or visitor."
**
Paula lockett-harris, 2016
"This morning at The Cathedral of Hope, Youngstown, OH we
will "lift our right hands" as we march in for the same reasons
already given."
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
Nigerian Singer, Musician, Composer Fela Kuti - "Pansa Pansa" (comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about Nigerian composer, singer, musician Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa".
Part III presents some comments from the discussion thread for this embedded video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" as well as from the discussion threads for Part 1 and Part 2 of other YouTube videos of that performance.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela.html for Part I of this series. Part I showcases a YouTube video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa". Part I also provides information about Fela Kuti.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela_24.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II provides lyrics to Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" that I found online as well as some meanings for some of the words to that song that I found online or conjecture from my reading. I also share what I think is the full meaning of this song.
I invite those who know Yoruba to share what these words mean and what this song means in its entirety.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Fela Kuti for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of these YouTube videos.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa - FULL HD (Berlin 1978)
Alain Guilloux, Aug 27, 2017
One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997.
DVD taken from "Fela Kuti Anthology"
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SELECTED COMMENTS
Note: There are numerous comments in these discussion threads that provide much deserved accolades to Fela Kuti. However, for the most part, I chose to highlight some other comments from those discussion threads.
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr8oRpA2SpE [This is the video that is embedded in this post.]
1. OLUG GBAL, 2019
"Im so happy i witnessed live over the years the many nights when Fela will close the show playing this tune....it was the choice song for the "boys"....to ba ti di owo dere!!!."
-snip-
Google translate from Yoruba to English*: "to ba ti di owo dere" = "if you can hold your hand"
-snip-
*Additions and corrections are welcome.
**
2. David Mku ugwuanyi, 2019
"Legendary Fela Kuti has foreseen Nigeria / African since years ago , awesome music"
**
3. feyi sayo, 2019
"41 years ago yet still very fresh and relevant"
****
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz2jXHKa7TY Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa" 1/2 (Berlin 1978), published by Henri de Saussure, November 20, 2010
Here's the summary to that YouTube video (Part I & Part II):
"One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997.
DVD taken from "Fela Kuti Anthology 2" "
Selected Comments:
1. s. skyturtle, 2012
"excellent quality sound and video. you can really hear and see in this some of the influence Fela had on Miles Davis in the early/mid 70's."
**
REPLY
2. ikaylah, 2013
"Lol,Na the other way round.Miles ,Coltrane had huge influence on Fela..."
Sebastian Correa, 2014
"whats wrong with the audience???"
**
REPLY
3. Raffael Scheiber, 2014
"they're german, that's how they always act..;)"
**
REPLY
4. Prinzessin19 WIH, 2019
"In Germany, when there's seating in a concert hall, it's generally considered impolite - to other showgoers, and even the performers - to stand up, unless giving standing ovations.
Had the same concert been held in an open space, you'd have seen dancing."
**
5. Nicolas BONNICI, 2016
"The same concert in Africa at the same time everybody dancing, in Europe, Germans be like ok they got the groove but i stay on my chair...
Maestro session, thanks for the share."
**
6. Kavansa Kay Enook, 2018
"So, is this where funk come from (I'm American). Totally, digging Fela Kuti!"
**
REPLY
7. SenatorOutis, 2018
"Ms Nah: can't tell if you are joking or not. BUT NO. The funk was invented by black Americans. Fela did not take up the funk until after he met and heard and met James Brown pushing the black power movement in the 60s. Make no mistake, funk is an afro-AMERICAN art form. That said, holy sweet beets did Fela take it to new heights. And in case you're interested, a decisive influence on Fela was a female Black Panther! Her name was Sandra Smith (https://www.discogs.com/artist/275554-Sandra-Akanke-Isidore). She appears on the Fela cut Upside Down, which is a straight burner from start to finish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ZLUXPmjIc
**
REPLY
8. ayodeji sanumi, 2018
"Well said bro..though invented by James brown, lots of what the black in diaspora still enjoys till date that made them unique till date is what was taken from Africa to diaspora..Fela brought out the uniqueness through Africa percussion, both are gongs, drums can talk and come with meaning and interpretation..Kudos to my brothersin diaspora, black is unique, preach it let's leave the Babylon, Africa the centre of the universe.centre piece of world politics..where both human and natural resources lied.."
**
REPLY
9. naturallyme14, 2019
"NO!! Fela was very influenced by Black American artists, James Brown being the main one. And it was a Black American woman who inspired him to make the politically charged music that he's known for."
**
10. ERIN TOMS, 2019
"Omo 😱
I see Zanku Dance o.. Ye! (08:50)
"so those legwork moves no be today o"🤦🏾♂
-snip-
This is one of several comments about the dance move at 8:50/8:51/8:54 during this 1978 concert that are similar to "Zanku" ("Zanku" is a new (January 2019) Nigerian dance craze). Another commenter also pointed out "two men dancing Zanku at 5:42" in this video.
**
11. Divine Nduka, 2019
"Everything you said is happening in Nigeria till today"
**
12. Davidson Daini, 2019
"While so many great Black Africans have continuously and proudly represented the continent both at home and outside like Fela did as one of the largest African icons, the continent's various political representatives have continuously and largely been a major source of shame, stagnation, sufferings, destruction and the continuous holding open of Afrca's gates to foreign looters who're even looking for the continent's fall, while these same so-called leaders that I call imperial stooges share from the loots. Africa seems to have been cursed with too many greedy sons and daughters who've got no iota of patriotism or self-dignity in them, all because of their own greed. A very sad situation in deed, but I believe that the people will get fed up at some point and turn on them !"
****
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0RJTmbNf2Y
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa 2/2 (Berlin 1978), published by Henri de Saussure, November 20, 2010
1. Tony Dele, 2011
"A great African Pioneer, Been playing this track on my Ipod for the last two weeks
Fela was and still is the undisputed King of Afro Jazz And Afro Beat ."
**
2. 0004pedro, 2011
"This song was eventually released in The ''Underground System'' album in late 1992."
**
3. I&I Riddim, 2011
"Bless Fela.
For more info about Fela in Berlin (including Africa 70 band members) see:
afrofunkforum (dot) com"
-snip-
YouTube didn't allow hyperlinks then. Here's that link http://afrofunkforum.blogspot.com/
**
4. Danibrofan, 2011
"Another contender, again from Baba, for best tune- EVER!- to have eminated from the Motherland.
Do...do I hear AMENS??? R.I.P Baba. You are FOREVER with us.
@Henrids: Thank you sooooo much! Peace!"
**
5. Eric Odogwu, 2018
"Legend! Still feels like he is preaching right now,nothing has really changed in Africa #unite #let'sunite"
**
6. Godfrey Koko, 2018
"If only we could immortalize legends and keep their legacies forever in our minds. The genius of Fela lives on even in 2018. We as Nigerians need to archive this man’s songs and stories as essential history records. Simply amazing"
**
7. kookoococonut1, 2019
"Loving the repeated tension, build ups, and releases
**
8. Duncan wise, 2019
"Long live our father and the founder of the Afrobeat . in your grave you are still the king of the beat . Today Africa is uniting and your vision for it is being realised by this generation. it has take us a very long time though the time is near . your vision for us to be the clock of our own continent is being realised by many even from the Diaspora. long live the king of Afro beat"
**
9. ad stix, 2019
"The Nigerian Army brutalized him and burnt down his home a year after this concert!
The callous officers who authorized the heinous crimes are still in the corridors of political and economic power today in 2019!"
****
This concludes Part III of this three part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about Nigerian composer, singer, musician Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa".
Part III presents some comments from the discussion thread for this embedded video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" as well as from the discussion threads for Part 1 and Part 2 of other YouTube videos of that performance.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela.html for Part I of this series. Part I showcases a YouTube video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa". Part I also provides information about Fela Kuti.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela_24.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II provides lyrics to Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" that I found online as well as some meanings for some of the words to that song that I found online or conjecture from my reading. I also share what I think is the full meaning of this song.
I invite those who know Yoruba to share what these words mean and what this song means in its entirety.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Fela Kuti for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of these YouTube videos.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa - FULL HD (Berlin 1978)
Alain Guilloux, Aug 27, 2017
One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997.
DVD taken from "Fela Kuti Anthology"
****
SELECTED COMMENTS
Note: There are numerous comments in these discussion threads that provide much deserved accolades to Fela Kuti. However, for the most part, I chose to highlight some other comments from those discussion threads.
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr8oRpA2SpE [This is the video that is embedded in this post.]
1. OLUG GBAL, 2019
"Im so happy i witnessed live over the years the many nights when Fela will close the show playing this tune....it was the choice song for the "boys"....to ba ti di owo dere!!!."
-snip-
Google translate from Yoruba to English*: "to ba ti di owo dere" = "if you can hold your hand"
-snip-
*Additions and corrections are welcome.
**
2. David Mku ugwuanyi, 2019
"Legendary Fela Kuti has foreseen Nigeria / African since years ago , awesome music"
**
3. feyi sayo, 2019
"41 years ago yet still very fresh and relevant"
****
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz2jXHKa7TY Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa" 1/2 (Berlin 1978), published by Henri de Saussure, November 20, 2010
Here's the summary to that YouTube video (Part I & Part II):
"One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997.
DVD taken from "Fela Kuti Anthology 2" "
Selected Comments:
1. s. skyturtle, 2012
"excellent quality sound and video. you can really hear and see in this some of the influence Fela had on Miles Davis in the early/mid 70's."
**
REPLY
2. ikaylah, 2013
"Lol,Na the other way round.Miles ,Coltrane had huge influence on Fela..."
Sebastian Correa, 2014
"whats wrong with the audience???"
**
REPLY
3. Raffael Scheiber, 2014
"they're german, that's how they always act..;)"
**
REPLY
4. Prinzessin19 WIH, 2019
"In Germany, when there's seating in a concert hall, it's generally considered impolite - to other showgoers, and even the performers - to stand up, unless giving standing ovations.
Had the same concert been held in an open space, you'd have seen dancing."
**
5. Nicolas BONNICI, 2016
"The same concert in Africa at the same time everybody dancing, in Europe, Germans be like ok they got the groove but i stay on my chair...
Maestro session, thanks for the share."
**
6. Kavansa Kay Enook, 2018
"So, is this where funk come from (I'm American). Totally, digging Fela Kuti!"
**
REPLY
7. SenatorOutis, 2018
"Ms Nah: can't tell if you are joking or not. BUT NO. The funk was invented by black Americans. Fela did not take up the funk until after he met and heard and met James Brown pushing the black power movement in the 60s. Make no mistake, funk is an afro-AMERICAN art form. That said, holy sweet beets did Fela take it to new heights. And in case you're interested, a decisive influence on Fela was a female Black Panther! Her name was Sandra Smith (https://www.discogs.com/artist/275554-Sandra-Akanke-Isidore). She appears on the Fela cut Upside Down, which is a straight burner from start to finish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ZLUXPmjIc
**
REPLY
8. ayodeji sanumi, 2018
"Well said bro..though invented by James brown, lots of what the black in diaspora still enjoys till date that made them unique till date is what was taken from Africa to diaspora..Fela brought out the uniqueness through Africa percussion, both are gongs, drums can talk and come with meaning and interpretation..Kudos to my brothersin diaspora, black is unique, preach it let's leave the Babylon, Africa the centre of the universe.centre piece of world politics..where both human and natural resources lied.."
**
REPLY
9. naturallyme14, 2019
"NO!! Fela was very influenced by Black American artists, James Brown being the main one. And it was a Black American woman who inspired him to make the politically charged music that he's known for."
**
10. ERIN TOMS, 2019
"Omo 😱
I see Zanku Dance o.. Ye! (08:50)
"so those legwork moves no be today o"🤦🏾♂
-snip-
This is one of several comments about the dance move at 8:50/8:51/8:54 during this 1978 concert that are similar to "Zanku" ("Zanku" is a new (January 2019) Nigerian dance craze). Another commenter also pointed out "two men dancing Zanku at 5:42" in this video.
**
11. Divine Nduka, 2019
"Everything you said is happening in Nigeria till today"
**
12. Davidson Daini, 2019
"While so many great Black Africans have continuously and proudly represented the continent both at home and outside like Fela did as one of the largest African icons, the continent's various political representatives have continuously and largely been a major source of shame, stagnation, sufferings, destruction and the continuous holding open of Afrca's gates to foreign looters who're even looking for the continent's fall, while these same so-called leaders that I call imperial stooges share from the loots. Africa seems to have been cursed with too many greedy sons and daughters who've got no iota of patriotism or self-dignity in them, all because of their own greed. A very sad situation in deed, but I believe that the people will get fed up at some point and turn on them !"
****
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0RJTmbNf2Y
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa 2/2 (Berlin 1978), published by Henri de Saussure, November 20, 2010
1. Tony Dele, 2011
"A great African Pioneer, Been playing this track on my Ipod for the last two weeks
Fela was and still is the undisputed King of Afro Jazz And Afro Beat ."
**
2. 0004pedro, 2011
"This song was eventually released in The ''Underground System'' album in late 1992."
**
3. I&I Riddim, 2011
"Bless Fela.
For more info about Fela in Berlin (including Africa 70 band members) see:
afrofunkforum (dot) com"
-snip-
YouTube didn't allow hyperlinks then. Here's that link http://afrofunkforum.blogspot.com/
**
4. Danibrofan, 2011
"Another contender, again from Baba, for best tune- EVER!- to have eminated from the Motherland.
Do...do I hear AMENS??? R.I.P Baba. You are FOREVER with us.
@Henrids: Thank you sooooo much! Peace!"
**
5. Eric Odogwu, 2018
"Legend! Still feels like he is preaching right now,nothing has really changed in Africa #unite #let'sunite"
**
6. Godfrey Koko, 2018
"If only we could immortalize legends and keep their legacies forever in our minds. The genius of Fela lives on even in 2018. We as Nigerians need to archive this man’s songs and stories as essential history records. Simply amazing"
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7. kookoococonut1, 2019
"Loving the repeated tension, build ups, and releases
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8. Duncan wise, 2019
"Long live our father and the founder of the Afrobeat . in your grave you are still the king of the beat . Today Africa is uniting and your vision for it is being realised by this generation. it has take us a very long time though the time is near . your vision for us to be the clock of our own continent is being realised by many even from the Diaspora. long live the king of Afro beat"
**
9. ad stix, 2019
"The Nigerian Army brutalized him and burnt down his home a year after this concert!
The callous officers who authorized the heinous crimes are still in the corridors of political and economic power today in 2019!"
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Nigerian Singer, Musician, Composer Fela Kuti - "Pansa Pansa" (lyrics)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series about Nigerian composer, musician, singer Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa".
Part II provides lyrics to Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" that I found online as well as some meanings for some of the words to that song that I found online or conjecture from my reading. I also share what I think is the full meaning of this song.
I invite those who know Yoruba to share what these words mean and what this song means in its entirety.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela.html for Part I of this series. Part I showcases a YouTube video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa". Part I also provides information about Fela Kuti.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela_79.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III presents some comments from the discussion thread for this embedded video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" as well as from the discussion threads for Part 1 and Part 2 of other YouTube videos of that performance.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Fela Kuti for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of these YouTube videos.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa - FULL HD (Berlin 1978)
Alain Guilloux, Aug 27, 2017
One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997.
DVD taken from "Fela Kuti Anthology"
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LYRICS- PANSA PANSA
(Fela Kuti)
I go someplace
I see the place
I sing this
I sing Alagbon
eh Alagbon o *
Them vex, them pain dem say
I sing this song
I sing calacuta show ooo
Calacuta show
I sing zombie
I sing no bread
I sing monkey, Dey walk baboon Dey chop
I sing song
Before I jump like monkey give me banana
Yes sir
Before I jump like monkey
Yes sire
Give me banana
Yes sir
Them vex, them play them say I take their place
Before I sing go slow-o
Go slow
But me I swear,
But me I swear But me I swear as long as Africa Dey suffer
Africa no unite.
No freedom,
No happiness.
No belonging
Dem go hear pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Vex complain dey say I guard em face
Pansa pansa
Dem go hear pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
-snip-
https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Fela-Kuti/Pansa-Pansa
submitted by ajiboye anthonia
-snip-
*Hat tip to mobby909 for correcting this word. Read mobby909's comment in this post's discussion thread below.
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MY GUESS ABOUT WHAT FELA KUTI'S SONG "PANSA PANSA" MEANS [Revised November 24, 2019]
I think that Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" is his description of how the police and others in power consider him. The song also gives his response to this.
He says they think he is a monkey, but they are baboons. They are upset because they think he is trying to take their place and want him to go slow. But Fela Kuti says that as long as Africa suffers, Africa won't be united. Also, as long as there is no freedom, no happiness, no belonging [in Africa], he will continue to agitate and call for the police and those in government to be removed [have their power removed [scattered].
Additions and corrections are welcome.
****
NOTES ABOUT WORDS OR PHRASES IN THIS SONG
Meaning of pansa, pansa:
From Alex Maxwell, 2018
"Npansa npansa means scatter scatter, that's what it means in IBO, if no justice no peace, and all Africa go npansa, npansa, who is experiencing now 2018 Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda ".
-snip-
This is a comment in the discussion thread for this YouTube video: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa
Pansa 1/2 (Berlin 1978); published by Henri de Saussure, Nov 20, 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz2jXHKa7TY
Ibo = Igbo
**
Alagbon
[Revised to this word July 26, 2020 as per comment from mobby909]
At 7:43 in this video, after singing the line "I sing Alagbon", Fela Kuti stops singing and says
"Alagbon" is the CIP police headquarters in Lagos."
**
Calacuta:
"I sing calacuta show ooo
Calacuta show"
Is "calacuta" a reference to "He [Fela Kuti] formed the Kalakuta Republic, a commune, a recording studio, and a home for the many people connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state. According to Lindsay Barrett, the name "Kalakuta" derived from the infamous Black Hole of Calcutta dungeon in India."... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
**
"I sing zombie"
I think this is a reference to another Fela Kuti album and metaphor:
"In 1977, Fela and the Afrika '70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military"...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
**
vex= upset https://matadornetwork.com/abroad/beginners-guide-to-nigerian-pidgin-english/
**
chop - eat http://www.naijalingo.com/words/c/alphabet
**
o (ooo)
"The ‘oh’... is usually added to a lot of words and phrases, a kind of conversational tick to add emphasis.
From https://theculturetrip.com/africa/nigeria/articles/15-nigerian-pidgin-english-phrases-you-need-to-know/ [for the phrase nawa oh" (wow!)], written by Hub writer Fareeda Abdulkareem
**
..."like most Nigerian exclamatory words, ‘O’ connotes more than one idea/reaction. It can be the answer to a call. It can be used in agreement. It can also be used to reiterate a point."...
From https://www.legit.ng/534689-why-nigerians-say-o-in-every-conversation.html "Why Nigerians Overuse 'O'" by Onyinye Muomahe, 2015
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This concludes Part II of this three part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series about Nigerian composer, musician, singer Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa".
Part II provides lyrics to Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" that I found online as well as some meanings for some of the words to that song that I found online or conjecture from my reading. I also share what I think is the full meaning of this song.
I invite those who know Yoruba to share what these words mean and what this song means in its entirety.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela.html for Part I of this series. Part I showcases a YouTube video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa". Part I also provides information about Fela Kuti.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela_79.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III presents some comments from the discussion thread for this embedded video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" as well as from the discussion threads for Part 1 and Part 2 of other YouTube videos of that performance.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Fela Kuti for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of these YouTube videos.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa - FULL HD (Berlin 1978)
Alain Guilloux, Aug 27, 2017
One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997.
DVD taken from "Fela Kuti Anthology"
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LYRICS- PANSA PANSA
(Fela Kuti)
I go someplace
I see the place
I sing this
I sing Alagbon
eh Alagbon o *
Them vex, them pain dem say
I sing this song
I sing calacuta show ooo
Calacuta show
I sing zombie
I sing no bread
I sing monkey, Dey walk baboon Dey chop
I sing song
Before I jump like monkey give me banana
Yes sir
Before I jump like monkey
Yes sire
Give me banana
Yes sir
Them vex, them play them say I take their place
Before I sing go slow-o
Go slow
But me I swear,
But me I swear But me I swear as long as Africa Dey suffer
Africa no unite.
No freedom,
No happiness.
No belonging
Dem go hear pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Vex complain dey say I guard em face
Pansa pansa
Dem go hear pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
Pansa pansa
-snip-
https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Fela-Kuti/Pansa-Pansa
submitted by ajiboye anthonia
-snip-
*Hat tip to mobby909 for correcting this word. Read mobby909's comment in this post's discussion thread below.
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MY GUESS ABOUT WHAT FELA KUTI'S SONG "PANSA PANSA" MEANS [Revised November 24, 2019]
I think that Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" is his description of how the police and others in power consider him. The song also gives his response to this.
He says they think he is a monkey, but they are baboons. They are upset because they think he is trying to take their place and want him to go slow. But Fela Kuti says that as long as Africa suffers, Africa won't be united. Also, as long as there is no freedom, no happiness, no belonging [in Africa], he will continue to agitate and call for the police and those in government to be removed [have their power removed [scattered].
Additions and corrections are welcome.
****
NOTES ABOUT WORDS OR PHRASES IN THIS SONG
Meaning of pansa, pansa:
From Alex Maxwell, 2018
"Npansa npansa means scatter scatter, that's what it means in IBO, if no justice no peace, and all Africa go npansa, npansa, who is experiencing now 2018 Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda ".
-snip-
This is a comment in the discussion thread for this YouTube video: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa
Pansa 1/2 (Berlin 1978); published by Henri de Saussure, Nov 20, 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz2jXHKa7TY
Ibo = Igbo
**
Alagbon
[Revised to this word July 26, 2020 as per comment from mobby909]
At 7:43 in this video, after singing the line "I sing Alagbon", Fela Kuti stops singing and says
"Alagbon" is the CIP police headquarters in Lagos."
**
Calacuta:
"I sing calacuta show ooo
Calacuta show"
Is "calacuta" a reference to "He [Fela Kuti] formed the Kalakuta Republic, a commune, a recording studio, and a home for the many people connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state. According to Lindsay Barrett, the name "Kalakuta" derived from the infamous Black Hole of Calcutta dungeon in India."... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
**
"I sing zombie"
I think this is a reference to another Fela Kuti album and metaphor:
"In 1977, Fela and the Afrika '70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military"...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
**
vex= upset https://matadornetwork.com/abroad/beginners-guide-to-nigerian-pidgin-english/
**
chop - eat http://www.naijalingo.com/words/c/alphabet
**
o (ooo)
"The ‘oh’... is usually added to a lot of words and phrases, a kind of conversational tick to add emphasis.
From https://theculturetrip.com/africa/nigeria/articles/15-nigerian-pidgin-english-phrases-you-need-to-know/ [for the phrase nawa oh" (wow!)], written by Hub writer Fareeda Abdulkareem
**
..."like most Nigerian exclamatory words, ‘O’ connotes more than one idea/reaction. It can be the answer to a call. It can be used in agreement. It can also be used to reiterate a point."...
From https://www.legit.ng/534689-why-nigerians-say-o-in-every-conversation.html "Why Nigerians Overuse 'O'" by Onyinye Muomahe, 2015
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Nigerian Composer, Singer, Musician Fela Kuti - "Pansa Pansa" (video, information)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about Nigerian composer, singer, musician Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa".
Part I showcases a YouTube video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa". Part I also provides information about Fela Kuti.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela_24.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II provides lyrics to Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" that I found online as well as some meanings for some of the words to that song that I found online or conjecture from my reading. I also share what I think is the full meaning of this song.
I invite those who know Yoruba to share what these words mean and what this song means in its entirety.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela_79.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III presents some comments from the discussion thread for this embedded video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" as well as from the discussion threads for Part 1 and Part 2 of other YouTube videos of that performance.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Fela Kuti for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of these YouTube videos.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa - FULL HD (Berlin 1978)
Alain Guilloux, Aug 27, 2017
One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997.
DVD taken from "Fela Kuti Anthology"
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SOME INFORMATION ABOUT FELA KUTI
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
"Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), also professionally known as Fela Kuti, or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre and human rights activist. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most "challenging and charismatic music performers".[1]
Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti[2] on 15 October 1938 in Abeokuta, the modern-day capital of Ogun State[3] in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, then a city in the British Colony of Nigeria,[4] into an upper-middle-class family. His mother, Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a feminist activist in the anti-colonial movement; his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, an Anglican minister and school principal, was the first president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers.[citation needed] His brothers Beko Ransome-Kuti and Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, both medical doctors, are well known in Nigeria.[5] Fela is a first cousin to the Nigerian writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.[6]
Fela attended Abeokuta Grammar School. Later he was sent to London in 1958 to study medicine, but decided to study music instead at the Trinity College of Music, the trumpet being his preferred instrument.[5] While there, he formed the band Koola Lobitos, playing a fusion of jazz and highlife.[7] In 1960, Fela married his first wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor, with whom he would have three children (Femi, Yeni, and Sola). In 1963, Fela moved back to the newly independent Federation of Nigeria, re-formed Koola Lobitos and trained as a radio producer for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He played for some time with Victor Olaiya and his All Stars.[8]
In 1967, Fela went to Ghana to think up a new musical direction.[9] That was when Kuti first called his music Afrobeat a combination of highlife, funk, jazz, salsa, Calypso and traditional Nigerian Yoruba music.[9] In 1969, Fela took the band to the United States where they spent 10 months in Los Angeles. While there, Fela discovered the Black Power movement through Sandra Smith (now Sandra Izsadore), a partisan of the Black Panther Party. The experience would heavily influence his music and political views.[10] He renamed the band Nigeria '70. Soon afterwards, the Immigration and Naturalization Service was tipped off by a promoter that Fela and his band were in the US without work permits. The band performed a quick recording session in Los Angeles that would later be released as The '69 Los Angeles Sessions."...
1970s
[...]
After Fela and his band returned to Nigeria, the group was renamed The Afrika '70, as lyrical themes changed from love to social issues.[7] He formed the Kalakuta Republic, a commune, a recording studio, and a home for the many people connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state. According to Lindsay Barrett, the name "Kalakuta" derived from the infamous Black Hole of Calcutta dungeon in India.[5] Fela set up a nightclub in the Empire Hotel, first named the Afro-Spot and later the Afrika Shrine, where he both performed regularly and officiated at personalized Yoruba traditional ceremonies in honour of his nation's ancestral faith. He also changed his name to Anikulapo (meaning "He who carries death in his pouch", with the interpretation: "I will be the master of my own destiny and will decide when it is time for death to take me").[5][11] He stopped using the hyphenated surname "Ransome" because it was a slave name.
Fela's music was popular among the Nigerian public and Africans in general.[12] In fact, he made the decision to sing in Pidgin English so that his music could be enjoyed by individuals all over Africa, where the local languages spoken are very diverse and numerous. As popular as Fela's music had become in Nigeria and elsewhere, it was also very unpopular with the ruling government, and raids on the Kalakuta Republic were frequent. During 1972, Ginger Baker recorded Stratavarious with Fela appearing alongside Bobby Tench.[13] Around this time, Kuti became even more involved in the Yoruba religion.[14]
In 1977, Fela and the Afrika '70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit and infuriated the government, setting off a vicious attack against the Kalakuta Republic, during which one thousand soldiers attacked the commune. Fela was severely beaten, and his elderly mother (whose house was located opposite the commune)[5] was thrown from a window, causing fatal injuries. The Kalakuta Republic was burned, and Fela's studio, instruments, and master tapes were destroyed. Fela claimed that he would have been killed had it not been for the intervention of a commanding officer as he was being beaten. Fela's response to the attack was to deliver his mother's coffin to the Dodan Barracks in Lagos, General Olusegun Obasanjo's residence, and to write two songs, "Coffin for Head of State" and "Unknown Soldier", referencing the official inquiry that claimed the commune had been destroyed by an unknown soldier.[15]"...
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Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about Nigerian composer, singer, musician Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa".
Part I showcases a YouTube video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa". Part I also provides information about Fela Kuti.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela_24.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II provides lyrics to Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" that I found online as well as some meanings for some of the words to that song that I found online or conjecture from my reading. I also share what I think is the full meaning of this song.
I invite those who know Yoruba to share what these words mean and what this song means in its entirety.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nigerian-singer-musician-composer-fela_79.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III presents some comments from the discussion thread for this embedded video of Fela Kuti's song "Pansa Pansa" as well as from the discussion threads for Part 1 and Part 2 of other YouTube videos of that performance.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Fela Kuti for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of these YouTube videos.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Pansa Pansa - FULL HD (Berlin 1978)
Alain Guilloux, Aug 27, 2017
One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997.
DVD taken from "Fela Kuti Anthology"
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SOME INFORMATION ABOUT FELA KUTI
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
"Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), also professionally known as Fela Kuti, or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre and human rights activist. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most "challenging and charismatic music performers".[1]
Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti[2] on 15 October 1938 in Abeokuta, the modern-day capital of Ogun State[3] in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, then a city in the British Colony of Nigeria,[4] into an upper-middle-class family. His mother, Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a feminist activist in the anti-colonial movement; his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, an Anglican minister and school principal, was the first president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers.[citation needed] His brothers Beko Ransome-Kuti and Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, both medical doctors, are well known in Nigeria.[5] Fela is a first cousin to the Nigerian writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.[6]
Fela attended Abeokuta Grammar School. Later he was sent to London in 1958 to study medicine, but decided to study music instead at the Trinity College of Music, the trumpet being his preferred instrument.[5] While there, he formed the band Koola Lobitos, playing a fusion of jazz and highlife.[7] In 1960, Fela married his first wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor, with whom he would have three children (Femi, Yeni, and Sola). In 1963, Fela moved back to the newly independent Federation of Nigeria, re-formed Koola Lobitos and trained as a radio producer for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He played for some time with Victor Olaiya and his All Stars.[8]
In 1967, Fela went to Ghana to think up a new musical direction.[9] That was when Kuti first called his music Afrobeat a combination of highlife, funk, jazz, salsa, Calypso and traditional Nigerian Yoruba music.[9] In 1969, Fela took the band to the United States where they spent 10 months in Los Angeles. While there, Fela discovered the Black Power movement through Sandra Smith (now Sandra Izsadore), a partisan of the Black Panther Party. The experience would heavily influence his music and political views.[10] He renamed the band Nigeria '70. Soon afterwards, the Immigration and Naturalization Service was tipped off by a promoter that Fela and his band were in the US without work permits. The band performed a quick recording session in Los Angeles that would later be released as The '69 Los Angeles Sessions."...
1970s
[...]
After Fela and his band returned to Nigeria, the group was renamed The Afrika '70, as lyrical themes changed from love to social issues.[7] He formed the Kalakuta Republic, a commune, a recording studio, and a home for the many people connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state. According to Lindsay Barrett, the name "Kalakuta" derived from the infamous Black Hole of Calcutta dungeon in India.[5] Fela set up a nightclub in the Empire Hotel, first named the Afro-Spot and later the Afrika Shrine, where he both performed regularly and officiated at personalized Yoruba traditional ceremonies in honour of his nation's ancestral faith. He also changed his name to Anikulapo (meaning "He who carries death in his pouch", with the interpretation: "I will be the master of my own destiny and will decide when it is time for death to take me").[5][11] He stopped using the hyphenated surname "Ransome" because it was a slave name.
Fela's music was popular among the Nigerian public and Africans in general.[12] In fact, he made the decision to sing in Pidgin English so that his music could be enjoyed by individuals all over Africa, where the local languages spoken are very diverse and numerous. As popular as Fela's music had become in Nigeria and elsewhere, it was also very unpopular with the ruling government, and raids on the Kalakuta Republic were frequent. During 1972, Ginger Baker recorded Stratavarious with Fela appearing alongside Bobby Tench.[13] Around this time, Kuti became even more involved in the Yoruba religion.[14]
In 1977, Fela and the Afrika '70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit and infuriated the government, setting off a vicious attack against the Kalakuta Republic, during which one thousand soldiers attacked the commune. Fela was severely beaten, and his elderly mother (whose house was located opposite the commune)[5] was thrown from a window, causing fatal injuries. The Kalakuta Republic was burned, and Fela's studio, instruments, and master tapes were destroyed. Fela claimed that he would have been killed had it not been for the intervention of a commanding officer as he was being beaten. Fela's response to the attack was to deliver his mother's coffin to the Dodan Barracks in Lagos, General Olusegun Obasanjo's residence, and to write two songs, "Coffin for Head of State" and "Unknown Soldier", referencing the official inquiry that claimed the commune had been destroyed by an unknown soldier.[15]"...
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Saturday, November 23, 2019
What The South African Song "uPhephela" REALLY Means, Part I (Lyrics)
Edited by Azizi Powell
Update: November 23, 2019 [series changed to four parts, with a post on lyrics added]
This is Part I of a four part pancocojams series on the South African song "uPhephela".
This post presents lyrics for this song.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/what-south-african-song-uphephela.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II presents some comments from the discussion thread of a February 2019 YouTube vlog. Those comments correct the misinterpretation of the song "uPhephela" that was given in that video [vlog].
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/what-south-african-song-uphephela_22.html for Part III of this series. Part III presents information about individuals and organizations that are or were mentioned in the lyrics to the song "uPhephela" or are mentioned in comments about that song.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/video-examples-of-south-african-song.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. Part IV presents several YouTube videos of the South African song "uPhephela".
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composers of this song and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the publisher of the YouTube sound file that is included in this post.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
While surfing YouTube for contemporary South African music, I happened upon an example of "uPhephela" that was sung as a gwijo (A song or chant sung during a South African sport events; in this case a rugby game). "Mix - Mas'hambe siye enyangeni, Tyala lami linzima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL0fc8J-Iww&t=1s.
A commenter in that video's discussion thread shared a link to this 2017 video of university students singing "uPhephela" as a political song in South Africa's student movement: 26th Anniversary of SASCO WSU(Bathandwa Ndondo & Landile Gladile branch) Mthatha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVe5vGYRT7M&feature=youtu.be.
Both of these videos (and others) are showcased in Part IV of this pancocojams series.
The lyrics that I'm including in this pancocojams post are from the E.F.F. facebook page, from two YouTube discussion threads, and from the summary of one YouTube vlog (whose host incorrectly interpreted that song's lyrics).
I'm not including any English translation of the Xhosa lyrics for "uPhephela" in this post unless those translations or the general meaning of the song are found in comments that I've quoted. I'm particularly avoiding including results from Google translate as numerous commenters have noted [and I concur based on my experience with Google translate] that its translation from traditional African languages to English are often incorrect.
DISCLAIMER: I'm an African American who only speaks English and just learned about the song "uPhephela" today as a result of happening upon a YouTube discussion thread that mentioned it.
The focus audience for this post are Americans such are [also] unfamiliar with the song "uPhephela" and most of the references that are made in versions of that song (except for references to Mandela and the ANC.)
Please correct and add to the content of this post.
Thanks.
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YOUTUBE SOUND FILE OF UPHEPHELA
EFF – UPHEPHELA
bauba seloga, Feb 5, 2019
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LYRICS FOR "uPHEPHELA" [E.F.F. lyrics)
Lyric #1:
From https://www.facebook.com/406572189901836/posts/uphephela-lyrics-uyamazi-u-e-u-e-uyamazi-u-f-u-f-uyamazi-u-f-u-f-uqhamuke-ezansi/406573849901670/
"EFF
February 23
Uphephela lyrics
Uyamazi u E (u E), uyamazi u F (u F), uyamazi u F (u F), uqhamuke ezansi uphephela uphephela, asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
🎼Xelelani bo! Xelelani u Malema ukuthi i ANC iyasigolozela, (🎼we Juju) Asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
Xelelani bo! Xelelani u Malema ukuthi i ANC iyasigolozela, (we Juju) Asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
Uyamazi u E (u E), uyamazi u F (u F), uyamazi u F (u F), uqhamuke ezansi uphephela uphephela, asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
Uyamazi u E (u E), uyamazi u F (u F), uyamazi u F (u F), uqhamuke ezansi uphephela uphephela, asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja"
-snip-
EFF= Economic Freedom Fighters, a South African political party. This song is currently associated with supporters of that political party, but used to be an African National Congress (ANC) song.
Julius Malema is the head of EFF.
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Lyrics #2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx9fTa3o1Fc "Uphephela - the youth song supporting the EFF". published by Loving Life 2019, Feb 14, 2019
[These lyrics are included in this vlog's summary statement.]
"LANGALAKHE sent me this interpretation:
Uqhamuka ezansi uphephela.
(we can hear the propellor from far down the hill)
{the sound of a police copter}
Tshelani u Malema kuthi u SASCO uyasigolozela
(tell Malema that SASCO is being stubborn; doesnt wanna move aside)
Asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
(lets go get some witch muti n kill them instead)..
These songs r mostly sung only for university politics. Thy have nothing to do with country politics... Thy r sung during SRC elections.."
-snip-
I don't know who LANGALAKHE is. However, it appears that Langalakhe is correcting the interpretation that the South African White man who hosts this vlog gives in that video [that this song is exhorting Black South Africans to kill White people.]
"SRC" = [in South Africa is a university's] "Student Representative Council".
SASCO = is a South African university student movement that is affiliated with [or part of] the African National Congress [ANC], the South African political party that has led South Africa since apartheid ended.
Information about these organizations is given in Part III of this series.
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Lyrics #3
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx9fTa3o1Fc "Uphephela - the youth song supporting the EFF" published by Loving Life 2019, Feb 14, 2019 [discussion thread]
Trevor Khaba, 2019
"Its pronounced ooh peh peh lah. The song was originally ANC from 80s/90s and the lyrics were "Xelelani uMandela ukuthi iNkatha iyasigolozela. WeTambo asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja". Its in Xhosa not Zulu and your translation is not really correct. I dont know the actual context but from the original one it seems like it had to do with conflict between ANC and IFP. So I think it's just rivalry between EFF and SASCO"...
-snip-
This complete comment is given in Part II of this pancocojams series.
"EFF" and "SASCO" are two rival university student movement organizations. Information about those organizations and other abbreviations are found in Part III of this pancocojams series.
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Lyrics #4
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx9fTa3o1Fc "Uphephela - the youth song supporting the EFF" published by Loving Life 2019, Feb 14, 2019 [discussion thread]
Cbucico Cimama, 2019
"Xelelani umalema ukuthi isasco iyasigolozela(tell malema that sasco is arrogant) we juju asiyothenga mayeza sbulalizinja (we juju let's buy medicine to kill dogs *referred to sasco which is their opponent in src election) uyamazi u-E u-F u-F uqhambuke zantsi uphephela uphephela(do you no E F F is coming from the ground in this point they refer to eff as a plane that is coming from the ground n rise up high hence you see the way they dance their hand r rising high )."...
-snip-
The asterisk is found in the original comment.
This complete comment is given in Part II of this pancocojams series.
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Lyrics #5
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVe5vGYRT7M&feature=youtu.be
26th Anniversary of SASCO WSU(Bathandwa Ndondo & Landile Gladile branch) Mthatha [discussion thread]
FAKU PASIKA PATRICK NYANGIWE, Sep 22, 2017
Tiisetso Cross, 2019
"(Xelelani bo)
Xelelan'uMalema ukuthi iSASCO iyasigholozela
(Hayi, we JuJu) aso thenga amayeza.
Sibulal'izinja.
(Uyamaz'uE) uE
(Uyamaz'uF) uF
(Uyamaz'uF) uF
uQhamuk'ezans'uphephela uphephela, aso thenga amayeza sibulal'izinja"
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This concludes Part I of this pancocojams series.
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Visitor comments are welcome.
Update: November 23, 2019 [series changed to four parts, with a post on lyrics added]
This is Part I of a four part pancocojams series on the South African song "uPhephela".
This post presents lyrics for this song.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/what-south-african-song-uphephela.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II presents some comments from the discussion thread of a February 2019 YouTube vlog. Those comments correct the misinterpretation of the song "uPhephela" that was given in that video [vlog].
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/what-south-african-song-uphephela_22.html for Part III of this series. Part III presents information about individuals and organizations that are or were mentioned in the lyrics to the song "uPhephela" or are mentioned in comments about that song.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/video-examples-of-south-african-song.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. Part IV presents several YouTube videos of the South African song "uPhephela".
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composers of this song and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the publisher of the YouTube sound file that is included in this post.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
While surfing YouTube for contemporary South African music, I happened upon an example of "uPhephela" that was sung as a gwijo (A song or chant sung during a South African sport events; in this case a rugby game). "Mix - Mas'hambe siye enyangeni, Tyala lami linzima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL0fc8J-Iww&t=1s.
A commenter in that video's discussion thread shared a link to this 2017 video of university students singing "uPhephela" as a political song in South Africa's student movement: 26th Anniversary of SASCO WSU(Bathandwa Ndondo & Landile Gladile branch) Mthatha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVe5vGYRT7M&feature=youtu.be.
Both of these videos (and others) are showcased in Part IV of this pancocojams series.
The lyrics that I'm including in this pancocojams post are from the E.F.F. facebook page, from two YouTube discussion threads, and from the summary of one YouTube vlog (whose host incorrectly interpreted that song's lyrics).
I'm not including any English translation of the Xhosa lyrics for "uPhephela" in this post unless those translations or the general meaning of the song are found in comments that I've quoted. I'm particularly avoiding including results from Google translate as numerous commenters have noted [and I concur based on my experience with Google translate] that its translation from traditional African languages to English are often incorrect.
DISCLAIMER: I'm an African American who only speaks English and just learned about the song "uPhephela" today as a result of happening upon a YouTube discussion thread that mentioned it.
The focus audience for this post are Americans such are [also] unfamiliar with the song "uPhephela" and most of the references that are made in versions of that song (except for references to Mandela and the ANC.)
Please correct and add to the content of this post.
Thanks.
****
YOUTUBE SOUND FILE OF UPHEPHELA
EFF – UPHEPHELA
bauba seloga, Feb 5, 2019
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LYRICS FOR "uPHEPHELA" [E.F.F. lyrics)
Lyric #1:
From https://www.facebook.com/406572189901836/posts/uphephela-lyrics-uyamazi-u-e-u-e-uyamazi-u-f-u-f-uyamazi-u-f-u-f-uqhamuke-ezansi/406573849901670/
"EFF
February 23
Uphephela lyrics
Uyamazi u E (u E), uyamazi u F (u F), uyamazi u F (u F), uqhamuke ezansi uphephela uphephela, asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
🎼Xelelani bo! Xelelani u Malema ukuthi i ANC iyasigolozela, (🎼we Juju) Asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
Xelelani bo! Xelelani u Malema ukuthi i ANC iyasigolozela, (we Juju) Asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
Uyamazi u E (u E), uyamazi u F (u F), uyamazi u F (u F), uqhamuke ezansi uphephela uphephela, asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
Uyamazi u E (u E), uyamazi u F (u F), uyamazi u F (u F), uqhamuke ezansi uphephela uphephela, asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja"
-snip-
EFF= Economic Freedom Fighters, a South African political party. This song is currently associated with supporters of that political party, but used to be an African National Congress (ANC) song.
Julius Malema is the head of EFF.
****
Lyrics #2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx9fTa3o1Fc "Uphephela - the youth song supporting the EFF". published by Loving Life 2019, Feb 14, 2019
[These lyrics are included in this vlog's summary statement.]
"LANGALAKHE sent me this interpretation:
Uqhamuka ezansi uphephela.
(we can hear the propellor from far down the hill)
{the sound of a police copter}
Tshelani u Malema kuthi u SASCO uyasigolozela
(tell Malema that SASCO is being stubborn; doesnt wanna move aside)
Asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja
(lets go get some witch muti n kill them instead)..
These songs r mostly sung only for university politics. Thy have nothing to do with country politics... Thy r sung during SRC elections.."
-snip-
I don't know who LANGALAKHE is. However, it appears that Langalakhe is correcting the interpretation that the South African White man who hosts this vlog gives in that video [that this song is exhorting Black South Africans to kill White people.]
"SRC" = [in South Africa is a university's] "Student Representative Council".
SASCO = is a South African university student movement that is affiliated with [or part of] the African National Congress [ANC], the South African political party that has led South Africa since apartheid ended.
Information about these organizations is given in Part III of this series.
****
Lyrics #3
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx9fTa3o1Fc "Uphephela - the youth song supporting the EFF" published by Loving Life 2019, Feb 14, 2019 [discussion thread]
Trevor Khaba, 2019
"Its pronounced ooh peh peh lah. The song was originally ANC from 80s/90s and the lyrics were "Xelelani uMandela ukuthi iNkatha iyasigolozela. WeTambo asiyothenga amayeza sibulale izinja". Its in Xhosa not Zulu and your translation is not really correct. I dont know the actual context but from the original one it seems like it had to do with conflict between ANC and IFP. So I think it's just rivalry between EFF and SASCO"...
-snip-
This complete comment is given in Part II of this pancocojams series.
"EFF" and "SASCO" are two rival university student movement organizations. Information about those organizations and other abbreviations are found in Part III of this pancocojams series.
**
Lyrics #4
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx9fTa3o1Fc "Uphephela - the youth song supporting the EFF" published by Loving Life 2019, Feb 14, 2019 [discussion thread]
Cbucico Cimama, 2019
"Xelelani umalema ukuthi isasco iyasigolozela(tell malema that sasco is arrogant) we juju asiyothenga mayeza sbulalizinja (we juju let's buy medicine to kill dogs *referred to sasco which is their opponent in src election) uyamazi u-E u-F u-F uqhambuke zantsi uphephela uphephela(do you no E F F is coming from the ground in this point they refer to eff as a plane that is coming from the ground n rise up high hence you see the way they dance their hand r rising high )."...
-snip-
The asterisk is found in the original comment.
This complete comment is given in Part II of this pancocojams series.
****
Lyrics #5
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVe5vGYRT7M&feature=youtu.be
26th Anniversary of SASCO WSU(Bathandwa Ndondo & Landile Gladile branch) Mthatha [discussion thread]
FAKU PASIKA PATRICK NYANGIWE, Sep 22, 2017
Tiisetso Cross, 2019
"(Xelelani bo)
Xelelan'uMalema ukuthi iSASCO iyasigholozela
(Hayi, we JuJu) aso thenga amayeza.
Sibulal'izinja.
(Uyamaz'uE) uE
(Uyamaz'uF) uF
(Uyamaz'uF) uF
uQhamuk'ezans'uphephela uphephela, aso thenga amayeza sibulal'izinja"
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