St. Teresa's Catholic Choir Bikeke, January 24, 2022
Composed by Edwin Sawa
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This pancocojams post showcases five YouTube videos of the Kenyan Catholic song "Njooni Tuingie" (Let us Enter')
Lyrics for that song (or a version of that song) are included in this post. Additions and corrections are welcome.
Thanks to the composer of this song and thanks to all those who are featured in these showcased videos. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
Njooni tuingie kwa nyumba yake Bwana, Njooni tufurahi mbele yake muumba
(kwa furaha-tuimbe kwa sauti- tusifu kwa vinanda-tucheze kwa nderemo-na shangwe Tuingie nyumbani mwake bwana muumba wetu } *2
Asubuhi njema ametujalia- Twendeni wote tumshukuru Mungu wetu Maisha mazuri ametujalia- Twendeni wote tumshukuru Mungu wetu
Afya na mavazi ametujalia- Twendeni wote tumshukuru Mungu wetu Elimu na kazi ametujalia- Twendeni wote tumshukuru Mungu wetu
Wanyama mimea ametujalia- Twendeni wote tumshukuru Mungu wetu Amani umoja ametujalia- Twendeni wote tumshukuru Mungu wetu
-snip- Google translate from Swahili to English:
LET US ENTER
Come let us enter the Lord's house, Come let's rejoice before the creator
(for joy-let us sing out loud- praise for the piano-let's play with joy-and joy Let us enter his house, our creator } *2
Good morning he has given us- Let's all go and thank our God He has given us a good life- Let's all go and thank our God
He has given us health and clothing- Let's all go and thank our God He has given us education and work-
Let's all go and thank our God Animals and plants has given us- Let's all go and thank our God Peace and unity he has given us- Let's all go and thank our God
-snip- *These are the only lyrics that I've found for this song as of the publishing date for this post.
There appears to be more than one song with this title with composers other than the one who is given above.
Please share any information that you know about these songs and their composers. Thanks!
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Except for video #1, these videos are presented in chronological order. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 -NJOONI TUINGIE -MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CHOIR
st patricks multimedia university choir, Nov 15, 2016
A joyful entrance song , be blessed as you listen .
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3- Njooni tuingie - St. John XIII Catholic Choir, Rabuor Parish, Kisumu Diocese
Sajni Major, Sep 17, 2018
This is the brand new first volume of the St. John xiii catholic choir,Kisumu.
The album has eleven songs i.e..
Njooni tuingie
Chunguru malo
Gloria
4. Mwenyezi Mungu
5. Tunakushukuru Mungu
6. Wakati umeshafika
7. Yesu luongowa (luo)
8. Mimi na Yesu
9. Mtajuaje wokovu wangu
10. Nawasihi
11. Tuingie nyumbani mwa Bwana...
All composed and arranged by Michael Otieno and Henry O. Owino under the leadership and supervision of Rev. Fthr. George Omondi the parish priest of St. John xxiii Catholic Church, Rabuor Parish.
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St Stephen Martyr Choir Ruiru Kimbo, Dec 20, 2022
Catholic songs by St. Stephen the martyr choir Ruiru- Kimbo**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #5- NJOONI TUINGIE (Official video) BY ST. PATRICKS MARANI PMC
CATHOLIC
This pancocojams post showcases seven examples of Namibian Student Christian Movement (SCM) choirs.
Unfortunately, no song titles or explanations about what the songs mean are given in these examples' summaries or in any comments in the examples' discussion threads. If anyone is able to share that information in English (along with the language/s that is (are) used for the songs, it would be greatly appreciated.
These videos are randomly selected. Additional examples of Namibian school choirs will be showcased in subsequent pancocojams posts.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyright remains with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Also, thanks to the publishers of theses videos on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/11/excerpt-of-2005-dissertation-sakari.html "Excerpt Of 2005 Dissertation: Sakari Loyity - "An Investigation Of The Musical Developments Born Out Of The Encounter Between Finnish Missionaries And Owambo Culture"
Click "Namibian music and dance" tag below for other pancocojams posts on Namibia.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These videos are randomly selected and presented in chronological order based on their chronological date with the oldest dated video given first.
Example #1: SCM UNAM social evening, Jose Eduardo dos Santos C
Petrus K Shingandji Published on Sep 8, 2014
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Example #2: NUST SCM CHOIR
ester given Published on Aug 30, 2016
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Example #3: Andimba Toivo ya Toivo SSS SCM 2016 on the stage.(Onguta ELCIN church Ondangwa)
This pancocojams post showcases two videos of Proclaim, a Ugandan (with some Congolese members) children's music ministry, performing the Christian praise song "Awesome God".
The lyrics for this song are included in this post along with selected comments from these videos' discussion threads.
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the members and staff of Proclaim choir & dancers who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to PROCLAIM MKC, the publisher of these videos on YouTube.
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LYRICS: AWESOME GOD
(as sung by Proclaim)
You're an Awesome God
Mighty God
I give you praise, Awesome God
I give you praise, I give you praise, I give you praise
You're high and lifted up
Awesome God ×2
Iya oooh Iya Iya ×8
Oohh ooohh Awesome God
Tout le monde majunda majuda majunda (everybody dance)
Ayi majunda tobina ya Yesu we
(Lets dance for Jesus)
This is for you for you for you
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Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=846943068745326&id=348439271929044 Proclaim facebook page July 5, 2016 ·
"Tout" was given as "tule" in these lyrics.
Several commenters on the discussion thread for the video given as Example #2 below indicated that the lyrics: "Tout le monde majunda majuda majunda/Ayi majund tobina ya Yesu we" (The first three words) are in French and the remaining words are in Lingala, a Congolese language. The English translations for those lyrics are given in parenthesis.
Other comments about those lines can be found in the comment section for Example #2 below.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: PROCLAIM AWESOME GOD
PROCLAIM MKC Published on May 7, 2014
Anointed children Music Ministry from Uganda, Robert Kayanja Ministries (Miracle Center Cathedral).
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (Numbers assigned for referencing purposes only)
2015
1. Temi Okulate
"Absolutely amazing! Took a traditional Nigerian song, and made it absolutely their own. Best children's choir I've seen for sure"
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2. Buster Foxx
"I'm totally blessed. Who ever is working with these young people is doing an exceptional job. They sing really well, and they look like they are enjoying every bit of the experience. The band is exceptional too... some serious guitar work there."
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3. serina tj
"Wow how old is she..?"
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4. Elegance Elimelec
"She is 12"
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2016
5. Medi Kay
"That guitarist must be from Congo lol"
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6. Sylvia Kwagala
"yes he is"
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7. Wilh Saint-Vil
"LoOoL! :D He is a very good guitarist ! God bless CONGO"
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8. Grâce Mba
"marhe à Kinshasa."
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2017
9. Ariel Ndudi
"This language it'so easy : madjunda madjunda tout le monde madjunda ayi madjunda mabina ya yesu it's an congolese language"
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10. Deddeh Salee
"what does that mean?"
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11. PierB33
"Deddeh Salee They're saying: Tout Le monde majunda. It means everybody majunda(do the majunda). I don't know where that word is from, it's not lingala."
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12. Nenet mbuyi
"madjunda is in tshiluba one of congolese dialect. it is an expression ... everybody be proud of your God. you have an awesome God"
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Note that the majority of the commenters thus far indicated that the language is Lingala and the translation is different from that which given in this comment.
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13. PierB33
"Nenet mbuyi Thank you very much. Indeed that's what it means, I asked à muluba friend and he gave me that same answer as yours. Thank you again and be blessed."
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14. Esther Badibimpa
"+Nenet mbuyi Tshiluba is not a dialect, is a language like lingala"
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Example #2: Proclaim - Awesome God
PROCLAIM MKC Published on Oct 27, 2015
Proclaim worship Experience 2014 - Awesome God
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (Numbers assigned for referencing purposes only)
2015
1. Raising Noise
"I love this video. Great singers and wonderful dancers. Well done everyone you are a blessing to others."
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2. M Kay
"These kids dance yo!"
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2016
3. B Campbell
"Where does Proclaim originate ? what country ? Fantastic !"
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4. amongin elizabeth
"Uganda"
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5. ROCLAIM MKC
"Hey Moumou we are from Uganda EastAfrica. Our home Church is Rubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral."
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#MúsicaBoa!
6. "Is evangelical or mormom?"
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7. Olivier Moureau
"#Se liga no Gospel none of them it's Pentecostal full Gospel church"
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8. Christian Sonic
"Please, what is the lyrics of this song ''Awesome God'' sung by Proclaim Music ? I want a letter of singing in African Language, From the minute starts 3:50 the language you do not understand, I could say what it means".
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9. Taty Ok6
"Hey! Tout le monde madjunda(3x) Everybody lets dance, Ayi madjunda mabina ya yesu(3x) lets dance, Jesus's dances"
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2017
10. Trizah Kigathi
"im from kenya im even just proud to know mama africa is producing amazing kids who are worshipping the Lord God Almighty"
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11. Lone Wolf
"Is anyone appalled by the foreign currency symbols on their uniforms? Like they're servants of the mighty EURO, Pound, dollar or yen."
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12. Olivier Moureau
"modern geek it's just African clothes it doesn't mean we live for money lmaooooo it's just the part of tissue which is like that ! This kind of piece of tissue is cheap"
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"Tissue" here probably means "cloth".
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13. Daniela A. Asante
"I can the accent tells me that she's from Ghana and the dress because ghana people
wear thouse kind of dresses"
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14. Hadija Shiba
"Not Ghana from uganda"
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15. naxy's world
"Daniela A. Asante ...this type of cloth is African....not Ghana only have it ...in Tanzania we call them vitenge....and no this kids are from uganda"
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16. A Al
"Daniela A. Asante the lead Singer is from Congo and two of her sibling are in the group, reason why some of the songs are in french"
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17. Elina Mwale
"please where did the lead singer go?"
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18. A Al
"Elina Mwale the family have moved to America the lead singer has 3 other siblings in proclaim and they have their own gospel band."
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19. A Al
"Elina Mwale maggie is lead singer, Gloria (red head band) Natalie( yellow head band) dier merci the boy in grey suit. they live in New York and their aunt is the fifth person in their gospel band"
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Carlson Divine
20. "They sing French and Lingala. Meaning everybody dance the music of Jesus."
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Pesi Belau
21. "when hear soukous, i'm just like heaven...."
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22. Chacha M.M.
"tout le monde majunda" this is part of french and one of my local languages...therefore, they must from D.R.Congo"
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23. poppyshow1996
"They are from Uganda."
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24. A Al
"poppyshow1996 ....the lead Singer is from Congo, with two of her siblings in the group"
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25. Tosin Ade
"See the maturity in their voices and the presentation. Our God is indeed awesome to have created beautiful kids with such lovely voices as yours. You guys rock!!"
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26. Zion Daughter
"Get your praise on children of God!"
Nuba Moro Sunday School, Regifi In Nuba mountains
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This song is particularly powerful given that the Nuba Moro people have experienced/continue to experience war, hunger, and upheaval.
Here's my transcription of the English portion of the song (that is sung from the beginning of this video to 3:24)*
JESUS IS MY COMFORTER
Lead - Comforter.
Jesus is my comforter
Jesus is my comforter
I am not alone.
Group- Comforter.
Jesus is my comforter
Jesus is my comforter
I am not alone.
[Repeat this portion several times while marching in a procession into the church.]
*The children also sang other verses sung in their traditional language before returning to the English language "Jesus is my comforter" verse.
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SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSES & ARRANGEMENT
This Sudanese (Nuba Moro) song can be sung as an open ended, zipper song (open ended: a song that has no fixed length; "zipper song": a song in which one word or phrase can be zipped out of the song and then replaced with another word or phrase).
These verses can be added to this song in same pattern as was used in the Nuba Moro Sunday school video:
Jesus is:
my protector
my guiding light
my light in darkness
my blessed savior
my prince of peace
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Also, singers can return to a verse or verses that was already sung.
This open ended, zipper pattern is very much like the musical technique of "lining" when a lead vocalist sings one line of a song and the choir and/or the congregation repeats those same lyrics. One similar call * response technique occurs when the lead sings part of a line and the choir sings the entire line.
Here's another suggested arrangement of this song:
(sung in unison)
Jesus is my comforter
I am not alone
Jesus is my comforter
I am not alone.
I am not alone.
I am not alone.
Jesus is my comforter.
I am not alone.
[Sing other suggested verses that are found above, and/or other verses in that pattern. Return to previous verses as desired. End with the "Jesus is my comforter" verse.]
This post showcases five videos of the popular KiSwahili Gospel song "Yesu Ni Wangu" ("Jesus Is Mine"). These featured renditions of "Yesu Ni Wangu" are performed in the United States, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Song lyrics and comments about this song 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 all those who are featured in these videos, the producers of these videos, and the publishers of these videos on YouTube. In addition, thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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FEATURED VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order according to their publishing dates with the oldest dated video given first. Lyrics and selected comments from some of these videos' discussion threads are included after the video itself.
Example #1: Charles Jangalason- Live concert in U.S.A -yesu ni wangu
CHARLES JANGALASON, Uploaded on Sep 15, 2009 [USA]
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Charles Jangalason is a Gospel singer from Tanzania.
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Example #2: Yesu ni Wangu wa Wa Uzima wa Milele
shiliTV, Uploaded on Jul 6, 2010 [USA]
new edited
http://newafricatv.com/videos/3/yesu
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Selected comments:
shilitech, 2011
in reply to HaninJoseph
"@HaninJoseph
This is was Christian Fellowship @Overland park -Kansas ,KS -USA"
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shiliTV, 2012
"It means (Jesus is mine forever)
mel b, 2012
in reply to AmeerySmith
"@AmeerySmith lol thats not what it means, it means Jesus is mine for life forever.
Yesu = Jesus
Ni wangu =Is mine
wauzima =For life
wamilele =Forever"
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Hakema Peter, 2012
"haha!we used to sing this is kenya church,ooh i miss home,!!"
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Example #3: Yesu Ni Wangu
James Faux, Uploaded on Jul 30, 2011 [Uganda]
The official music video for Kyampisi Children's Choir performing 'Yesu Ni Wangu' (Jesus is Mine) in Kyampisi village.
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Click http://kyampisichildrenschoir.org/home/ for information about the Kyampisi Children's Choir
Selected comments (including lyrics)
figog360, 2013
"I remember singing this song back in the day when i was at their age, it brings back memories i love it, ndiyo, yesu ni wangu."
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Sashahon, 2013
" "Yesu ni wangu, wa uzima wa milele" (Jesus is mine forevermore)
"Wa uzima, wa milele" (forevermore)
"Anatupenda, wa uzima wa milele" (He loves us forevermore)
"Eh Yahweh Yahweh, Eh Yahweh" "
jeni jeni, 2012
"Jesus is mine, He's mine for Ever!
In swahili Language
Amen and Amen! God Bless you lovely beautiful people! <3 <3"
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Example #4: PAPPI OFFICIAL VIDEO YESU NI MUNGU
chromavidz production, Published on Feb 27, 2014
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Selected comments:
Sister Mariam, 2014
"I like the kibembe part"
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Junny Kado, 2014
"Am proud to be a bembenian,, Keep it cool kigusile..."
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Here's some information from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bembe_language_(Ibembe)
"Bembe (Ibembe) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Tanzania. According to Ethnologue, it forms a dialect continuum with the Lega language through Mwenga Lega. It has no connection with the Bembe (Kibembe) language of the Republic of Congo."...
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Example #5: Yesu ni Mungu by Mungu Jakisa Jackson
MUNGU JAKISA JACKSON, Published on Jul 16, 2015
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I've not been able to find information online about Mungu Jakisa Jackson and his group. Notes for two other videos that I've found for this singer indicate that the songs are preformed in the Congolese beat. For that scant reason, I'm guessing that this vocalist and his group are from the Congo. Please confirm or correct this information. Thanks!
Happy New Year and Happy Kwanzaa on this last day of Kwanzaa (Imani-Faith)!
Here are three videos of African children's choirs. Enjoy and be inspired to help make the world a better place for children everywhere.
Video #1
African Childrens Choir- Uhuru (Freedom) [Uganda]
Uploaded by majabsalu on Sep 4, 2008
Editor: This is from a film entitled Beloved.
Here are the lyrics from a viewer's comment:
(Swahili)English Tuko na uhuru (We have freedom)
Ndio zawadi (It is indeed the gift)
Tu(na)penda kuwa huru (We love to be free)
Inua mikono yako (Raise your hands)
Tunalia, cheka, cheza kiwanjani (We cry, laugh and dance on the field)
Tuko na uhuru (We have freedom)
DlVlNATl0Nx, 2008
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Video #2: The Drakensberg Boys Choir - Shosholoza [South Africa]
Uploaded by chris2brooks on Jun 30, 2008
Absolute chillingly good song sung by the best boys choir in South Africa. All the boys are very talented and very intelligent. All boys need an above average IQ to get in the choir as they have to go to a private school and the nature of the choir the study where ever they are. Wait for the middle of video absolutely wow!!!
Shosholoza is a Ndebele folk song that originated in Zimbabwe but was popularized in South Africa. The song is a traditional South African Folk song was sung by Ndebele all-male migrant workers that were working in the South African mines in a call and response style. The song is so popular in South African culture that it is often referred to as South Africa's second national anthem...
Although the original author of the song is unknown, Shosholoza is a traditional miner's song, originally sung by groups of men from the Ndebele ethnic group that travelled by steam train from their homes in Zimbabwe to work in South Africa's diamond and gold mines.
Click that link for the lyrics to this song.
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African Kids 4 Christ: Ose Baba (Yoruba) [Nigeria]
Uploaded by jasonlohrmd on Apr 30, 2010
From the DVD "All About Jesus"
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Here's information about this choir from a viewer comment:
"These are children from the villages around Ile-Ife. None of them attend International Schools. The choir was formed to help raise funds to subsidize the care of poor children who come to the Adventist Hospital in Ile-Ife. So far they have raised more than $4,000 and helped subsidize the care of more than 100 pediatric patients at the hospital.
-jasonlohrmd; October 2011
Editor: The English translation of O Se Baba (pronounced Oh Shay bah bah) is "Thank you Father"
