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This pancocojams post provides information about South African singer. songwriter Samthing Soweto and information about the Mzansi Youth Choir.
This post also showcases a YouTube video of Samthing Soweto and the Mzansi Youth Choir singing "The Danko! Medley".
Information and comments about that song are included in this post along with English explanations for certain South African names and words that are included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Samthing Soweto and the Mzansi Youth choir for their music. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT SAMTHING SOWETO
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samthing_Soweto
"Samkelo Lelethu Mdolomba (born 21 January 1988), known professionally as Samthing Soweto, is a South African singer and songwriter.[1][2] He gained mainstream attention from his feature on record producer, Sun-El Musician's acclaimed song "Akanamali", released in 2017.
Following his departure of the group The Soil, Mdolomba
released his debut album, This N That Without Tempo (2010), which fuses a
capella and soul. He then departed from his debut album's sound as he
introduced fusions of Afro pop, amapiano and R&B for his second album,
Isphithiphithi (2019).
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Read information below about Samthing Soweto's newest album Danko!
INFORMATION ABOUT MZANSI YOUTH CHOIR
"The Mzansi Youth Choir was established in July 2003 with the aim of affording talented, underprivileged teenagers and young adults (14-24 years) the opportunity to proficiently perform locally and abroad. Their vision is also to package, re-package and create new African Music. The choir consists of 60 choristers from Soweto, South Africa and other areas in and around Johannesburg. The choir recently celebrated 15 years and are proud to have over 645 children pass through their hands. Many have gone onto be professionals in their own right."
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FEATURED SONG/VIDEO
From https://www.okayafrica.com/samthing-soweto-drops-amapiano-ep-danko/ Samthing Soweto Drops Amapiano EP 'Danko!'
"Samthing Soweto releases new EP 'Danko!' following recent platinum certification of his 2019 debut album 'Isphithiphithi'.
Samthing Soweto has dropped hot six-track EP titled 'Danko'.
This comes after news that his 2019 debut album Isphithiphithi has
recently been certified platinum. The South African singer, song-writer and
producer continues trailblazing with scintillating amapiano EP Danko!. Entity
Musiq, Njelic, Alie-Keys, MalumNator, Da Musiqal Chef and Mzanzi Youth Choir
feature on the surprise EP.
[…]
Known for his acapella crooning, Samthing Soweto
collaborates with award-winning South Africa's Mzanzi Youth Choir on "The
Danko! Medley". The collaboration is a treat for fans who are nostalgic
for Samthing Soweto's beginnings with acapella band The Soil. The smooth vocal
arrangement and harmonising on "The Danko! Medley" ends the EP on a
perfect pitch. The last track is essentially a rendition of 2019 Isphithiphithi
lead single "Akulaleki" featuring Shasha, DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De
Small.
Isphithiphithi was released in September 2019 and
received nine SAMA nominations, the album won Best Afro Pop Album award this
year. The release of Danko! coincides with the platinum certification of
Isphithiphithi and is probably a premonition to the success of this fresh EP. Danko! which is slang for "thank you" will
have music fans grateful for Samthing Soweto's career choice to evolve with the
amapiano sound. Danko! might just be the 2020 year-end anthem."...
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INFORMATION/ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS FOR CERTAIN SOUTH AFRICAN WORDS & NAMES THAT ARE FOUND IN THIS SUMMARY
Samthing Soweto's stage name is a blend of his birth name "Samkelo" and the English words "some thing". "Samthing Soweto means "something [from] Soweto".
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According to a person who submitted information on Names.org: "the name Samkelo means "Appreciate/welcome" and is of Xhosa origin".
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Mzansi = Mzansi is a colloquial name for the nation of South Africa. According to https://gqom.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/the-origin-of-mzansi-a-detective-story/#:~:text=Mzansi%20is% " "South”.... in Xhosa it is
“(u)mzantsi”. “um-Zantsi” has been attested as such in Xhosa for more than a
century, at least since the 1915 second edition of Rev. Albert Kropf’s
Xhosa-English dictionary: “The lower part or bottom of a thing: … land towards
the South; the South” (p. 486)."...
Click that link for more information about the word "Mzansi" as a referent for the nation of South Africa.
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Soweto
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto
"Soweto ... is a township of
the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa,
bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic
abbreviation for South Western Townships.[4] Formerly a separate municipality,
it is now incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality,
Suburbs of Johannesburg."...
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Google translate from Zulu to English: "
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The okayafrica.com excerpt given above indicates that "Danko! ...is slang for "thank you"... ".
The word “Danko” probably comes from the Afrikaans word “Dankie”
which means “thank you”.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS SHOWCASE SONG
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdJ0FcjMGD8&ab_channel=SamthingSoweto
1. Wethu Doyisa, 2021
"this is a mix of three songs. first song is called Lotto and is about winning the lotto by meeting with someone.
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second song is called AmaDM and is about sliding into someone's dms and wanting them to call you.
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"dms" = a typo for the English word "arms"
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last song is called Akulaleki meaning you cant sleep and is about being cold at night when your special someone is not by your side being able to sleep because you want to go dance and its going to be fun.
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Wethu Doyisa, 2021
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interval between songs - 1:55
AmaDM - 2:10
Akulaleki - 3:42
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tim ditse, 2020
"He must have seen ClapnTap choirs. The new age though. This is full gospel holy, Zing Fam, PSK you call them all. Just going to put on fly caps and say well it's clap and tap."
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"Clap and Tap" is a sub-division of South African Gospel music.
Here's an excerpt from a 2019 article about a Clap And Tap performance: https://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=82560&dir=2019/september/09
"Clap-and-Tap music has similarities to both traditional gospel music and choral music, but does not rely on instruments.
It, instead relies on the melody of the vocals and the sound of clapping hands in a way that creates a fine tune and tempo."...
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There are a number of YouTube videos about Clap And Tap including this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP_fwBDcvBw&feature=emb_imp_woyt&ab_channel=youbelong "Leihlo la Sechaba: Clap and Tap music revisited", posted by you belong, Dec. 24, 2015
"We look at the history of Clap and Tap gospel music in South Africa. The oldest clap and tap groups Barorisi ba Morena and Lejwe la Motheo perform some of their best songs. "
and this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7HMKnLIuUI&ab_channel=TheJourneyofClapandTap "Balatedi Ba Morena - Jeso rato la hao (official music video)", posted by The Journey of Clap and Tap, Jan 30, 2020
"A well known choir in the music of clap and tap, we present to you Balatedi Ba Morena from Mabopane with their smash and well known hit, Jeso rato la hao"
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