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A 2016 Congo-Brazzaville Medley Of The South African Gospel Songs "Siyahamba", "Shozaloza" & "Aya Ngena" (with comments from various nations around the world)


clovisdavy mak, Feb 13, 2016

Nouvel Album Chorale Sainte Famille (CONGO Brazzaville)

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WARNING:
A commenter wrote that the watching this video gave him motion sickness. I can understand how that is possible because of the way the visuals sometimes glitch. 

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a 2016 YouTube video from of a group from Congo-Brazzaville performing a medley of songs from the nation of South Africa. 

Representative examples of comments from this video's discussion thread document how widely these individual songs have been performed throughout the world.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners. Thanks to the original composer/s of this song and thanks to the featured performers of this song. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. -snip-
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/09/five-youtube-videos-of-choral.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Five YouTube Videos Of Choral Performances Of The South African Folk Song "Aya Ngena" (with information & comments)"
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In addition to the focus on the performance of this song, I'm interested in documenting the performers' clothing, head gear, and natural hairstyles,
I may be mistaken since I'm African American, but I believe that most if not all of the clothing and head gear of the women and men in this video is based on West African styles. Also, it seems to me that the dancing in this video is heavily based on West African traditional dancing. So that means that people from Central Africa were singing a medley of South African songs while they wore West African clothes, and did West African dance moves.
Am I correct about these opinions? Please share your thoughts about this subject in the common section below. Thanks.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

"Actually the whole song presentation is a number of songs from South Africa which are in this instance combined to form one song but its really more than one song, some are from the Gospel songs in South Africa and some are from the South African political struggle"

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2. @clovisdavy, 2017
"Exactly"

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"Do you know the names of the individual songs? I know Siyahamba and Shosholoza but there are more"

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"Camila Zendri The other one is Aya Ngena"

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"This is the best version of Siyahamba."

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"Obviously haven't heard South Africans singing it, which is sung in one of their native tongues."
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7. @revothomas9343, 2022
"@m2ranojaholo79  This is Zulu."
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8. @clovisdavy, 2017
"Certainly because three songs make up south origins African we have only work them and to arrange them;"
"The song in between is called“Ayangena“-sang all this in Germany with “GospelChor Saarbrücken“ a wonderful ,joyful experience!"

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10. @grahamlea3172, 2018
"Guten tag myriam, was Stationed in st.tonis Krefeld west germany, would like to learn Alangena if you could send me the words it would be appreciated very much plus the translation, know the other 2 songs but would like to learn Ayangena. Gluten nacht und danka."

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"I love This.I wish someone can interpret for me the other stuff they are singing in between. I kow only the sihayamba part. From kenya-meru county. I love s.african gospel music"

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"IT'S A ISIZULU SONG.( SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGE). SIYAHAMBA EKUKHANYENI KWENKOSI WE ARE WALKING IN THE LIGHT OF GOD SHOSHOLOZA STIMELA SPHUME E AFRICA THE TRAIN FROM AFRICA IS DRIVING PAST WENA UYABALEKA KULEZONTABA, STIMELA SPHUMA E AFRICA YOU ARE RUNNING AWAY INTO THE MONTAINS, THE TRAIN IS FROM AFRICA BAYANGENA BAYAPHUMA BAYADIDIZELA AYESABA AMAGWALA THEY ARE WALKING IN CIRCLES, THEY ARE SCARED, THEY ARE CORWARDS"

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"that is beautiful we sing that at my school 7 years old I am"

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"same"
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"Beautiful voice and what a great religious song. Love your show: Danny, Toronto Canada"

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"nice song but nihliphisa ulimi lwethu isizulu" -snip- Google translate from Zulu to English: "nice song but you are ruining our Zulu language" -snip- This commenter probably means that those Central African singers are mispronouncing the Southern African isiZulu words. (IsiZulu is the original language for these songs).

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"Polish Catolishs in Black Mother from Jasna Góra (group 15- Santa Jacek) sing this very beautiful song Polish- Wędrujemy w Świetle Pana Boga...! Siahamba Best wishes "

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"Lindos amei que Deus continue abençoando esse povo lindo venham ao Brasil venham venham! "
-snip- Google translate from Portuguese to English: "Beautiful, I loved it, may God continue to bless these beautiful people, come to Brazil, come, come! "

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"I Love this! Bless for sister and brothers the Church's God in África. Since Brazil."

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"Amo os irmãos Africano, Deus abençõe sempre esti irmãos aqui do Brasil"
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Google translate from Portuguese to English:
"I love the African brothers, God always bless these brothers here in Brazil"

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"Walking in the light of God O yessss God bless these wonderful voices"

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"shosholoza south africa j'adore !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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"I love this and the dancing is great"

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"love this song from Colombia"

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"Muy buena canción :) Saludos desde México!!"
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Google translate from Spanish to English:
"Very good song :) Greetings from Mexico!!"

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"c'est cool"

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"As I thought, we completely butchered the pronunciation at school."

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30. @clovisdavy, 2018
"Not on my brother. It is rather us who we fought to try to pronounce well and naturally forgive we for the pronunciation and the faults."

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31. @bparaofeu5197, 2019
"Does anyone have the lyrics of this song? Ingaba umntu unayo ingoma yale ngoma? Ingabe ukhona umuntu onayo amazwi ale ngoma? Est-ce que quelqu'un a les paroles de cette chanson? Grato." -snip- The commenter repeated their request for this song's lyrics in four languages.

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32. @clovisdavy, 2019
"Yes.... Oui. Taper sur google. Texte de SIYAMBA puis Texte Shosholoza Puis celui de AYA NGUENA.
-snip- Google translate French to English:
"Yes.... Yes. Type on google. Text by SIYAMBA then Text Shosholoza Then that of AYA NGUENA."

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"wow!wonderful song of praise!ooh!I wish I understood the language.I love the song very much.Thanks SIYAHAMBA."

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"This title means we are walking in the light of god in english"

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"wow beautiful dance"

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"Up Africa!!!!"

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"Keep singing for our Lord my sisters and brothers"

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"I have to play this song for a band I’m in. Really a beautiful song."

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39. @clovisdavy, 2019
"cool"
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"De onde é esse grupo. Amei essa coreografia" -snip- Google translate from Portuguese (Brazil) to English "Where is this group from? I loved this choreography"

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"Amen! Praise God!"
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"Hearing the Nguni Language being used far away from the Descendants of Phunga and Geba,I realize that God once said that He will make them to be known world wide."

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"Wait, what!? I'm south African and by the sound of their accent they are not from here. Yet they sing in a language that sounds very much like Zulu. Am I missing something here, do other Africans up there in central africa speak same language as us?"

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"Injalo lol" -snip- Google translate from Zulu to English "It is lol"

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46. @lebogangmanopole5083, 2021
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"Keep walking in the light of God 🇿🇦."

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"Wow! Magnificent. I am from Philippines. And i do vlog for Philippine Madrigal Singers, one of the famous choirs in the world. I came across your channel as suggested in my feed. I was impressed with your song. Such a talent to behold. Spreading love from the Philippines. Please continue sharing your love of music."

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"Que Dieu vous bénisse abondamment ! Shalom depuis Montréal Québec ! +(242). Merci pour la mélodie. Bonne année 2021 et bonne semaine !" -snip-
Google translate from French to English: "May God bless you abundantly! Shalom from Montreal Quebec! +(242). Thanks for the melody. Happy New Year 2021 and have a good week!"

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"I really love this song is my grandparents who used to sing it"

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55. @LIANDI_NAVEK
"Merci à la Chorale Sainte Famille de l'église Sainte Face de Jésus de Pointe Noire au Congo BZV pour cette dynamique interprétation de ce gospel sud africain.

Vous faites honneur au pays. Je 🇨🇬 -snip- Google translate from French to English"
"Thank you to the Holy Family Choir of the Sainte Face de Jésus church in Pointe Noire in Congo BZV for this dynamic interpretation of this South African gospel."
You bring honor to the country. I 🇨🇬"

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"Thanks it is beautiful heavenly and peaceful I am in Antigua Barbuda."

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"Wakanda for ever"

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"I love you all is singer, s good bye from is papua"

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"Beautiful song ... repeat to watch from Weiloi India"

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"Powerful inspirational melodies"

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"As Zulus you make us proud, thank you so much, siyabonga kakhulu"

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"They ate that ️" -snip- "They ate that" is an African American Vernacular English phrase
meaning "They did great".

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63. @zhanglin3265, 2022
"Each of us is a silky yarn of the favorite color from Source to the earth to weave a fascinating tale of Shining Humanity."

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"The African Star Carol, which is derived from Siyahamba, was fun to sing in chorus. To hear this version of the original…it makes me feel alive! Such warm nostalgia and invigoration!"

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@clovisdavy
, 2024
"Thank you for your encouragement despite the mistakes in expression and translation. We will do better next time. thanks again"

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"Our cousins, doing justice to our song 🇿🇦 After all, our languages are very similar."

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