tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post8046386968161040745..comments2024-03-29T07:30:04.950-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Various Interpretations Of The Nigerian Song "Ise Oluwa"Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-54131070370069997742021-09-20T00:14:46.336-04:002021-09-20T00:14:46.336-04:00The man at Example 3 gave a good rendition of the ...The man at Example 3 gave a good rendition of the song and close to the original pronunciation of the words. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-12392429613422026242016-12-17T10:49:35.893-05:002016-12-17T10:49:35.893-05:00Thanks Tosinger for alerting us to your interpreta...Thanks Tosinger for alerting us to your interpretation of the Nigerian Yoruba song "Ise Oluwa." <br /><br />I tried to add the hyperlinks to that sound file and that video, but for some reason, they weren't accepted. <br /><br />Best wishes!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-15711901230108093992016-12-17T08:30:49.149-05:002016-12-17T08:30:49.149-05:00Very informative write up. I have two interpretati...Very informative write up. I have two interpretations of the song on Youtube as well. Check out these links and I thank you in advance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBTY-Vx_cyQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWLTH-6mn5Q&feature=youtu.beTosingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620652478372707453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-59475181655230870332015-04-30T14:19:09.008-04:002015-04-30T14:19:09.008-04:00Greetings, Sarah.
Thanks for your comment about t...Greetings, Sarah.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment about the Ebola Call & Response project. I didn't know about that website and those videos before your comment. <br /><br />As a result of your lead, I plan to publish a pancocojams post about this project soon and will publish its link in this comment section.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-22979280805519481532015-04-30T06:54:09.803-04:002015-04-30T06:54:09.803-04:00Yes, lovely to hear all these different takes on t...Yes, lovely to hear all these different takes on the song. Appreciated it as I'd heard mostly one. Also there's a website called Ebola Call and Response which is encouraging different groups round the world to video themselves singing and raise money and awareness. It's great that songs of spirit can do this.Sarah Patterson UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-59135001327368280862012-09-14T17:58:43.386-04:002012-09-14T17:58:43.386-04:00Here's a response that I received on 9/14/2012...Here's a response that I received on 9/14/2012 from Godwin Sadoh:<br /><br />"Thank you for your fine comments and for posting this video on your blog. This song has been arranged by several composers and arrangers that it is extremely difficult to pin down the original composer of the tune. Best information I can give you is one of the oldest settings of the song for SATB and piano/organ by Dr. Thomas Ekundayo Phillips [1884-1969], a.k.a. father of Nigerian church music. For more info on Phillips, read my book on him on iuniverse website." <br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-76998212583767649112012-09-10T20:42:46.825-04:002012-09-10T20:42:46.825-04:00Greetings, Marian L Shatto.
I'm sorry that y...Greetings, Marian L Shatto. <br /><br />I'm sorry that you are unable to see these videos. I have Adobe Flash and use the reposting codes used on YouTube to repost the videos that are found on pancocojams and my other websites. I've noticed that when for some reason I don't have Adobe Flash, I can't see or hear any YouTube videos. I hope this information helps you.<br /><br />With regard to the original composer of the beautiful song "Ise Oluwa", I'm still unsure of the name of that composer.<br /><br />I will refer you to the uploader comment that I reposted after Video #2. I visited that comment thread again, and the uploader's name gsadoh007 has been revised to composer Godwin Sadoh.<br /><br />I refer you & other readers back to Godwin Sadoh's comment posted above. He mentioned that this song was first composed by a "pioneer of Yoruba church music who composed "Ise Oluwa" in the early 20th century."<br /> <br />Here's information from Wikipedia for Ayo Bankole,<br />"Ayo Bankole (b. Lagos, May 17th, 1935; d. Lagos, November 1976) was a composer and organist from the Yoruba ethnic group in southwest Nigeria...<br /><br />He wrote a great deal of Christian liturgical music, and his compositions show elements of both traditional Nigerian music and Western classical music."<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayo_Bankole_%22" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayo_Bankole</a>:<br /><br />-snip-<br /><br />If Sadoh's comment is accurate, and I see no reason why it isn't, a person born in 1935 wouldn't fit the description of composing music in the early 20th century.<br /><br />I have posted a comment to that video asking for the name of the original composer. I'll add that information to this post if I receive a response from Mr. Sadoh.<br /><br />Thanks again! Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-19250765013584426182012-09-09T18:37:03.782-04:002012-09-09T18:37:03.782-04:00Hello, and thank you so much for this post. I hav...Hello, and thank you so much for this post. I haven't been able to listen to the music because my computer just shows black boxes. Can you please tell me what format the videos are in? I think I must need to download another program.<br /><br />We have been singing this song for many years. It's one of my favorites. Today another singer told me that a friend of hers was told by her Nigerian friend that Ayo Bankole was the original composer. It certainly seems possible, but I hesitate to put an attribution in our song book without another verification. I'm wondering if you have been able to find out the composer's name. I see that earlier in the post you said that you had not yet discovered it.<br /><br />Thanks so much and many blessings.<br />MarianMarian L Shattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09143823038835863058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-19822751650865384662012-08-12T03:35:11.915-04:002012-08-12T03:35:11.915-04:00Linda, Austria.
Thank you for sending in your com...Linda, Austria.<br /><br />Thank you for sending in your comment.<br /><br />I apologize for taking so long to respond but I just saw this comment this morning.<br /><br />"Ise Oluwa" is such an uplifting song. I'm thankful to whoever composed it. It's no wonder that so many different performers worldwide love singing this Nigerian religious song. <br /><br />God bless you also and Peace!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-57252352833633100972012-07-14T14:21:51.769-04:002012-07-14T14:21:51.769-04:00Thank you somuch for this. It blessed my soul. God...Thank you somuch for this. It blessed my soul. God Bless you.Linda, Austria.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-76426281600548363312012-02-03T16:18:03.000-05:002012-02-03T16:18:03.000-05:00Greetings, Nana Baakan.
Thanks for your comment....Greetings, Nana Baakan. <br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I'm glad that this poston the beautiful song "Ise Oluwa" was helpful to you. And I'm delighted that you are sharing it on your blog.<br /><br />I plan to visit your blog.<br /><br />Peace!Azizi Powellhttp://www.cocojams.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-34277298186244395892012-02-03T16:00:54.128-05:002012-02-03T16:00:54.128-05:00Thank you, this was great!! We have been singing t...Thank you, this was great!! We have been singing this song for years, but never really knew the meaning of it. I really appreciate all the different versions of the song in the videos, my favorite one is the Jazz rendition, though I like the Africans singing, cause it helps to hear the pronunciation.I posted this information in my blog, I hope you don't mind. I gave you full credit... but I am sure you know that sharing, giving and receiving is where the true blessings lie...<br /><br />Peace & blessings,<br />Nana BaakanNana Baakan Agyiriwahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058268489367093174noreply@blogger.com