Two More Videos Of South Africa School Assemblies & Two Videos Of Lesotho School Assemblies (Part V)

Gilbert Chitsa, Jan 23, 2020
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Paraphrasing this school's Facebook and that city's Wikipedia page: "Cofimvaba Senior Secondary School is a public school in the town of Cofirmba in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa."

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part V of a five part pancocojams series on South African schools morning assemblies.

This post showcases two videos of South African secondary school students singing during their morning assemblies. 

This pancocojams post also showcases two videos of Lesotho secondary school students singing during their morning assemblies.

This pancocojams post also includes a few comments from the discussion thread of the video that is given as Showcase Video #1 (South Africa)

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/03/south-african-schools-morning-assembly.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post is entitled "South African Schools Morning Assembly Songs - "Ndikhokhele Bawo" & Some Other Songs (Part I)".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/03/yawa-imbewu-two-other-songs-sung-by.html  for Part II of this pancocojams series. The title for that post is " "Yawa Imbewu" & Two Other Songs Sung By South African Primary School Students (Part II)".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/03/south-african-students-from-nyanga-high.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. The title of that post is "South African Students From Nyanga High School Singing "His name is Yahweh" And Two Other Songs At Morning Assemblies (Part IV)."

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, religious, aesthetic, and educational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all the students who are featured in this post and thanks to all the producers and the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2  (South Africa) - School Children Singing at Amangwane High

Iris, Feb 10, 2017
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From Wikipedia: Amangwane High School is a secondary school in Mkukwini, South Africa.
Mkukwini is located in the Eastern Cape

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TWO VIDEOS OF LESOTHO SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES

Here's information about Lesotho from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Lesotho
"Lesotho is a mountainous, landlocked country located in Southern Africa. It is an enclave, surrounded by South Africa."

SHOWCASE VIDEO #1 - Malithuso High School Lesotho Hymn

David Song, Nov 25, 2008

Students at Malithuso High School singing a hymn during morning assembly. 2007.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Rehauhetsoe High School Morning Assembly

caitfish88, Jul 12, 2012

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREADS OF VIDEO #1 (SOUTH AFRICA)

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CvtDQ83cUE

1. @chrisc1881, 2021
"I love the way they all stand in reverence.  As a Teacher in the USA 🇺🇸 no way were we  going to get all the kids to stand this way for any period of time.  This is heart warming."

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2. @unathinontombi8550, 2021
"I'm proud to be South African 🇿🇦 the way we worship God  we give ourselves"

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3. @teencity1503, 2021
"Pls can you translate"

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4. @mosesmboka6520, 2022
"Theyre saying oooh GoD we cry onto you to bless our country and our leaders."

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5. @you_can_call_me_T, 2021
"This is beautiful. Would you mind sharing the translation please?"

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6. @nombinintlahla8325, 2021
" @you_can_call_me_T  this is curved from the SA National Anthem which is a prayer itself... let me try-

Yizwa imithandazo yethu

(Hear our petitions/prayers)

Nkosi, sikelela, thina, lusapho lwayo

(Lord bless us, us your children)

Makubenjalo kude kubengunaphakaze

(Let it be so till eternity/end of age)"

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7. @mfanafuthimthembu9036, 2021
"beautiful... their heads are so neat.... mmmmh. I love them..

Oh voices"

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8. @asanori7415, 2021
"Yes almost all the schools in Cofimvaba and Ngcobo Don allow learners to have different hair styles, all learners must cut their hair either short or bald including the girls"

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9. @o_o5213, 2021
"It's the Bass for Me Annointed"

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10. @kaydiamante, 2022
"Those boys made the song for me"

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11. @ntwanakasi_za1913, 2021
"That bass on 1:30 gave me serious goosebumps"

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12. @OKUHLEMZINYATHI100, 2021
"Not only are they disciplined and sing well. Academically they also produce good results."

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13. @busisiwendudane2594, 2022
"YES the Whole Region, n Parents very supportive to the TEACHERS n Traditional Leadership Skills n Authority, ALL OF these Schools in this Region including DALIWONGA HIGH named "

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14. @belindameyer6159, 2021
"South Africans can sing maaaan🇰🇪🇰🇪
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"Maaaan" is an elongated form of the colloquial meaning for the word "man". Ke = Kenya, East Africa.

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15. @nombinintlahla8325,2021
"I used to love this song at school, I still do.... I always felt like our reached heaven whenever this song is sung 🇿🇦️ .. beautiful lead there"

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16. @veethompson4685, 2021
"This is the BEST Version I have ever heard of this song! Have to keep on repeating it! Absolutely Wonderful ! This is what is needed in schools all over the world! Praying before they start learning! I Grew up in the UK having Assembly in the mornings in school singing some sort of hymn and saying The Lord's Prayer no matter what religion we were!  This is what is missing in schools these days!"

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17. @OKUHLEMZINYATHI100, 2021
"It starts at a young age. Can't start such thing at high school level."

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18. @Amahle361, 2021
"Who is the Principal in this school? This is great bantu bakuthi. They are doing great, we honestly need to praise where it's due.
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Google translate from Zulu/Xhosa = "bantu bakuthi" = "our people"

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19. @nombakusesiyamthanda2586, 2021
"Mrs Sabatha, well known as UNonqonyoza"

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20. @Amahle361, 2021
"@nombakusesiyamthanda2586  wow! She is doing a great job in these challenging times. Salute to her. We appreciate her work with the staff. This is wonderful."

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21. @mkhumatradinginstitute1667, 2021
"This is wonderful, God bless South Africa. Indikhumbuza intsuku zam when I used to be in these morning prayers back in the days"
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Google translate from Zulu to English -"Indikhumbuza intsuku zam" = "It reminds me of my days"

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22. @ichooselife-africaicl5993, 2021
"What's the name of this song?"

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23. @veethompson4685, 2022
"@ichooselife-africaicl5993  I don't know what it is called....but I think that it is part of the South African Anthem!"

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24. @tpmash, 2022
"It used to be part of the South African anthem:

Hear our prayers dear Lord, Protect us oh Lord, let it be so, till eternity 🇿🇦."

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25. @veethompson4685, 2022
"@tpmash  It USE to be!!! My word...Removed the BEST part of the Anthem in my opinion!"

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26. @_theerealnono_7694, 2023
"@veethompson4685  Still is part of it, just that it's revised to accommodate other languages, not just Xhosa/Zulu -- the Nkosi sikelela... yizwa imithandazo... (God protect us... Us your children... Hear our petitions/prayers) is still there."
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The South African national anthem is "Nkosi Sikelela i Afrika" by Enoch Sontonga

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27. @Ambitious_Guy_949, 2021
"Beautiful voices..... I have been searching for the second song, any one who can tell me the song name.....please"

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28. @ntombizozukochauke2664, 2021
"Lizalise idinga lakho"

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29. @atlegangmakgakga9, 2021
"It's actually sad how multiracial schools don't have morning prayer sessions anymore"

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30. @mbongisenitabane526, 2022
"nowadays schools assemblies kids no longer pray or sing"

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31. @mawisamphotholozi9283, 2022
"why is every child in a chizkop? even the girls, this resembles a military camp more than a school, beautiful voices though"
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Here's a definition of the word "chizkop" from https://southafrica-info.com/arts-culture/dictionary-south-african-english/
"kaaskop, chiskop, chizkop, cheesekop (noun) – Bald person, or person with a shaved head. “Kop” is Afrikaans for head. “Kaas” is the Afrikaans for cheese. Why “cheese head” means bald person is not clear."

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32. @thembiqobo5022, 2022
"They are so neat, their heads reflect discipline singing is the cherry on top"

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33.  @dlaminisiya2657, 2022
"So emotional.  I really get frustrated wat position our government took regarding morning peayers6in schools. We are products of such setups including church based schools which have all become neglected"

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34. @moyahabontwagae653, 2022
"Onions onions onions.....they took me back to my high school days back in 1999"

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35. @sarahgumede1330, 2022
"So shall it be. If all teachers and governing bodies would stand up and demand the return of morning prayers that would the best thing they would have done rather than the cry make by adults over the alcohol ban during lock down. It is a embarrassment. All in all congratulations to the teachers and children of this school who stood up like Daniel and refuse to bow down to other gods other than the Almighty God"

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36. clementndebele281, 2022
"Can you imagine there is no conductor...It just goes natural...Amazing voices there....Thumbs up to the lead singer...And the bass"

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37. @matekedigojane6405, 2022
"This reminds me of my High School years at Teto High School in Welkom Free State South Africa ️ Makube Njalo.Nkosi"
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Google translate from Xhosa to English = 'Makube Njalo.Nkosi"= "So be it Lord".

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38. @nubianeagle8634, 2022
" @busisiwendudane2594  which region is this, this is what all of us need to strive to see in our communities."

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39. @thozamabuda3348, 2023
"@nubianeagle8634  Eastern Cape"

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40.  @relebohilemagase482, 2022
"This reminds me of the good old days. The morning prayer at school was lit" ️

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41. @khuluradebe7834, 2022
"Good leading voice with emotions attached to the music. I miss assembly sessions. Praise and worship was order of each day. Great on"

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42. @pholanibottoman2422, 2022
"Wow🇿🇦. The girl is gifted with a voice that touches the soul. The entire school pupils are singing well. We are proud of our generation🇿🇦"

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43. @masia1950, 2022
"You see a high level of discipline and respect, even down to their garments and no doubt some parents struggle to make sure their children's school fees are paid."

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44. @maureenngwenya4282, 2022
"We need this back, this is a prayer for our nation"

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45. @malusizwilenkosizungu900, 2022
"Most of this obedience sadly is an attribute how the Africans respectful  culture was used against them by the apartheid regime"

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46. @chrisc1881, 2022
"@malusizwilenkosizungu900  very interesting,  that never crossed my mind"

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47. @malusizwilenkosizungu900, 2022
"@chrisc1881  might be a reach but from when we were young we have always been told to stay in uniformity"

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48. @paulakitwine5257, 2022
"Yo! That Bass!"

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49. @thunderlord-nsr6153, 2022
"it's an African trademark. We adore bass like crazy."

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50. @khuluradebe7834, 2022
"Good leading voice with emotions attached to the music. I miss assembly sessions. Praise and worship was order of each day. Great on"

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51. @mosesmboka6520, 2022
"Force them ,they will stand with time"

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52. @chrisc1881, 2022
" @mosesmboka6520  you make me laugh  do you think we can "force " the kids here to do anything."

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53. @luthandogcugcwa4892, 2022
"@mosesmboka6520  that's how it was done in my school. The principal would run around the whole school with a stick and chase yall to the assembly area, I was one of those who didn't like this because I first started schooling at a school were there was more whites & none of this was done. By the time it was May I knew when the bell rang 2 times it assembly time."

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54. khuluradebe7834, 2022
"Good leading voice with emotions attached to the music. I miss assembly sessions. Praise and worship was order of each day. Great on'

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55. @sthe_zar6341, 2022
"May God bless South Africa and all her children 🇿🇦️."

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56. @sibongisenimatabata5736, 2023
"big up Cofimvaba"

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57. @ZukoTekwane-yk5rp, 2023
"Cofimvaba high my school , we’ve killed it"

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58. @thembamsiza1528, 2023
"IN South Africa we is traditional"

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59. @zamubuntugcelu6589, 2024
"God bless Eastern Cape amen"

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Nigerian Gospel Singer Sonny Badu - African Praise (sung in several traditional African Languages & in Nigerian Pidgin English)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of Nigerian Gospel singer Sonny Badu singing a compilation of Gospel songs from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, and Nigeria.

The lyrics for this song (with English translations) are provided in this post along with several other comments from this video's discussion thread.

The content of this post is provided for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Sonny Badu for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who composed these songs. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Sonnie Badu - African Praise



Ghana Gospel, Published on Apr 11, 2012
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Selected comments (Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only)

1.Deborah Ekechukwu, 2014
"I love the combination of different languages!
Sonnie Badu is so blessed! May God continue to use him.
I cant stop dancing whenever i am listening to this. It doesn't matter where I am, I just start moving!
I love the drums too and the parago beat too."

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2. Chichy _unseen, 2014
"Zimbabwe , South Africa ,South africa , Nigeria ,Ghana n Congo......gud job I love this

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3. Monalisa Banks, 2015
"1. I yo hlonolofatsa ka lebitso la Ntate...means "Oh bless, bless, in the name of the Father! " Meaning Father bless whatever it is that needs blessing!
2. Jehova o lefika laka...means "Jehova you are my Rock!" Both songs are in SeSotho language, one of the many South African languages. Hope this helps.

God, in His manifold wisdom, gave humanity so much diversity in everything; languages, different nationalities, different fauna and flora, but puny man keeps fighting and warring against his neighbor instead of beholding and enjoying these gifts that God has blessed us with. Black against black, white against white, white against black, man against the beasts of the field! What a shame!!"

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4. Jacob Okine, 2015
"The lyrics are all here. This is what I believe All African Musicians, and for that matter the local musicians should include directly to their Music on Youtube and elsewhere, to make meaning to the Whole world/Internationally.
We should not just be excited by posting videos..... they must include lyrics and meaning(in terms of local languages), like the Europeans and the Americans.

(In Shona – Zimbabwe)
Hakuna wakaita sa Jesu, (There’s no one compared to Jesus)
Hakuna wakaita sa Yee (There’s no one like Him)
Hakuna wakaita sa Jesu (There’s no one compared to Jesus)
Hakuu hakuchina (There is no other name)

Nda manya manya, kwese, kwese (I have searched everywhere)
Ndatenderera, kwese, kwese (I have run around everywhere )
Nda tsvaga tsvaga, kwese, kwese (I have looked around everywhere)
Hakuu hakuchina (There’s no other name)

(In Sotho – South Africa)
Iyo hlonolofatsa, Iyo hlonolofatsa (Iyo Bless, Iyo Bless,)
Iyo ka lebtso la Ntate (Iyo, The name of the father)

(Still in Sotho)
Jehova, O lefika laka (Jehovah, you’re my Rock of Ages)

24-7 I will praise you Jehovah
24-7 I will praise your Holy Name

(In Pidgin – Nigeria)
This kind God oo, I never see your type oo
This kind God oo, Blessed be your holy name

(In Twi – Ghana)
Woayoo, Woayoo, Woayoo ewurade ye oheni (He has done it, God is king)
Woayoo, Woayoo, Woayoo ewurade ye oheni (He has done it, God is king)

(In Lingala – Congo)
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh kumama Yahweh (Yahweh/God be Praised)
Yahweh, Yahweh, Yahweh kumama Yahweh (God be Praised)

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5. Daniel Antwi, 2016
"+Yekini Olugbenga Hi!! Woyo Woyo ooooh Woyo ooooo Awurade wo ye ohene !!!! is an Ashanti language meaning REALLY REALLY GOD YOU ARE KING INDEED!!!. It means you are marveled of what God is able to do hence the aweness."
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From https://www.omniglot.com/writing/twi.htm
"Twi is a dialect of Akan, a member of the Kwa sub-group of Niger-Congo languages. There are about 7 million Twi speakers, mainly in Ghana. Major dialects of Twi include Akuapim Twi, Fante Twi and Ashanti Twi, which all mutually intelligible."...

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6. Kay mut, 2016
"Hakuna wakaita saJesu
(There is no one like Jesus)
Hakuna wakaita saye
(There is none like him)························repeat....
Ndamhanyamhanya kwese kwese
(I've run around all over)
Ndatendererera kwese kwese
(Iv turned everywhere)
Ndatsvaga tsvaga kwese kwese
(Iv searched everywhere)·····
Hakuu hakuchina👏👏👏

Its Shona language frm Zim.thank u Sonnie fo such beautiful praise

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7. Faith Alive F.A.I.M, 2017
"Hakuna wakaita saJesu /There is none like Jesus."

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8. Nombulelo Mfuku, 2017
"He is singing our Songs very well Wow, South African Songs."

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Four Videos Of Tsepo Tshola (Lesotho, Southern African vocalist)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases four videos of the Southern African vocalist Tsepo Tshola and provides information about that artist.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Tsepo Tshola for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all others who are featured in these videos and thanks to the featured to all those who are quoted in this post and the publishers of these examples on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT TSEPO TSHOLA
Tsepo Tshola was the lead vocalist and composer with the Lesotha band "Sankomota". Here's information about that band from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankomota
"Sankomota is a band from the 'mountain kingdom' of Lesotho. The band (originally named Uhuru) was formed around 1976 and consisted of several members in its earliest years, namely - Frank Leepa (guitarist, vocalist, arranger, composer), Moss Nkofo (drummer), Black Jesus (percussion), Moruti Selate, Tšepo Tšola (lead vocalist, composer), Pitso Sera (guitar), among others. Peter Schneider managed the band in its early years till 1979."

Origin: Maseru, Lesotho
Genres: Afro-Jazz, Rock fusion
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho
"Lesotho... officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) in size and has a population slightly over two million.[1] Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name Lesotho translates roughly into the land of the people who speak Sesotho."

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From http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1580636/a/village+pope.htm
Category World Albums, Jazz CDs
Tsepo Tshola - Village Pope CD
Product Description
"Village Pope album for sale by Tsepo Tshola was released Apr 09, 2002 on the EMI Special Imports label. Following his split with Sankomota in 1992, Tsepo Tshola started work in a demo studio and an enormous volume of material was recorded, tested and researched. In March 1993, Tsepo and his procuder Dumisani Dlamini selected ten of the best tracks. Village Pope CD music contains a single disc with 10 songs."
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"Village Pope" is a nickname given to Tsepo Tshola.

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From http://www.music.org.za/artist.asp?id=188
[review of 2002 album Tshepo Tshola “A New Dawn”]
"IT was one of the most anticipated albums of 2002 and 'A New Dawn', the just-released new offering from Tsepo “The Village Pope" Tshola, more than delivers on its promise to return this much-loved artist to the centrestage of the southern African music scene...

At once warm, intimate and personal, 'A New Dawn' is not only a return to form for the man who first captured the public’s imagination as the leader of seminal eighties Afrobeat group, Sankomota. It marks, as the artist says, a “whole new face" for Tshola, shifting the singer onto fresh musical ground and cementing him in a lyrical foundation that is poignant, moving and riveting."...

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FEATURED EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their publishing date on YouTube with the oldest dated examples given first.

WARNING: The photograph slide in Example #1 includes several photos of topless women.

Example #1: Tshepo Tshola - Joala



Medmonmak, Uploaded on Feb 24, 2008

Renowned Tswana-Sotho jazz and gospel singer. Ngoana oa Mosotho a Moshoeshoe
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Comment:
MyMamosa, 2011
"Beautiful music from the Kingdom of Lesotho....Not Tswana at all!! wondering why they uploaded these irrelevant pictures, instead of the beautiful people and landscapes of Lesotho???"

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Example #2: SA Music Legends PJ Powers duet with Tshepo Tshola



Tebogo Sehume Uploaded on Nov 11, 2008

PJ Powers sings this old classic with Tshepo Tshola of sankomota.
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Comments:
creamdonald, Aug 9, 2009
"honestly, PJ POwers she is one of the best musician south africa have ever produced and to be a south african singing during hard times when people of south africa were politicaly divided,ridiculed, forced to abandon their country. i like you PJ your music and the way you are. shine Pj !shine!"

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nkozwanancNov 7, 2010
the message carried by the song is so powerful and the focus on education needs to be a top priority here in Africa...

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Tebogo Sehume, 2012
"the name of the song is 'right to learn' :)"

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Thiza Bisto, 2013
"'Everybody has a dream,we all have the right to learn. Give the children education'. I wish today's children could hear this song to their hearts and think how hard we work to pay tax so that they can know how government invest in their future which they dim day by day. This is a song to play for my kids each and everyday of their school days till their well runs dry by this song. THIS IS A CLASSIC FOR ME SINCE DAY ONE I HEARD IT UNTIL THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Big up PJ & Bra T."

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Example #3: Tshepo Tshola "WhenThe Roll is called up Yonder", and "Shine your light"



Tebogo Sehume Uploaded on Dec 11, 2009

Tshepo Tshola "WhenThe Roll is called up Yonder", and "Shine your light"

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Example #4: Vuyo Mokoena Tribute by Tshepo Tshola



Tebogo Sehume, Uploaded on Dec 13, 2009

Vuyo Mokoena Tribute by Tshepo Tshola
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Vuyo Mokoena was a beloved South African religious singer

Comment: Norton Duke, 2013
"Tebogo sehume this is a hymn composed based on Job's story. Job is the man who indeed said ''Its well'' despite tough times. I was really touched by the stories shared by people based on this song. I am very touched by inspired. Hard time force us to change the way we look at life. All that we see is temporary, like all the animals we will compound with the soil eventually. The Xhosa hymn of the same message says ''Mayenzek'i ntando yakho''. Bless you all mightily!"

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