Songs of Africa

Book 5 of the Sing Out! series features wonderful new choral arrangements of five top pop tunes, all arranged by renowned Vocal Coach and Choral Director extraordinaire Mark De-Lisser. Each song has been beautifully arranged for SAT chorus, the unison harmonies totally reinvigorating these favourite pop songs.From the classic rock anthem of the 1980s in Toto's Africa, to the modern pop heartbreaker All Of Me by John Legend, these are great songs with even greater arrangements. The unabashed positivity of Nico and Vinz's Am I Wrong makes a fantastic counterpart to the optimism in the face of pain represented by the arrangement of the traditional gospel song Take My Hand, Precious Lord, a tune used to wonderfully affecting effect in the recent film 'Selma'. Finally, this fresh pop choral setlist is rounded off nicely with Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud, a beautiful love song in which the power and emotion of the words will enhance the performance. Arranged for SAT (Soprano/Alto/Tenor) Choir, these songs are designed to be sung to backing tracks, but Piano accompaniments and Guitar chord boxes are included for rehearsal purposes, or if you wish to perform with a live band. Aside from De-Lisser's incredible arrangements, this pack includes an innovative and user-friendly download card with performance backing tracks, full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each Vocal part recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. Helpful hints for performing each piece are also included in this book, giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs.Mark De-Lisser is a celebrated Vocal Coach and Choral Director, who has been featured on BBC1's 'Last Choir Standing'. His extensive introduction and notes within this songbook bring a personal touch, as De-Lisser really is passionate about getting people singing, improvising and, most of all, enjoying themselves. The new Choral arrangements of these fantastic pop tracks are ideal for spicing up a performance with these tunes, reinvigorated with lush harmonies and rich voices, all the while retaining the magic and meaning of the original songs. At your next performance, make sure you Sing Out!, leaving your audience truly astonished. / Choeur SAT

24 Traditional Folk Songs for Intermediate Piano Solo. Par . Faites découvrir aux élèves pianistes la musique traditionnelle d\'Afrique du Sud avec ces 24 chansons folk arrangées pour piano solo. Pendant l\'apartheid, la musique des différentes cultures et ethnies du pays (Afrikaans, amaNdebele, amaXhosa, amaZulu, Bapedi, Basotho, Batswana, Cape Malay, emaSwati, Vatsonga) s\'est développée séparément, et les auteurs ont estimé qu\'il était grand temps de rassembler ces traditions musicales contrastées. / Date parution : 2022-07-23/ Recueil / Piano

Zimbe! Come sing the songs of Africa! is the 40-minute choral fusion of African song and jazz for SATB chorus children’s choir and jazz quintet which established composer Alexander L’Estrange's name worldwide and spawned a hugely successful series of large-scale works for the same forces. The addition of the children’s choir provides an opportunity for adult or secondary school SATB choirs to team up with local primary school or youth choirs bringing communities together through singing something for which L'Estrange has long been a passionate advocate. The work opens and closes with anattention-grabbing Njooni Zimbe*! Nyimbo za Africa! imploring us to 'Come sing the Songs of Africa!'; by the time you've heard the vibrant sequence of twelve songs which includes playground wedding funeral drinking protest worship songs and lullabies you will want to do just that. Zimbe! is the ideal piece for choirs who have enjoyed performing L'Estrange's Songs of a Rainbow Nation works by Karl Jenkins or David Fanshawe's African Sanctus. (* 'Zimbe' is the anglicised version of the Swahili word 'Ziimbe')

The African Worship Collection draws together for the first time a wealth of songs from the continent of Africa and the nation of South Africa in particular. This collection builds on the success of The Australian The British and The American Worship Collections all of which have quickly become favoured resources in worship groups across the world.We've included songs from churches across the continent includingVineyard South Africa and Rhema Church one of the largest churches in the world. You'll already be familiar with many of the names below - Janine Price Carol Mundy Steve and Velveta Thompson Malcolm Du Plessis - and we'redelighted to be able to introduce to you many other talented songwriters. Styles range from funky up-tempo praise to quiet melodic worship. There are also some traditional African songs with English translationsprovided.This is an essential collection for broadening the repertoire of the church worship group.

Songs of A Rainbow Nation comprises four great songs from South Africa arranged for soprano and alto with a straightforward piano accompaniment. Included are: Hamba Lulu - a wedding song with a gentle comforting rhythm; Jesu Ukukhanya - featuring a call-and-response structure where a simple solo line is followed by a choral answer; Si Njay Njay Njay - a joyfully exuberant song with an infectious rhythm which can also be performed a cappella with some optional percussion for greater effect; and Weeping - a South African pop song from the band Bright Blue whichuses as its chorus the refrain from the Zulu anthem N?kosi Sikeleli Africa (God Bless Africa). The arrangements form part of the Choral Basics series which has been carefully designed to provide rewarding varied repertoire for beginner choirs. Perfect for singers of all ages it offers attractive idiomatic arrangements with carefully considered vocal ranges and straightforward piano accompaniments that support the singers.  If you enjoy these songs try L?Estrange?s hit cantata Zimbe! Come sing the songs of Africa!

100 Most Beautiful Movie Songs. 100 of the best songs from the silver screen arranged for piano, voice and guitar: Theme from Angela's Ashes · Beauty and the Beast · Chariots of Fire · Endless Love · Falling Slowly · Gabriel's Oboe · Hymn to the Fallen · The Music of the Night · Never Enough · Over the Rainbow · The Rose · Somewhere Out There · A Thousand Years · Unchained Melody · What a Wonderful World · and more.

Complete with song background notes, and playing hints and tips. A total of sixteen songs from popular family films for Saxophone, in really easy melody line arrangements. Have fun playing along with the specially recorded CD for a more professional performance. / Saxophone Alto

South African Songs and Games-Experience the music the history and culture of the rainbow children of South Africa with this exciting collection of 8 authentic folk songs and games by Cheryl Lavender. Comes complete with teaching and performance suggestions instrumental accompaniments and movement patterns. These songs arranged for 2-Part 3-Part and 4-Part Treble voices were gathered during her 'teacher to teacher' trip to South Africa in October of 1996. Songs include: 'Impuku Nekati' 'Ra Sila Mielie' 'Thula Thu'' 'Mangwani Mpulele' 'Singabahambayo' 'Siyahamba' 'Jikel' Emaweni' 'N'kosi Sikelel' I Afrika'. Available: Song Collection CD (Performance/Accompaniment). For All Ages!

Paperback-Following the success of Songs of Africa (for mixed voices) Fred Onovwerosuoke presents six authentic arrangements of African songs scored for upper voices and percussion. Published in two small collections - this set for SA and the second for SSA - the songs originate from a variety of locations including Zimbabwe Botswana Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. With texts to celebrate an assortment of themes such as harvest Christmas play/leisure and marriage these arrangements are sure to delight all choirs looking for something a bit different.An English translation and a pronunciation guide are provided for each publication.

Drawing on the rich African musical tradition here is a collection of three captivating themes in a miniature suite format. Included is Jikel' Emaweni a South African Folk song in a moderate tempo the up tempo Zulu folksong Jabula Jesu and moving national anthem of South Africa N'kosi Sikelel' I Afrika. The percussion writing is exotic sounding but can be played using traditional instruments as well. A marvelous introduction tothe sounds of Africa for young players.

Le ' Songs de boucle ' par Bertrand Gröger (Jazzchor Freiburg) sont des exercices de choeur moderne pour tous les groupes SATB. Initialement conçu comme faire chauffer le moteur ou à assouplir les répétitions de répertoire, beaucoup de chansons est également utilisables comme les chansons de concert. Les 44 compositions, divisées en / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

More Songs of a Rainbow Nation brings you four more songs from South Africa for mixed voices in beautifully crafted arrangements by Alexander L'Estrange. The selection opens with Freedom is Coming a joyful infectious celebration of hope and freedom from oppression and the hugely popular Siyahamba is also featured. Both songs form part of L?Estrange's hit cantata Zimbe! Come sing the songs of Africa.   Part of the Choral Basics series the four songs are arranged for soprano and alto with combined men's voices - ideal for beginner choirs andthose in which the male singers are few or at the stage when their voices are changing. All Choral Basics publications feature a straightforward piano accompaniment to support the singers.

Bob Marley is perhaps the most important voice of Reggae music, crossing-over and achieving an iconic status in the mainstream pop industry. His songs of protest, freedom, liberation, love and equality have become some of the best-loved songs of the era, poignantly evoking the struggles, hardships and injustices of a troubled time. This special addition to the Chord Songbook series presents all 124 Bob Marley songs as featured on such albums as African Herbsman and Catch A Fire, right up to Uprising and Confrontation, including extra songs from later compilations. All the songs have been arranged with a full chord guide and complete lyrics.