SKU: GI.G-5396
UPC: 785147539605. Text source: Traditional (Cameroon, South Africa).
Two African folk songs, with a high level of popularity in the USA, are combined with a Gloria derived from “He Came Down†to complete this flexible package of music for gathering. All ideally suited for unison assembly and SATB choir, unaccompanied—except for percussion, perhaps. ICET text for Gloria.
SKU: GI.G-8801
UPC: 785147880103. Sotho, Yoruba. Text Source: 1. Sotho folk song, 2. Yoruba (Nigerian) song.
1. Mangwani mpulele is a Sotho folk song of the Bantu people in South Africa, Lesotho, and Botswana. It was made popular in the United States by The Kingston Trio, a prominent part of the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s. One rendering of the text into English has: Aunt, open the door for me. I am getting wet with rain. Whether it’s here or whether it’s there, I am getting wet with rain. 2. Ise oluwa is a well-known Yoruba (Nigerian) Christian song that was made widely popular by the African American singing group Sweet Honey in the Rock. It was first arranged (or perhaps composed) by Thomas Ekundayo Phillips (1884–1969), the “father†of Nigerian church music, when he was organist and choir director at the Anglican cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria. The translation of the text is: The works of God cannot be undone. Improvised percussion should be played throughout both songs, intensifying where percussion fills are indicated. Appropriate instruments include: djembe (or low-sounding hand drums), shekeres, agogo bells, or gourd rattles. SA voices with improvised percussion.
SKU: AP.6-420698
ISBN 9780486420691. English.
In addition to their intrinsic entertainment value, these authentic regional singings and sayings offer significant insights into African lives and customs. Recorded in the early twentieth century, this compilation features folklore from the Ndau tribe of Portuguese East Africa and the Zulus of South Africa: songs celebrating the rain, labor chants, dances and laments, as well as songs of war, meditation, and love. Extensive commentary, metrical and literal translations, and notes on pronunciation provided by the editor, one of the world's foremost ethnomusicologists. A splendid introduction to the rich and varied musical and folkloric tradition of Africa, this volume offers a fine resource for music students and all enthusiasts of African culture. Unabridged reprint of the classic 1921 edition. 10 black-and-white illustrations.