Raising the Bar: Traditional South African Choral Music I, by Created by Mollie Stone & Patty Cuyler

Raising the Bar: Traditional South African Choral Music I

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1.	Mrs. Galo (Xhosa praise song) 01:18	lyrics	buy track
Mrs. Galo, you have earned your praise. We say, “hooray!”
2.	Mmamoshimane (Sotho wedding song) 01:39	lyrics	buy track
Mother-of-the-boy Something of veils-and-veils Something of nails-and-nails Something is in the home It talks 'money'!
3.	Modimo rea go boka (Sotho church chorus) 02:47	lyrics	buy track
Lord, we rejoice in you Messiah, we hail you
4.	Njengebhadi libhadula (Xhosa folk song) 02:19	lyrics	buy track
As the antelope longs for the spring it longs also my heart
5.	Koloi ya Eliya (Sotho folk/church song) 03:07	lyrics	buy track
I would also love to see the angels on Mount Zion with all the holy ones When it roars, it moves like Elijah's car
6.	Ndandihleli (Xhosa folk song adapted for the struggle against HIV/AIDS) 02:31	lyrics	buy track
I am sitting in the dark I am thinking of my love I miss my love I miss my sweetie I miss my darling My love I am dying of HIV

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Six South African songs for SATB or treble choir. Meant to accompany the book+teaching DVD (sold separately) which include voice parts, dance movements, pronunciation tracks and performances. Book includes tips for teaching and performing, pronunciation guide, background information for the songs and more.

Songs in this volume:

Mrs Galo
Mmamoshimane
Modimo rea go boka
Njengebhadi libhadula
Koloi ya Eliya
Ndandihleli

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released April 15, 2015

With Matlakala Bopape (director of Polokwane Chorale in Limpopo Province, South Africa) and members of the Chicago Children's Choir.

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