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From: waynej(a)c.ABAC.PeachNet.EDU (Wayne P. Jones) Subject: Re:Multicultural music sources Earlier, during the summer, there were several requests for sources of multicultural music. One of the sources referred to in the thread was Cultural Bridge Choral Innovations. There were incomplete details as to how to contact Caroline Lyon at Cultural Bridge at the time. I have since tracked her and spoke with her today. It seems that she has available a collection of 10 South African pieces for various voicings and also has three West African pieces which will be available shortly. Knowing how difficult it is to locate such music, I felt a number of you might appreciate knowing how to contact Caroline (who is also an expert on Latin American music). She can be reached at the following: Cultural Bridge Choral Innovations 808 Keasby St. Austin TX 78751 (512) 454-9054 email: cslyon(a)utxvms.cc.utexas.edu I have ordered her collection and, therefore, can not comment on the contents but would be interested to hear if any of you have heard these pieces. Happy hunting! -- Wayne P. Jones Asst. Prof. of Music Abraham Baldwin College ABAC 54, 2802 Moore Hwy. Tifton, GA 31794-2601 Phone: (912) 386-3097 FAX: (912) 386-7006 Email: waynej(a)c.abac.peachnet.edu Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 21:09:56 -0700 From: Treblemakr(a)aol.com Subject: Re:Multicultural music sources >I have ordered her collection [of South African pieces] and, >therefore, can not comment >on the >contents but would be interested to hear if any of you have >heard these pieces. Happy hunting! I have this collection and have used a few of these pieces with my choirs. I think the arrangements are well-done, and my students enjoy them a lot! Especially helpful are her comments about the context and performance of each piece. I highly recommend this set! Alexa Johnson treblemakr(a)aol.com Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 14:20:52 -0600 From: "D. BRENT BALLWEG" Subject: Re: "Cry Out Freedom" What you're apparently looking for is a collection of South African songs of protest and praise entitled "Freedom Is Coming." They are collected and edited by Anders Nyberg. Yes, "Siyahamba" is one of the songs in the collection. There is also a cassette tape of these songs available from the publishers below. In the USA and Canada, you may order from Walton Music Corp., P.O. Box 470, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514. The publication number is WB-528 (SATB). Outside of USA/Canada you may contact the European publisher Utryck, Falhagsleden 8 A, S-753 24 Uppsala, Sweden.+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | D. Brent Ballweg Collin County Community College | | Dir. of Choral Activities 2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. | | bballweg(a)fs7host.ccccd.edu Plano, TX 75074 (214) 881-5653 | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ Dear friends, and Philip Kern who had suggested this compilation... Thanks so much for your quick and rich content responses. And I am so sorry for the late compilation. I really have a hard time both with my work and with the choir. Orfeon Chamber Choir which I am singing and managing will be performing at 19th.International Ankara Music Festival next month as the only choir for this year. We were planning to sing an African Song at this concert but unfortunately we agreed that it will be impossible for us to make enough rehersals even we receive the piece as quickly as possible. At the moment we will have a programme of 30 songs which 20 is new. So we will not be able to sing it for this time but will be performing one as soon as possible. I could'nt reply to you who responsed till now but I will in a couple days. And ask for additional help. Below is your suggestions. Thanks once more. Warmest best wishes, Ilker Ersil Coordinator Orfeon Chamber Choir www.orfeontr.com orfeontr(a)yahoo.com ilkersil(a)ixir.com MY ORIGINAL POST: We are rehersaling for a special project and looking for an acapella piece from the continent Africa. It could be from any country from Africa, but must be an enjoyable one about 2-4 minutes. Probably a folkloric piece will be suitable. Does anyone has a suggestion? Please also suggest where we can provide the song? Thanks for all your interest. RESPONSES --------------- Shut-de-do is a wonderful selection. It is acapella and you can always add a bongo or congo drum to it. My select ensemble is doing a piece called "Siyahamba" right now...it's a little short in length but it lasts about 2-3 minutes. Hope this helps. Snezana Lazich slazic(a)dover.k12.pa.us --------------- Do you have "Siyahamba"? That makes a fine song, with some percussion added. Pat Maimone Post Chapel, West Point, NY ---------------- I am the publisher of a few African pieces from Ghana and Zimbabwe. You can obtain them from our European agent, MusicPress Distributors in the Netherlands. If you tell me your full mailing address, I can send you samples of three pieces, which you can then order from MPD. Visit our website at www.worldmusicpress.com to see descriptions of them (click on choral, then look for Vamudara, Wonfa Nyem and Somagwaza, and also under book/audio click on Africa and see Let Your Voice Be Heard! Songs from Ghana and Zimbabwe, which includes a few multipart songs suitable for choirs). Judith Cook Tucker, Publisher World Music Press Intercultural Understanding through Music www.worldmusicpress.com judith(a)worldmusicpress.com ---------------- Run, do not walk to your nearest music store and order Horizons by Peter Louis Van Dijk Hal Leonard 08742856 It is the story of the killing of the San People. It will move your audience greatly. Daniel Craig ----------------- What about "Siyahamba" (We are marching in the light of Christ) You can find it in most recent hymnals (Presbyterian and United here in Canada - look in the U.S. Presbyterian ). Great piece, although perhaps a bit short for your needs. Scott ----------------- Walton Music has a collection of South African songs. Also, World Music Press has many pieces from all over the world. Try finding them on the web, or contact www.jwpepper.com How about: Mbiri Kuna Mwari (jwpepper.com) Babethandazaa (Sweet Honey in the Rock; Ysaye Barnwell; Sing Out) Tshotsholosa (Sing Out; probably a bunch of arr. out there) Somo Guaz-A (Ysay Barnwell) Best wishes, Cynthia Frank Mendocino Women's Choir 155 Cypress Street, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 707-964-9520 * fax: 707-964-7531 * ------------------ If I were you, I would contact American composer/arranger, Richard McKinney. He could arrange such a piece at an extremely reasonable rate. He can be reached at mcknotes(a)aol.com. Good Luck! William Schmitz Siyahamba try World Music Press 1-(203) 748-1131 ----------------- Dear Ilker, Iwould like to offer you three African song arrangements. Two are published by alliance music whilst the third is unpublished. The two published arrangements are: 1. Old Tante Fiena Snuifbek - about a busy-body gossip (qith some gossipy noises at the start) 2. Steam Train - a song of longing The unpublished song is: 3. The Tale of Two Pigeons - a magical tale of two pigeons bringing new life to a barren princess. If you are interested in the first two then please speak to Martha Palmer at Alliance Music who will ('m quite sure) supply you with complimentary copies of both songs. If you would like the third piece (unpublished and as yet unperfomed) please let me know and I will send you a copy. If you have Sibelius I can send you a file by e-mail or if not I will mail it to you. Best wishes ---------------- Jabula Jesu, arr. Stephen Hatfield, published by Boosey and Hawkes OCTB6723. Great piece, easy to put together. Buena Suerte, Ricardo Soto ----------------- There's this really good piece that I worked with one time under the direction of Dr. Andre Thomas, Director of Choral Activites, (a) Florida State University. The name of the song is: Jabula Jesu (pronouced with the "J" sound) by Stephen Hatfield. If you can find a recoeding of it, and listen to it, you can decide. I really enjoyed it. Good Luck, Gene Gray eggameshow(a)hotmail.com ----------------- I have no specific African song to recommend, but would you please compile the list you get from other choralist individuals and send it back out to the list? I'm sure all would benefit from your generosity! Best wishes, Philip Kern pskern(a)earthlink.net ------------------ Betelehemu is a great one and as authentic as I can come up with. Yes, it's about the birth of Jesus, but that needn't keep you from performing it outside of Christmas! Josh ------------------ There is a piece arranged by John Leavitt titled "One by One" It is published by the walt disney company and uses african language and all that jazz. I truly reccomend it. Sincerely, Jason A. Mincy Jam69(a)dana.ucc.nau.edu ------------------- Siyahamba.....a real toe-tapper, and you could invite the audience to sing along. Or... O Sifuni Mungu (a few bongos would help, and maybe keyboard...or at least a string bass?)...... or Orff-type instruments? or recorder? Have fun! ------------------- Hi I don't know if this helps or not, but a Canadian women's acapella quartet called Malaika sings a Swahili song by the same name. There is a sample of this song at this web address: http://www.malaika.ca/live.html. I don't know where you might get the music for it, but if you listen to the sample and like what you hear, at least you will have a song title to go after. Good luck. Jim Taylor --------------------- Here are three: Louez le seigneur, arr Johnson, pub. Earthsongs. Easy Hombe, by Laz Ekueme, pub. ? medium (American pub; Lawson-gould?) Nno, by Laz Ekeume, medium (American pub.) Good Luck! Paul Meers American University of Beirut --------------------- Ilker, Siyahamba is a wonderful piece as it's a cappella but you can add drums and such if you wish. There are several arrangements of it in all voicings and most music publishers carry it as it is becoming very popular. All the best, Stacey Campbell Deben High School Felixstowe, England ---------------------- Hello, I was given your name by Brenda Kayne, who noted that you were looking for an African-based choral piece of about 2 minutes. She thought that the piece I recently submitted to the Euphonia Competition would work nicely. It's based on a traditional welcoming song (with foot stomps and hand claps) from Zimbabwe. I also have two other African pieces a cappella published by Hal Leonard, Inc. One is called "An African Musical Geography", and the second is called "An African Game Song." Finally, one of my most popular pieces is called "An Afro-Celtic Diddle," which combines African and Celtic rhythms and words, and it's been performed quite a bit since it was published 3 years ago. If you are interested in any of these pieces, I can send you copies of the music and an excerpt of the composition. Looking forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Michael Coolen --------------------- I have sung some a cappella pieces from Africa which were really fun: Siyahamba (We are marching) for SATB Zulu song edited by Doreen Rao Copyright 1991 Boosey & Hawkes, USA South African Suite SAB 1. Tshotsholoza 2. Siyahamba (same as above, dedicated to Doreen Rao) 3 Gabi Gabi arranged by Henry Leck (Indianapolis Children's Choir) Copyright 1993 Plymouth Music Co. 170 NE 33rd St, Ft. Lauderdale FL 33334 Sansa Kroma -------------------- SAB and Percussion (Claves, Bell, Axatse (like maracas), Deep Drum Akan playground song arr. by Felicia A.B. Sandler (West African) (This one has a leader, and with an echo by the choir) Copyright 1994 E C Schirmer Music Co, ECS Publishing, Boston Hope this helps! Regards, Rosemary Gretton rgretton(a)axionet.com --------------------- Zungo by Uzee Brown. Hello. We are doing Derek Bermel's "Kpanlongo" this term. It's from West Africa, uses figures that imitate percussion, and is very lively, about 2 minutes long. Publisher: Santa Barbara Music Publishing, available on the web. Some others: He Came Down, Marty Haugen, GIA Publications. Two South African Ceremonial Songs, Lawrence Kaptein and Caroline Lyon, Alliance Music Publications. Two South African Freedom Songs, Henry Lick, Walton Music Corporation. Zungo, Uzee Brown Jr., Roger Dean Publishing Company. Susan Marrier Lakehead University smarrier(a)flash.lakeheadu.ca
on January 6, 2003 10:00pm
One great African song is Telele Mama which is a Nama Traditional song in SATB with a very amusing translation- Mama, I love you. You make good chicken. Another is Ipharadisi which is a South African Zulu song. You can hear both of them at www.kokopellichoir.com under cool stuff. That choir has 5 cd's out. Telele Mama is on Colour, and Ipharadisi which roughly means "in Paradise we can all sing and be with our loved ones again" is featured on Freedom.
on April 1, 2003 10:00pm
Any music retailer can order this for you; it's published by one of the big publising companies (Warner, I believe). Or go to an online store such as jwpepper.com or http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/a/home.html?id=10500
on April 1, 2003 10:00pm
Hi there. I'm trying to locate sheet music for "Bethelehemu" - our community choir, I believe, would perform it well... I'm having some difficulty finding it. Can anyone assist? Thank you so much for your help. :) poohhlg@aol.com Thanks again. :)
on September 17, 2004 10:00pm
I was wondering if anyone could help me. I am a new music teacher at a charter high school in Boston which is 98% black and hispanic. The kids are concerned that I won't be able to give them music they can relate to because I am white with a madrigal background. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. Thanks for your help.
on September 29, 2006 10:00pm
For more information about South African Music (not just in african languages) be sure to visit the website of Palissander Chamber Choir from South Africa. www.palissander.co.za The Website contains mp3 samples of some of their recordings. The recordings also feature the soccajasco kids- traditional drummers. So, if you are looking for African music performed by an african choir do visit their site. |
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Earth Music from Corvallis Oregon has a tone of tunes not mentioned in the previous posts. One which is delightful but diificult is Sigalagala. There is also a great recording of it by the St Olaf Choir available. The only difficlulty is trying to actually read the rhythms. I'm sure it can be done but it just got to straight. What I ended up doing was listening to the CD of St Olaf, interpreting the Octavo, and then sequencing each part on a midi keyboard. Time consuming but very worth the time.
M.M.