In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Kpanlongo

Traditional West African Dance Song

A West African dance song provides a highly rhythmic center for this rousing piece. It builds from one part to a dramatic ending in six parts. To be sung in the native language - there is extensive repetition of the words, so this is not too great a challenge.

Kpanlongo

The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, Paul Rardin, conductor

Various Arrangers : African Folk Songs

The first two South African Folk Songs are in Shangani. The first seems to be in recognition of the arrival of the first white settlers off the west coast of Africa, ostensibly in the 17th century. The second, Tulan, Nimamele!, speaks for itself. They are both best done in a strong, boisterous fashion. Freedom Come is The closing movement of Bandari: Inside These Walls, a five-movement work encompassing a variety of African styles and combining Swahili and English texts. Freedom Come is written in the style of a South African freedom song; it creates an atmosphere in which hope can increase, healing can occur, and connections to our common humanity can be strengthened.

Songlist: Two South African Folk Songs, Kpanlongo, Freedom Come, Keep quiet and listen, See, coming at a distance, the German ship