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Babethandaza [level: Medium] arr. Daniel Hughes: Bio and other works | Daniel Hughes Choral Series
voicing: SATB div. | catalog number: SBMP 914 | duration: 3:30 | price: $2.20
accompaniment: percussion
INSTRUMENT PART: percussion part - FREE Download
This arrangement of Babethandaza adds into its musical fabric one of the most beloved songs from South Africa, Siyahamba. The message of both texts is one of persevering through times of trial. They are a unique pairing in that Babethandaza is a song about gaining strength from our ancestors, while Siyahamba is a song about how divinity helps us move forward. By combining these two texts, this arrangement becomes a song about how the past empowers us, and the present inspires us to move into the future bravely.
Special thanks to Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock for the verses in Babethandaza. The words in Babethandaza represent both older and newer versions of the Zulu language; they are not normally found together in the same setting. Ms. Barnwell's own transcription of the piece, in her ground-breaking publication Singing in the African American Tradition, was the first time these two versions have been brought together.
the Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor [© all rights reserved]
CLICK HERE: See
and Hear
the Complete Score
or download a perusal copy: HERE
Babethandaza choral track bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Get more information and listen to samples HERE
Price: $49.99 (Each bundle is licensed to be used by up to 50 users)
Please adjust the quantity accordingly if you have more than 50 users.
accompaniment: percussion
INSTRUMENT PART: percussion part - FREE Download
This arrangement of Babethandaza adds into its musical fabric one of the most beloved songs from South Africa, Siyahamba. The message of both texts is one of persevering through times of trial. They are a unique pairing in that Babethandaza is a song about gaining strength from our ancestors, while Siyahamba is a song about how divinity helps us move forward. By combining these two texts, this arrangement becomes a song about how the past empowers us, and the present inspires us to move into the future bravely.
Special thanks to Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock for the verses in Babethandaza. The words in Babethandaza represent both older and newer versions of the Zulu language; they are not normally found together in the same setting. Ms. Barnwell's own transcription of the piece, in her ground-breaking publication Singing in the African American Tradition, was the first time these two versions have been brought together.
the Choral Project, Daniel Hughes, conductor [© all rights reserved]
CLICK HERE: See
and Hear
the Complete Score
or download a perusal copy: HERE
CLICK HERE: Read the Text or Poem
Translation
S i n n j e n g e m i t h a n d a z o
We are like this because of prayer
O m a m a b a g u d a l a , B a b e t h a n d a z a .
O our ancestors, they were praying
S i y a h a m b ’ e k u k a n y e n ' k w e n k o s ’,
We are marching in the light of God.
S i y a h a m b a , h a m b a ,
We are marching, marching,
S i y a h a m b ’ e k u k a n y e n ’ k w e n k o s ’.
We are marching in the light of God.
S i n n j e n g e m i t h a n d a z o
We are like this because of prayer
O m a m a b a g u d a l a , B a b e t h a n d a z a .
O our ancestors, they were praying
S i y a h a m b ’ e k u k a n y e n ' k w e n k o s ’,
We are marching in the light of God.
S i y a h a m b a , h a m b a ,
We are marching, marching,
S i y a h a m b ’ e k u k a n y e n ’ k w e n k o s ’.
We are marching in the light of God.
CLICK HERE: Choral Tracks (Practice made simple)
Babethandaza choral track bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Get more information and listen to samples HERE
Price: $49.99 (Each bundle is licensed to be used by up to 50 users)
Please adjust the quantity accordingly if you have more than 50 users.
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