voicing: SSA | catalog number: SBMP1781 | duration: 2'52 | price: $2.90
accompaniment: drum, shaker
INSTRUMENT PART: percussion - FREE Download

Translated as “Let’s sing with Joy!”, here is another cheerful original by Kenyan composer Robert Jim Begisen for treble choirs, a cappella, with optional percussion. Written in Swahili, and complete with a phonetic pronunciation guide and translation. Perfect for holiday concerts or any time of year, this piece is great fun and quick to learn. This works well with treble choirs of all levels and sizes.


performance by: University of Arkansas Treble Chorus - John Kimita Njenga, 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
Tuimbe – Let’s sing
Furaha - Joy
Amezaliwa/kazaliwa – Is born
Yesu - Jesus
Mkombozi/Mwokozi - Savior
Dunia – Earth (“Duniani” – on earth) Amani - Peace
Malaika – Angle(s)
Washerekea – They are rejoicing Mbinguni- In heaven

CLICK HERE: Choral Tracks (Practice made simple)

Tuimbe Kwa Furaha 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. Please note that the choral score is not included in the bundle and needs to be ordered separately.

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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"Tuimbe Kwa Furaha is a lively and engaging Swahili Christmas song that draws on Kenyan rhythmic traditions while embodying the egalitarian aesthetic of call-and-response. Its catchy, memorable melodic motif encourages simple body movement and participatory performance. The text-setting reflects Swahili’s open vowel system and accessible consonant patterns, making the lyrics easy to pronounce and inviting for non–Swahili speakers. Together, these elements position the song as an effective communal piece that balances cultural specificity with broad pedagogical and performative appeal on a universal and festive theme of Christmas."
review by: Professor David Akombo, San Diego, CA - USA

Featured on the following reading sessions
2025 | CASMEC High School Reading Session
2024 | OCDA Summer Conference Reading Session
2024 | Univ of SD Choral Directors Institute, Dr. Jeffrey Murdock, Conductor, 6/26-28
2024 | Missouri Choral Directors Reading Session, Middle School, Karen Kaibel, Conductor, 7/19