The Folk Rhythm Volume II: South African Folk, Church & Protest Songs (cdr + dvd)

CDR with pdf book/mp3s + DVD
Edited by Matlakala Bopape & Patty Cuyler
Northern Harmony Publishing Company, 2004

The Folk Rhythm II set includes a CDR with a book with 17 scores as a printable pdf file,accompanied by audio files and a teaching DVD to guide choruses toward an “authentic” sound. Audio files include pronunciation tracks, individual parts & full performance mp3s for each of the songs. The instructional DVD includes dance instruction and performances of all the songs.

Book includes an introduction with guides to pronunciation and an explanation of tonic sol-fa notation plus scores to 17 traditional folk, church and protest songs.

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Songs in this volume:

1. Besuka
2. Di bulegile dikgoro
3. Ga gona ya swanang le Jesu
4. Matsogong (Ke bea bophelo byaka)
5. Melo yelo
6. Merako ya Jeriko
7. Mmatswale
8. Morabaraba
9. Moratiwa waka
10. Noyana
11. Sebakanyana
12. Tate modimo yo maatla
13. Thaba chueu
14. Thato ya gao
15. Tonic solf-fa/Dibini
16. Verwoerd
17. South African National Anthem