Ikhon'indawa
( There is a place that is known )
( Ikhon'indawe dum' izwe lonke )
Edition
Number of pages :
5
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
2004
ISMN/ISBN :
1587768232
Description
Text in:
Zulu
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Secular ; Call and response
Mood of the piece:
joyous ; rhythmic
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
A major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Origin:
South Africa
Musicological Sources:
A popular song that took South Africa by storm in the 1990s. Teh original versin came out of the squatters camps. The song implies that although people live a hard life, they still manage to be happy, and have some pride of place. Singers can substitut