"Famine Song" by VIDA, arr. Matthew Culloton. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Direc...  more"Famine Song" by VIDA, arr. Matthew Culloton. Recorded live on Friday, May 16, 2014, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Performed by the Chamber Singers ensemble of the Girl Choir of South Florida. Artistic Director: Wallis Peterson. Written by the women's quartet VIDA and inspired by the stories of Sudanese basket weavers who expressed the pain and hope experienced by those in the famine of the 1980s. Ease my spirit Ease my soul Please free my hands from this barren soil Ease my mother Ease my child Earth and sky be reconciled Rain Weave my mother Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Weave my mother Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Under the sun comes the hunger to everyone Famine's teeth Famine's claws On the sands of Africa Rain Weave my mother Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Weave my mother Weave my child Weave your baskets of rushes wild Rain  less

2002 Festa Musicale Olomouc, Czech Republic

A Song From the Luhya tribe found in the western part of Kenya. Asio is an initiation Song that is sung during the ceremonies when young boys make the transition into adulthood and are now considered the warriors, protectors, and future leaders of the c...  moreA Song From the Luhya tribe found in the western part of Kenya. Asio is an initiation Song that is sung during the ceremonies when young boys make the transition into adulthood and are now considered the warriors, protectors, and future leaders of the community. This rendition by the Kenyan Boys Choir; Drums: Henry Wekesa Wanjala ( www.instagram.com/wekesahw ) Solo: Christopher Mukhovi ( www.instagram.com/krismuk ) Singers: Alvin Kadaji ( www.twitter.com/alvinkadaji ) Erick Kyama ( www.instagram.com/erickyama ) Lawrence Barasa ( www.instagram.com/lawrencebarasa ) Kenneth Gikuiyu ( www.instagram.com/kuiyuofficial ) Smith Milongo ( www.instagram.com/smith_hems ) Kelvin Mahasi ( www.instagram.com/k_mahac ) Bernard Agwanda ( www.instagram.com/agwandabena ) David Rombo ( www.instagram.com/dayvogram ) Charles Murage ( www.instagram.com/ragz2beechez )  less

A Song from the Copper Family of Rottingdean, Sussex, UK. The Copper family have been singing in this distinctive, English southern harmony style for over 200 years. The family has lived there since at least 16th C. Song is also known as "Sorrows away". T...  moreA Song from the Copper Family of Rottingdean, Sussex, UK. The Copper family have been singing in this distinctive, English southern harmony style for over 200 years. The family has lived there since at least 16th C. Song is also known as "Sorrows away". This version is based on an arrangement by The Poozies. This concert was the culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all Songs are taught and learnt by ear. Usually eight Songs are learnt in six two-hour sessions and in the winter are performed at St. Peters by the Waterfront, Ipswich. http://chrisrowbury.com  less

DOBRO JUTRO MAMICA za visoke glasove (SSAA) brez spremljave št. 1 iz cikla: DVE O SLOVESU slovenska ljudska iz Zagorice v Dobrepolju prir. Andrej Makor (roj. 1987) Posvetilo: Ani Erčulj in vokalni skupini Gallina Ljubljana, 11. maj 2012 POSNE...  moreDOBRO JUTRO MAMICA za visoke glasove (SSAA) brez spremljave št. 1 iz cikla: DVE O SLOVESU slovenska ljudska iz Zagorice v Dobrepolju prir. Andrej Makor (roj. 1987) Posvetilo: Ani Erčulj in vokalni skupini Gallina Ljubljana, 11. maj 2012 POSNETEK in IZVAJALCI: V ŽIVO Vokalna skupina GALLINA Ana Erčulj, umetniško vodstvo Uporabljeno z dovoljenjem. NOTE: AS 33.183/011 http://www.astrum.si/view_product.php?product=M4AF42T&cat_id=75 Music Copyright: (C) 2013 by ASTRUM Music Publications, Slovenia-Europe Sound Recording: (P) 2013 by VS Gallina & Ana Erčulj / Used by permission / Uporabljeno z dovoljenjem. Izvajalčev kontakt: https://sl-si.facebook.com/pages/Vokalna-skupina-Gallina/174179372664065 NAROČILA: www.astrum.si  less

Celtic Celebration Concert Feb. 15, 2014 Conductor Syd Birrell soloist Ev. Brooks

One performance from a fantastic day singing at various locations around Bristol's harbour side. Part of Bristol's very own Festival of Song 2013 http://www.festivalofSong.org.uk/home/

A medley of Nepali Diwali Festival Songs from the Darjeeling District, Himalayas, India for SATB and Maadal Music and Text : Devraj Rai, Ranjan Rai Arr. Virgil Sequeira The first Song is Bahilini - girls move around carol singing at the festival...  moreA medley of Nepali Diwali Festival Songs from the Darjeeling District, Himalayas, India for SATB and Maadal Music and Text : Devraj Rai, Ranjan Rai Arr. Virgil Sequeira The first Song is Bahilini - girls move around carol singing at the festival of the Cow. The second Song is Deusuray - boys move around carol singing at the festival of the Bull. Both from Diwali, the festival of Lights. The piece is about the festival, its ceremonies, the beauty of the surroundings and blessings to the house in whose porch the carolers sing. Percussion: Engelhardt #Unaeb (Namibia) Maadal: Virgil Sequeira Recorded on the Singers of United Lands 2012 Tour of USA, Canada, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe Performed by: Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, LA, USA March 2012  less

The earliest known version of Cockles and Mussels was published in London in 1884 by Francis Brothers and Day. The Song is there described as "a comic Song" written and composed by James Yorkston (of Scotland) and arranged by Edmund Forman. Because it is ...  moreThe earliest known version of Cockles and Mussels was published in London in 1884 by Francis Brothers and Day. The Song is there described as "a comic Song" written and composed by James Yorkston (of Scotland) and arranged by Edmund Forman. Because it is noted as printed with permission of an Edinburgh firm, there was clearly an earlier version. Although the Song is the unofficial anthem of Dublin and generally regarded as Irish, it was, in fact, written by a Scotsman. This outdoor performance was the culmination of a six-week project which creates a choir from scratch for one night only. Each winter and summer, Chris Rowbury gathers a random bunch of singers from in and around Ipswich. There are no auditions and all Songs are taught and learnt by ear. Usually eight Songs are learnt in six two-hour sessions and in the summer are performed outdoors near Ipswich. http://chrisrowbury.com  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In my series of posts on How to deal with Song lyrics a few weeks back, I said that I believe that Song lyrics are stored in a different part of the brain ...