Africa Celebrates

1. IN PRAISE OF BROTHERLY LOVE
Featuring Portia Malapane The beauty and wholesomeness fraternity likened to the anointment of Aaron, with aromatic oil flowing from his head down his beard and robes to his feet – brotherly love is resplendent with lingering aroma.

2. NDZALO
Featuring Tinyiko Bevula Extolling hard work, this song proclaims that success is a function of dedication and diligence; that successful nations are known for their purposeful diligence and unwavering sense of duty and accomplishment.

3. MINTIRHO YA VULAVULA
Featuring Joy Seerane, Paulina Moningi, David Kgomo & Mandlenkosi Mnisi Deeds speak and communicate in a universal language that is understood by everyone.

4. SWIDYONDZEKI
Featuring Khenso Khosa, Paulina Moningi, David Kgomo & Mandlenkosi Mnisi This is a graduation piece, rivalling Gaudeamus Igitur, the classic age-old graduation march. Swidyondzeki is easily an adequate African response to the popular Latin song, in message, in gravitas and in its musicality.

5. AFRICA DZONGA
Featuring Tinyiko Bevula & Portia Malapane South Africa (perceived in a democratic context) - worthy of being celebrated.

6. KU SASEKA KA TINYELETI
Featuring Khenso Khosa & Paulina Moningi, accompanied by the Mkhuhlu Chorale “The Glittering Beauty of the Stars” - the glorious sun, bright moon and glittering stars in the South African sky manifest the holiness and greatness of God.

7. MOON OF THE NIGHT
Featuring Tinyiko Bevula Key lessons on the vicissitudes of human life.

8.LISTENING TO THE BIRDS
Featuring Portia Malapane & David Kgomo A yearning for solitude, for resonance with nature through the singing of birds, and then to convey this message to humanity.

9.XA NKOKA I MUNHU
Featuring Joy Seerane & Portia Malapane Respect God, also respect the human being who is created in God’s image. Humankind is infinitely more important than any material wealth.

10. MUPONISI, YESU WANGA
Featuring David Kgomo Jesus, my Saviour. I thank you, hallelujah, amen. Son of God you came to the world to save me from the devil and death. I am now saved and fear nothing.

11. AFRICA RHANGELA
Featuring Khenso Khosa Based on a book of the same title by Dr Reuel J Khoza, this song exhorts Africa to stake their claim on global leadership based on Ubuntu / African Humanism. It is emphatic that Africans should not be reticent but be so bold as to summit Mount Kilimanjaro to proclaim to all and sundry: Africa Tivule!

12. THE LORD’S PRAYER
Featuring Joy Seerane The Lord’s Prayer as taught by Jesus Christ.

13. WE CELEBRATE
Featuring Khenso Khosa, Paulina Moningi, Tinyiko Bevula & Mandlenkosi Mnisi This is a celebration of milestones in South Africa’s liberation odyssey: the 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings to demand freedom; the June 1976 Soweto Youth Revolt against Apartheid and Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, and the much acclaimed RSA Constitution. “Bravo to comrades of the struggle!” the song proclaims.

14. NTWANANO
Featuring Portia Malapane The value of harmony and cooperation in families, communities and nations.

15. HI FANELE KU RHANDZANA
Featuring Joy Seerane & Paulina Moningi We need to love one another. Unless we do that all is in vain. So says the book of God.

16. TINSIMU TA NTSAKO
Featuring Khenso Khosa & David Kgomo This is a wedding song, in admiration of the bride and the groom, inviting the community to applaud and celebrate.

17. YEHOVHA I MURISI WA MINA
Featuring Portia Malapane The Lord is My Shepherd, Psalm 23.

18. IF YOU WORK HARD
Featuring Portia Malapane & David Kgomo Commending industrious and diligent application.

19. MI YA VA RUNGULA
Featuring Joy Seerane & David Kgomo Convey our best wishes and kindest regards; a typical bon voyage to beloved guests.

20. VUNYINGI BYA VAKUTSURIWA
Featuring Portia Malapane Multitudes of the saved, dressed in white, glorifying Jehovah.

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