Africa Tivule Instrumental

1. NEW AFRICA

This song depicts Africa in a state of peace and harmony, and invites humanity to join in celebrating this

2. VUMUNHU BYA AFRICA

The ‘Ubuntu’ or Humanism of Africa is extolled, predicated on the ontological precept of Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (I am because you are, you are because we are). Interdependency is viewed as central to human life, surpassing any notion of independence. The lyrics are distilled from Reuel J Khoza’s extensive writings

3. XA NKOKA I MUNHU

Respect God, also respect the human being who is created in God’s image. Humankind is infinitely more important than any material wealth

4. OUR SOUTH AFRICAN DREAM

A joyful anthem celebrating unity in diversity

5. LIMPOPO

Replete with nation-building messages, this song exhorts the six ethnic groups (Pedis, Vendas, Tsongas, Afrikaners, English and Indians) resident in the Limpopo Province to come together to extol its beauty and celebrate the wealth of the minerals, tourist attractions, fauna and flora that it possesses

6. SWIDYONDZEKI (GRADUATES / THE LEARNED)

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

7. XIMBHEMBHE (THE DELUGE)

This song is about a deluge and the damage it brings in its wake; whilst it brings to life various species of frogs, some of which provide relish to the elderly. Impressively onomatopoeic of a short heavy downpour and what follows

8. WE CELEBRATE

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

9. VUTIVI (KNOWLEDGE)

Knowledge is acknowledged as power, education as an arsenal to fight life’s wars and rise to its challenges. The fountain of knowledge as books from which flow sustenance, wealth, rejuvenation and wisdom

10. TINTSHAVA TA DRAKENSBERG (THE DRAKENSBERG MOUNTAINS)

This song appreciates the breathtaking beauty of the Drakensberg, one of South Africa’s mountain ranges, so magnificent that beholding it purifies the soul

11. TINSIMU TA NTSAKO (SONGS OF JOY)

This is a wedding song, in admiration of the bride and the groom, inviting the community to applaud and celebrate

12. A SERVICE FOLK SONG

Service to society or the nation is lauded as the ultimate responsibility for everyone, starting with the dog (man’s best friend), through to the mother, the hunter, the soldier, the manager, the leader, the King and even corporations

13. HI CINELA NKHUVO (WE ARE DANCING FOR THE WEDDING FEAST)

This piece celebrates a wedding with fanfare, appreciation and jubilation

14. MATI (WATER)

This song artistically and very persuasively drives home the indispensability of water to humanity, fauna and flora

15. KHOMBO RA AIDS (THE DANGER OF AIDS)

Composed at the height of the AIDS Scourge, this song is a stern warning against sexual laxity and promiscuity. It gives advice on the need for HIV testing and informs society that this dread disease is now containable to being a health condition and not an illness as such. The conductor for this album, Thabe Matsebatlela, composed an additional passage included in this recording

16. NYANDAYEYE! (PLEASE HELP!)

This is a cry for help against a lion attack on a cattle kraal in the village: Brave men armed to the teeth came to the rescue, whilst cowardly men hid indoors with women and children, thereby attracting the searing derision of the villagers, particularly women, who cherish bravery

17. NDZALO (BOUNTIFUL HARVEST)

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

18. NGHUNGHUNYANA (SUPREME KING OF THE VATSONGA-MACHANGANA NATION)

This delightful narrative of the Vatsonga-Machangana national history provides a resounding answer to the question of who their King is, tracing their royal genealogy and emphatically celebrating Nghunghunyana as their indisputable King, and his progeny as paramount royal successors

19. NSUSUMETO WA VURHANGERI (THE LEADERSHIP MOTIF)

This song narrates what purpose-driven leadership is perceived as from an African Humanistic vantage point. It enunciates the various character traits that include integrity, probity, vision and courage

20. AFRICA RHANGELA (LET AFRICA LEAD)

Based on a book of the same title by Dr RJ 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!