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Ubuntu! Harambee! More Songs of South Africa and Kenya 
Presentation Materials

Here are the texts/translations, spoken texts, and sound files for my presentation at the Michigan Music Conference on January 24, 2015.
Presenters: Joshua Palkki & Christina Sisson
Section Leaders: Logan Jones, Alina Tamborini, Jessica Glaser, Haley Schmidt, Zack Lindquist, Duncan Cooper


Video of the whole session (shot and edited by Haley Schmidt)
  • Angoya [circle game] (Kenya) 
  • Zulu prayer (South Africa) – SATB 
  • Kwangena Thina bo (South Africa) –SATB
  • I want [circle game] (Kenya) – spoken
  • Video: Drumming Basics with Christina Sisson

Printed material referenced
Three South African Songs, Volume I
Khululu Imbadada, Kwangena Thina bo, Shosholoza
arranged by Steven Fisher
SATB
Colla Voce 43-96840


Recommended drum supplier: 
Djembe Drums & Skins


Contact info:
Joshua Palkki • josh.palkki@gmail.com
Christina Sisson • eggplnt@gmail.com


Here are the texts/translations, spoken texts, and sound files for my presentation at the Michigan Music Conference on January 17, 2014.

Presenters: Joshua Palkki & Christina Smith
Section Leaders: Stephanie Duve, Jessica Glaser, Zack Lindquist, Duncan Cooper

Click here for a video of the presentation
Click here for the Keynote slides used in the presentation
Click here for the drumming patterns used in the presentation (modeled by Christina Smith)
  • Kamares [circle game] (Kenya) – chant
  • Khululu Imbadada (South Africa) -SATB
  • Twaingia (Kenya) - unison
  • Azippi Supper (Kenya) –unison
  • Shosholoza (South Africa) – SATB

Printed material referenced

Three South African Songs, Volume I
Khululu Imbadada, Kwangena Thina bo, Shosholoza
arranged by Steven Fisher
SATB

Colla Voce 43-96840

Contact info:
Joshua Palkki • josh.palkki@gmail.com
Christina Smith • eggplnt@gmail.com


Articles referenced
Abril, C. R. (2006). Music that Represents Culture: Selecting Music with Integrity. Music Educators Journal, 93(1), 38-45.

Goetze, M. (2000). Challenges of Performing Diverse Cultural Music. Music Educators Journal, 87(1), 23-25.

Joseph, D. Y. (2003). Cross cultural engagement: teaching African music to Australian students. In Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Music Education Research (pp. 142-147). Department of Creative Arts, The Hong Kong Institute of Education.


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