Shosholoza
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Accompanying drum pattern: "Hey, You, How you Doin"
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Text/translation • Language: Zulu & Ndebele
Shosholoza (Move quickly)
Ku lezontaba (across the mountains)
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa (Train from South Africa)
Wen' uyabaleka (You are running quicky)
Ku lezontaba (across the mountains)
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa (Train from South Africa)
Spoken Text
Performance of Soprano part only
Performance of Alto part only
Performance of Tenor part only
Performance of Bass part only
Video of all four parts with choreography
A slightly different version as taught by the Drakensberg Boys Choir (South Africa)
Accompanying drum pattern: "Hey, You, How you Doin"
Click here for drum pattern demonstrations
Text/translation • Language: Zulu & Ndebele
Shosholoza (Move quickly)
Ku lezontaba (across the mountains)
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa (Train from South Africa)
Wen' uyabaleka (You are running quicky)
Ku lezontaba (across the mountains)
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa (Train from South Africa)
Spoken Text
Performance of Soprano part only
Performance of Alto part only
Performance of Tenor part only
Performance of Bass part only
Video of all four parts with choreography
A slightly different version as taught by the Drakensberg Boys Choir (South Africa)