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Cape Town Youth Choir - Emarabini
Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Emarabini"
Conductor: Leon Starker
Arr. Leon Starker
Soloists: Kate Farquharson & Hlumelo Marepula
Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoo... moreCape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu): "Emarabini"
Conductor: Leon Starker
Arr. Leon Starker
Soloists: Kate Farquharson & Hlumelo Marepula
Performed at Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Cape Town (16th July 2013) in a joint concert with the Whiffenpoofs of Yale
Emarabini
South African Traditional
"This is a traditional Xhosa song about an orphan. The song asks "who will look after this child, for it is truly without parents?" Emarabini is sung with a new meaning today as South Africa's orphan population continues to increase due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The feeling behind this song is driven by a sense of hope rather than despair; as it was sung to win past struggles, it is now sung to overcome present struggles as well."
Program notes from "Up To Our Ears" on http://listentolydia.wordpress.com/
Website: www.ctyc.co.za
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTownYouthChoir
Twitter: @capetownchoir
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