Amabhayisikili

(Bicycles)

( Ngo nineteen forty kwela Marabi sigibel'a amabhay'sikili. )

Arr.: Eyk, Ellen van [ South Africa ]

Edition
Published by , 2001 ; in Choral Music from South Africa Volume 1 (79 p.)
Number of pages : 3
Editor or author of the restitution: Human, René Irené
Type of material: Choral score with piano for rehearsal only ; Solfa notation included
Copyright : 2001
ISMN/ISBN : 0620277327
 
Description
Text in: Zulu
Epoque: 20th century
Genre-Style-Form: Traditional ; Secular
Mood of the piece: cheerful ; happy
Type of Choir: SSA  (3 equal voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: A flat major
Duration: 1.5 min.
Origin: South Africa
Comment(s): Video with dance movements available at the publisher!Kwela Marabi refers to Marabastad of the 1940's, during the years of Apartheid. In 1940 they rode bicycles in Marabastad. The Black people were oppressed and the only way they could express their fee