Today we are featuring something a little different… 15 songs that take you to Africa. Songs that remind us of Africa and South Africa’s heritage, of films and of our dreams. Each one carries a positive message and we’ve kept the song choices groovy to ensure that you’ll want to sing along.
Most of the songs are sung by famous artists and you may know each one, even so, give it a listen and see what feelings the song stirs in you. For those that you don’t know, listen and let us know if you like it, let us know your favourites and please let us know which songs you would like us to add to this list…
This morning we had our first rains at Londolozi after a long dry spell – a good reason to want to sing!
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens
Under African Skies by Paul Simon and Miriam Makeba
African Dream by Vicky Sampson
Shosholoza by Ipi Ntombi
The Click Song by Miriam Makeba
Africa by Toto
Scaterlings of Africa by Johnny Clegg
N’Kosi Sikeleli, the South African National Anthem, by Paul Simon, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Miriam Makeba
Homeless by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Special Star by Mango Groove
Mama Themba’s Wedding by Margaret Singana
World in Union by PJ Powers and Ladysmith Black Mamboza
The Circle of Life by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M
Khumbaya by the Soweto Gospel Choir
Song compilation by Kate Collins, Londolozi Blog Editor
What a great idea. Please consider doing this again sometime in the future.
Awesome Kate. Love this blog. Makes me so proud to be African.
Thanks Kate! We will use this set list for our upcoming Safari Sarasota fundraiser for the Good Work Foundation!
I am so pleased! 🙂 Thinking of you for this event – I am sure it will be a great success.
Have all but 3 on my iPod. ipi’ntombi was our ‘traveling’ music in the 80s …. cassette of the whole production in the tape deck…and off we’d go to explore South Africa in a VW Beetle
Such wonderful memories! I am sure you must be getting very excited for your visit to Londolozi 🙂
Thanks Kate what an awesome idea. My suggestion is to add this song: Coldplay – Paradise (Peponi) African Style (ft. guest artist, Alex Boye) – ThePianoGuys.
http://youtu.be/Cgovv8jWETM
Hi Frank, I love that song, good choice! I will make sure to add that to our future song playlist. Thanks so much.
What a wonderful blog. Some of these gave me goosebumps.. Please do this again..Such beautiful music. Thank you!
Thank you Kate – a great selection evoking the most special memories and feelings.
Fantastic, we’ll save all these and play them on our flight to SA and look forward to meeting you all again on the 13th Nov.
Great blog Kate and I loved your selection…all great songs. My favourite is Vicky Sampson’s African Dream but they’re all really fantastic.
Wonderful music, thank you. Sipho Gumede – Faces and Places and Amampondo – Uyandibiza were our favorite songs while we were traveling through Africa. Looking forward to your next music blog