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Shosholoza
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Mixed Percussion Alto Trombone, B-Flat Tuba, B-Flat trombone, B-flat Trombone T.C., B-flat Tuba B.C., B-flat Tuba T.C., Baritone Horn TC, Baritone Horn TC/Euphonium, Baritone T.C., Baritone/Euphonium (TC), Bass Trombone, Bass Trombone/Tuba, C Tuba, Cornet, E-Flat Cornet, E-Flat Tenor Horn, E-Flat Tuba TC, E-flat Cornet, Eb Tenor Horn, Eb Tuba T.C., Euphonium, Euphonium T.C./B.C., F Tuba, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion I, Percussion II, Percussion Instrument, Percussion Instruments, Tenor Horn, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1609318
Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Max Stannard. This edition: pdf. Patriotic, Spiritual, Traditional. Brass Band. 51 pages. Max Stannard Music #1179180. Published by Max Stannard Music (A0.1609318)."Shosholoza" is an Nguni song that was sung by the mixed tribes of gold miners in South Africa. It is a mix of Zulu and Ndebele words, and can have various other South African languages thrown in depending on the singers. It was sung by all-male African workers that were performing rhythmical manual labour in the South African mines in a call and response style. The song is so popular in South African culture that it is often referred to as South Africa's second national anthem.
The late former South African President Nelson Mandela described how he sang Shosholoza as he worked during his imprisonment on Robben Island. He described it as "a song that compares the apartheid struggle to the motion of an oncoming train" and went on to explain that "the singing made the work lighter". The song gained further popularity after South Africa won the 1995 Rugby World Cup and is a favourite at sport events in South Africa. It was sung by the then Talk Radio 702 Breakfast Show co-host Dan Moyane. The South African a cappella group Overtone recorded the song for director Clint Eastwood's movie Invictus (2009). The song was also sung by the South African football team as they came onto the field of play to open the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
This arrangement is a lively addition to your concert programme and was originally arranged to support the Brass For Africa 100 mile cycle in 2017.
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