Thanks for the comments everyone! I've always been very proud of this piece... even more than Baba Yetu, Sogno di Volare, and some of my better known ones. And conducting the final few minutes is a total blast. :)
Merci d'exister. Vous faites parti des gens qui à travers leurs créations me rendent fier d'appartenir à l'humanité. Je rêve de pouvoir un jour venir voir un de vos concerts... Come to France !
Baba Yetu is the song in the language from the place where humankind initially evolved from, the so-called "Cradle of Life." I think that should qualify as the anthem of humanity.
@@christian_swjy I surely would die of excess of joy when i hear it, i just cannot wait!!! Also my dream is to listen to him live in my country Colombia because i cannot travel to other countries without ending poor ;( I just discovered him a few days ago but he has become my favorite composer, musician and conductor ever!!! God bless him always!!! i will try to work hard so someday i can have the honor and privilege of atending a concert of him!
It's been scientifically proven that if you run as fast as possible while this song is played at deafening volume nothing can stop you from achieving your dreams.
I'm a ugandan from the Langi tribe in the northern region of Uganda 🇺🇬, this creative work of art was done in my local language, I got goosebumps when I saw different races chant in our language, the music was so enthusiastic..thanks alot Mr. Christopher Tin for putting us out there. We are so proud, my whole family had to listen to it as many times as we could.
This is why the idea of Cultural Appropriation makes me so crazy. American composer with ancestry from Hong Kong, language and melody from Uganda, played on instruments from the Western European tradition and sung by a mixed group of singers that are just happy to produce beauty. It doesn't matter where it all comes from. It pulls together in an incredible piece that EVERYONE EVERWHERE enjoys. It takes the best from all these places and brings something to the Earth that is uplifting, rejuvenating, and glorious. Thank you for your talent Christopher Tin! I teach middle-high school choir and show this to my students as inspiration on what kinds of sounds are possible.
Cultural appropriation is taking something from a culture different than your own and not giving credit and not being respectful. This piece is the exact opposite; this is cultural appreciation at its finest.
@@JustDuck82agreed!!!! when you include the actual PEOPLE in the creative process you engage with different cultures and bring it all into one creative venture... if the entire creative venture is using cultural material without actually meaningfully engaging with the people that MAKE that culture, THAT'S appropriating another culture... but all in all, the point of thinking of issues like these isn't about bringing shame, as OP implies, it's about the importance of meaningfully including voices from different backgrounds in order to make something beatuiful :)
Hear Hear!. 🎉. Me personally. I typically ignore all those cultural appropriation squawkers. They tend to like to make noise over things they don't even have ownership of. Most cultures appreciate others appreciating their culture 😊
A folk song that used to be sang by our great grand parents during drought to get rain. My late Grandma used to sing this to us as a little girl. So proud to hear it beautifully performed
I am Luo speaking from Uganda's Lango tribe... This piece reminded me of parts of our culture that has been lost. Wording and pronunciation accurate. I remember my grandmother using some of these words Bolden's voice. Magnificent. Suits the song perfectly.
Now you understand what the mzungu's borders placed on our lands destroyed. It separated pple of same cultures and tribes. This is why former President Uhuru was so passionate about removing these borders and uniting pple again.
In my 32 years of life, I have never cried because of art. That changed today. Seeing someone with my skin tone, who looks like the men in my family at the head of an orchestral piece singing in an African language did it.
The song is a very powerful traditional prayer that are many centuries old from Lango people in Northern Uganda. Read my comments. You will know a little better why you cried.
@@cardiyansane1414 The language is Lango, a Luo dialect. The Lango are found in Northern Uganda. Luo is widely spoken in parts of South Sudan, Eastern DRC, Northern and Eastern Uganda, Western Kenya and parts of Tanzania. The Luo of Kenya is part of the bigger Luo people that include Acoli, Alur, Chope, Lango, Kumam, Padola, Luo of Kenya.
What this teaches us, is that you can produce a masterpiece, put it on the internet, and it'll take the world 4 to 6 year before discovering you. But once it's done, you'd better have a lot of good stuff already there. It's the case for this masterpiece trending on TikTok and Instagram Reels lately, and it's been the same for Ayushman the kid that sang "Lord I thank you for sunshine". I pray all the hard work you're doing get recognized one day by many more people than you could ever imagine. Love and warm affections to you all
Christopher Tan won the first Grammy ever given to a piece of score for a video game, Civilizations 4, in 2011 The internet has known about this man for a decade.
@@narcotica1411 I was obviously not talking about Christopher Tan as an individual, but about this song specifically. If classic music, and music lover generally surely know and have to know about him, it's not absolutely the same for everyone else, especially the younger generation more Instagrammy ok TikTok whatsoever. Moreover, I give a bit of context about Ashmunan to make my point. And here it is : Create great content consistently, one day more people will get to know you.
Beautiful! That's a Lango traditional song. It's sung when there's intense drought and people are praying for the rain to fall. The Lango is a Luo tribe in Northern Uganda.
I am a Lango. There are a few familiar words but if you hadn't mentioned it there's no way on earth I would have imagined that it is a Lango traditional song. It sounded more like Luo of Kenya or Ludama/Jopadhola. After reading your comment I had to put aside another 13 minutes 😂 while questioning my knowledge of my mother tongue every second that passed. Nonetheless, lovely piece it is.
I'm from Lebanon, I am listening to this as my country is getting destroyed. I am listening to this and finding peace in the words of another great people who the west has oppressed.
That's my mother language. Luo is a sweet language. A month ago this song was performed at cultural festival in Lira, a city in Northern Uganda by a group of beauty queens contesting for Miss Lango. It was sweet to hear it from home. Lango are among the Native speakers of Luo the language in the song.
It's so wild to me how I just don't know this language at all. There's a dialect/language in my small country of the Netherlands that has about 400.000 speakers (Frisian). Welsh has about 540.000, Scottish about 1.5 million, which is about the same as Luo. I never knew it existed before 5 minutes ago. Nor the huge amount of history it must have, or the culture of all it's people. It is such a beautiful language indeed, and I'm very grateful that I got to hear this.
As an (African) immigrant, that man's voice brings me home. It flooded me with memories I didn't know was so preciously hidden in my heart. I don't think I need to know what each word means. I am happy I was home for 13 minutes and 29 seconds. What a feeling! thank you so much for this
Yes! I am a white eastern European woman, who lives in Japan and have never ever properly heard any of African languages, and even I feel like home, like I have memories I shouldn't have. ❤
As another African immigrant, you have expressed exactly how I feel. The longing for rain, the calm before the storm, the disappointment when the expected rains don't eventuate, the joy when they do, and the satisfaction of a good crop realised. Above all, the rapidity of change in the vast landscape. It never really leaves you, and pieces like this just bring it all straight back. Thank you so much!
The lead singers both have gorgeous voices, but the male lead sent me to a different plane of existence. The soft notes that grew into a triumphant roar, so incredibly beautiful ❤️ I can't think of a time I have heard a more captivating voice
As a Luo from Uganda am so proud of this piece .. I feel every word and energy of the song in my own veins. Coz amongst my people when trouble comes it is referred to as a wind and for it to pass or to be overcome is a great feeling of victory
@@oyinade84 it's like saying a prayer that the bad time should go. Like reminiscing over how good things were before the current situation and asking that such a time should return.
I am a Nigerian and listening to this masterpiece on this very day 28th sept, 2024. And unforgettable experience. The instruments in this orchestra is a work of art. Bless you Christopher Tin.
I am not a religious person, but this is what I believe I would hear if I died and went straight to Heaven. I cannot even start to imagine how a human being was able to compose this. My country - Ukraine - is at war now, and I listen to this divine music at night, because it gives me the strength to go on. Thank you, Maestro.
The song calls upon young men, children, women and the elderly to rejoice because all is well!! You deserve this song! It's from a Luo tribe in northern Uganda!! The Langi greet you may peace reign in your country soon!
He just sang in my native language. I am so happy and teary at the same time. Such a beautiful and entrancing voice. The perfect song for the perfect voice 👌
Am proud to hear our language being used in singing not only in Luo's community but internationally Am proud to be a Luo from Kenya 🇰🇪 much love from this side 💞💞💞💞
BACK Here in NOVEMBER 2024 AGAIN.AND AGAIN. This piece has everything. Order then Chaos . It's just spiffingly excellent 👌🏿. There's meaning. The interception of choas and order is just marvellous ❤...
So this song was posted 4 years ago. What have I been doing? Wow. Just wow. I'm overwhelmed by a roller coaster of emotions watching this, even if I don't understand a single word that is being sang. Art is truly universal. God bless everyone that made this song possible. Cheers
This is Luo language done in Lang'o dialect! It begins with Kenyan/DRC/Tanzanian Paluo dialect and ends in Ugandan/South Sudan/Ethiopian dialect Myakwai dialect....
My wife and I are trying to have a child together through ivf. It has already been a difficult couple of years now which made me emotionally numb. Trying to stay strong for my wife whilest protecting myself from the struggles created a thick layer around my heart. Last week we had a miscariage and i couldn't cry anymore or have some other kind of emotion. Every now and then I come back to this masterpiece. It always manages to peel the layers away and frees my emotions. My own little desire the rain to fall. Beber.
For surely there is an end. In the name of Jesus, I decree an end to everything stealing your joy. The last disappointment will be the last. Before the end of this year, your joy will be full. Please ensure to share your testimony. Shalom.
Praying for an overflow of blessings in your life. So sorry that your going through this but I’m praying that you are blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby ❤
October 2024 and still going back for more! I really want to have it like listening for the very first time, incredible and bring tears to my eyes because it's so beautiful. I envy y'all who listening it for the first time. Male lead singer never fail to amaze me, he has soothest voice and suddenly roaring like a lion! Thank you, Christopher Tin
If you have this on repeat raise your hands up🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌😅😅😅. When I fall in love with a song, I feel sorry for the song because I do not have mercy on the song, I play it until it dies. I mean, “If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken and so die”…and since a song like this cannot die…it is up for a long journey on my device. Goodness mine, this is beautiful❤❤❤❤
The main guy singing has such a beautiful clear voice. Gives me goosebumps when he slowly climbs up to that high note. ugh. Definitely got this on repeat.
Whoever is that male soloist is, OH MY GOODNESS!!! His voice gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes! This piece is so passionate and uplifting, and exquisitely executed.
If you have ever experienced torrential rains, you will understand the flow of this music. It rises and falls like sounds of heavy rain on corrugated iron roof sheets. It’s so soothing, all you want to do is sleep and wake up in the sound of it❤
What a beautiful comment that embraces much of what I felt listening to this piece. The pride and gratitude to have experienced what ypu describe and this piece....wow
I can't hold back a tear from dropping. Hearing a song from Uganda sang on such a platform by non Africans did it for me. I landed on it this morning on Facebook and completely fell in love with it. Four years was when it released and that's how long it took me a Ugandan to even hear it. I think our media houses need some serious lessons. Thanks for this piece Mr. Christopher. At least I can hear the language.
It is sad that something this beautiful has taken so long to circulate!!! I have to agree that it is an amazing capturing of the language and the orchestration just further captures the beauty of it!!!
You can say that again.Our media focus on mundane issues.This was an opportunity to market Uganda and Africa,but what do they show,,violence,deaths and more violence on Tv,sad
I genuinely believe this is the picture definition of what humanity should be. Cultures from all over the world stood beside each other building something so beautiful. I think the reason I cry when i listen to this despite not knowing the culture (outside of the research I've done about the piece) is because this is what peace looks like. Someone said in the comments that if theres anything that we want aliens to see first its this and I completely agree. Christopher you have shown the world that humanity can be beautiful.
I was just moved emotionally and spiritually. I have no idea about semantics and please GOD clever people who decide for all of us will be moved also. I just feel love.
I sat in silence, viewing a minute TikTok version of this song, stunned and drawn to this joy coming through the clip of a performance. I came to RUclips for the full performance, and the restoration, joy and warmth that it has brought my soul is overwhelming. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. ❤️
Did i just watch an entire Disney movie in thirteen minutes? 🥰🥰 Oh the joy,the challenge,the betrayal, the adventure, the chase, the running through the wind, swinging in the trees, the first snow, the tears of father seeing his son returning home........the happy ending.
African music in orchestra is the combo we all needed. Masterfully crafted by Christopher Tin. And the male soloist is something else with his vocal runs.
@@PendoEntertainment1 In particular, it’s Lango. In Uganda and South Sudan we refer to them differently than in Kenya. There is Lango, Alur, Acholi, Shilluk, Anuak etc.
Nobody asked, but in no particular order, these are things I love about being able to watch this performance: 1. The soloists are incredible - the power in their voices really shines and that bit at the climax where they sing simultaneously for the first time is SO good! They blend so well, and clearly make a great team. 2. The little exchanges and glances between the conductor and the soloists - you look like you're having so much fun in general but I love being able to see that you're about to bring in a soloist for their next bit by watching your eyeline and expressions. 3. The percussionist who pops up with a new instrument every five minutes with a plain expression like it's nothing, in a way that kind of reminds me of a bugs bunny sketch? He's clearly very good at what he does, and I know percussionists generally do have to play multiple instruments in a piece, but this one in particular makes me smile.
I get goosebumps every time I listen to this masterpiece, just incredible. The only thing: Can we please, PLEASE get this Version with Jimmer Bolden on spotify??? The spotify version is allready great but this rexording is the real masterpiece!!!❤
I have JUST discovered THIS MASTERPIECE (from a short clip on Instagram, I HAD to get the full version)! I don't do much chorals or Opera (sadly I know... ) But This gave Goosebumps and Shivers during 13min and brought emotions. I now NEED to see a Choral Live ! It is a MUST. Mister Christopher Tin thank you for those amazing shows, songs, Chorals. You have made a new fan right now. 🙏🏾
Oh yes!! You are in for such a treat if you go to a live performance! Something about being in the room, the way the notes sound in the room acoustics, the showmanship…i hope you love it! Please share your experience ❤
Whenever the lead soloist opens his mouth, my soul soars everywhere. When I watched this on Instagram reels, my eyes purged out emotions that I could not explain. This is a powerful piece 👏 thank you Chris.
Maestro Tin, thank you for changing the world. Yes, it took 4+ years for this piece to become rediscovered into the mainstream…but it’s because the world needs it now, more than ever.
Dear Christopher, Thank you. I've been struggling with depression for so long, I forgot what it feels like to be alive. This song helped me remember. Thank you for reminding me why I should keep going. You have a beautiful gift, touching people's hearts like this. God bless you
Look for beauty and your depression will be cured. Watch a documentary by Roger Scruton about why Beauty Matters. Everything around is ugly. Beauty is our connection to the divine, and ultimately, it’s uplifting in nature. Best of luck
You are not alone my friend I pray that you find meaning and don't lose hope, you are a beautiful and valuable soul richly woven into the tapestry of the universe and you have only begun to see your potential!
As a choir nerd I cannot believe I did not know about Mr. Tin, the sheer magnificence of this piece, his obvious talent and those remarkable soloists until this moment. My heart is full, my eyes are wet, my mind is awakened. Thank you. So happy we have modern technology to share with all the world. What a tragedy it would be to miss this!
If you have lived in the desert or lived through a drought, you will understand the sentiments of this prayer. Very moving very heartfelt. Kudos Christopher, Bravo Christopher.
I've been here since 2022 and have never left. What an extraordinary masterpiece ❤ Mr. Tin, you have changed lives. You have reached the soul, the spirit. What a journey to be able to do that.
As a ugandan🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 from the eastern part, I notice this as one of the languages spoken in nothern uganda and am so proud of this classical masterpeice, at the very end I couldn't hold my tears, what a musical archetecture! ❤❤
This is so beautiful, I come back and listen to it every few months after I found it. Even without understanding the language, this brings me to tears at the end (happy tears)
I'm not from Africa, I'm from the Caribbean I'm from African descent, this video speaks to something deeper than emotions. I felt it in my blood. It's odd I kept getting chills. Like I understood every word.
I am also from the Caribbean but of mixed race heritage. I had chills listening to this and as we are a very dry island and really have to conserve water, this could be about here. Very moving.
I stumbled across this due to an Instagram reel. I am so grateful! This song is so chillingly beautiful and it gives me all the feels. I wish I could personally thank everyone involved in the creation of this masterpiece for bringing such beauty to my life.
- Ok, so what crazy non-existent instrument do you want me to play this time, Chris? - So, it's basically a ceramic ball with hole in it. - (Jeez, why did I even asked..) Sure thing, Chris, sure thing...
I've watched a video from Christopher where there was a guy in the orchestra who was just banging small rocks together. Why the hell not? So awesome! Maybe it was this video?
Yeaah, it's me again. I just wanted to tell you that, after hearing this song for the first time, I developed this urge to randomly shout "WALOOOOYO YAMONIIIIII" while walking around the house. Kind of like a battle cry to tell the world "make way!!!". Luckily my aunt is deaf, so she can't hear me yelling. Too bad the dogs aren't 😂
I don't understand a word of this song, (I am Nigerian) but this song is mind blowing, heavenly, resonating, inexplicable, I don't have a word to describe it, it gives me the chills..😳.. A true master piece.. Thanks to the group 🥰🤩🤗
You do not need to understand what they are saying to truly feel the music - it sounds oxymoronic, but some things transcend when you can hear their voices and see their faces as they sing - pure joy
Augusta, I am of Luo Ancestry in East Africa - this master piece is in Luo and generally it is in reference to OVERCOMING THIS WIND/SEASON. Its powerful! Ugandan 🇺🇬 Kenyan 🇰🇪, Tz and S. Sudan 🇸🇩 Luo would understand most of the dialects in the song. Hope that helps a little.
Listening yet again...absolutely exquisite - and powerful! So proud to have been a part of this. Thank you for the opportunity Christopher Tin and Angel City Chorale!
Your voice is incredible! Sweet and powerful at the same time, i can't stop listenig to this piece mostly beacause of it! All of the people here seem happy to play and sing for this piece, and beacause we can realy feel that, it's so much special. I'm not the type of people who is easely mooved only by music, but realy my first time listenig to this i had my eyes full off tears! Being there in the audience must be something! Thanks for all those emotion, love from France!
It's been almost 3 years I keep coming back listening to this masterpiece and it never failed to give me chills! This is one of the most beautiful piece of art I've heard in my life:)
Thanks for the comments everyone! I've always been very proud of this piece... even more than Baba Yetu, Sogno di Volare, and some of my better known ones. And conducting the final few minutes is a total blast. :)
I'm very happy that you're so proud of it. Because I consider this one to be your best!
While I love Baba Yetu this one is definitely my favorite for the sheer amount of energy in it so you should definitely feel very proud of it.
This is my favourite - the sheer power of the song, contrasting the gentler sections is just incredible.
Merci d'exister. Vous faites parti des gens qui à travers leurs créations me rendent fier d'appartenir à l'humanité.
Je rêve de pouvoir un jour venir voir un de vos concerts... Come to France !
I too, hold this one the dearest. Youre amazing Chris!
This masterpiece has been here for 4 years..? Whoever decided to put it on Instagram and TikTok has done it justice and am grateful they did.
4 years? Wow! And to think I only just discovered it a few seconds ago through an Instagram reel.
@@Chacha355 haha... And there's another upload which I think is over seven years. An awesome discovery huh.
Agreed!
I know!
4 years and I just saw it first in TIKTOK
Like many others in the comments... I was brought to this by a 30 second instagram reel. I am so happy I discovered it. Brings tears to my eyes.
Me too
Likewise...never understand the power of shorts....
Same!!!!❤
Me too
With you on this. ❤
Who is here in October 2024 listening to this beautiful performance 🫶⭐️🫶
here☺️
Here i am❤
A truly heavenly piece
Never found a better version of this
I am here
Who is here on September 2024 listening to this masterpiece again
Me😊
Me 😍
I need to come back here at least once a week. Keeps me going, happy and grateful.
My friend just sent this to me the other day and I have to listen to it at least once every day since.
Me!!
Its AMAAAAZING!!
♥️♥️♥️♥️
If I could sing like that man I would never stop. Ordering food, talking to kids, everything.
😂 nice one
YUP - me too! Never stop!
Dokładnie. Jego głos to dar, iść przez życie ze śpiewem na ustach i w sercu. Jakie to piękne życie musi być ❤😊
Hahahaha😂😂😂😂
Welcome to Burger King, may I take your order?
WALOOOOOOO… *13 minutes 29 seconds later*
Ok, would you like fries with that?
Christopher Tin should compose the anthem of humanity.
Wasn't it Songo di Volare?
His next album is about that... Imagine, a whole album with songs dedicated to the human spirit
Baba Yetu is the song in the language from the place where humankind initially evolved from, the so-called "Cradle of Life." I think that should qualify as the anthem of humanity.
@@christian_swjy I surely would die of excess of joy when i hear it, i just cannot wait!!! Also my dream is to listen to him live in my country Colombia because i cannot travel to other countries without ending poor ;( I just discovered him a few days ago but he has become my favorite composer, musician and conductor ever!!! God bless him always!!! i will try to work hard so someday i can have the honor and privilege of atending a concert of him!
That is definitely BABA YETU
This has got to be my best discovery in 2023. Most soothing music I have experienced in weeks, Thanks Chris
Me too
Oh yes
Same
Beautiful
Same here
Who is here in August 2024 and WILL never leave ❤❤
Me............I'm not leaving ever❤❤❤❤
I am here, always coming back 😅❤
Am here again
Me...
Yes ❤❤❤❤❤
I come from Uganda, a country where this language is spoken, my Goodness, this is Heavenly.
What's the language called? 🤔 Swahili?
Goodness! I'm from Uganda too! Someone told me it's Lango. Another said it's acholi, not sure but I love the representation!
@@Vava-dg7pl Langi spoken by the Lango people. Part of the Luo.
This is a luo song. Spoken in Kenya, Nyanza parts of lake Victoria. I am luo
This is luo from Kenya.
It's been scientifically proven that if you run as fast as possible while this song is played at deafening volume nothing can stop you from achieving your dreams.
💕💗💓
I wanna be like you someday 😊
I think this is what I have been missing
😊
😂🥰 best comment!!!😂
youtube is the real mvp for not putting an ad on this masterpiece
😂😂😂thought so too
Who is here in November 2024❤❤❤❤❤
I am here
Greetings from Germany
🇩🇪❤
I'm here. Still emotional about it.
🇧🇷 me!
I love how Christoper Tin looks so genuinely happy while he's conducting the music. I wish I have a job that I can be happy at.
You will…………….….………….………………………………………………….……………………………not😂😂😂😂😂
Just kidding
You will find your passion at the correct time ❤
Same!!! 🤝❤
I also wish @rigel0611 has a job they can be happy at
@@ragnorinki Thanks
God that is one of the most beautiful tenors I’ve ever heard
Yes, he also sings beautifully 🥲
a thrill went down my spine when he sang
Jimmer Bolden. A voice strong as steel and smooth like silk.
Same, same. The piece and the singer are so well suited to each other
Amazing voice
I'm a ugandan from the Langi tribe in the northern region of Uganda 🇺🇬, this creative work of art was done in my local language, I got goosebumps when I saw different races chant in our language, the music was so enthusiastic..thanks alot Mr. Christopher Tin for putting us out there. We are so proud, my whole family had to listen to it as many times as we could.
Sounds like the Luo of Kenya. Wan wahero Koth ochwee
Same meaning.
Jambo Bwana 🙏
🙏
I could understand a bit of it, but wonder about the translation. Could you write it out?
I'm Luo from Kenya. It is beautiful.
There is only one race: humanity. We are all one.
This is why the idea of Cultural Appropriation makes me so crazy.
American composer with ancestry from Hong Kong, language and melody from Uganda, played on instruments from the Western European tradition and sung by a mixed group of singers that are just happy to produce beauty.
It doesn't matter where it all comes from. It pulls together in an incredible piece that EVERYONE EVERWHERE enjoys. It takes the best from all these places and brings something to the Earth that is uplifting, rejuvenating, and glorious. Thank you for your talent Christopher Tin! I teach middle-high school choir and show this to my students as inspiration on what kinds of sounds are possible.
Cultural appropriation is taking something from a culture different than your own and not giving credit and not being respectful. This piece is the exact opposite; this is cultural appreciation at its finest.
@@JustDuck82agreed!!!! when you include the actual PEOPLE in the creative process you engage with different cultures and bring it all into one creative venture... if the entire creative venture is using cultural material without actually meaningfully engaging with the people that MAKE that culture, THAT'S appropriating another culture... but all in all, the point of thinking of issues like these isn't about bringing shame, as OP implies, it's about the importance of meaningfully including voices from different backgrounds in order to make something beatuiful :)
Thank you for this clarification. I gope the original poster sees this and changes their underatanding of the term@JustDuck82
Ugandans love it
Hear Hear!. 🎉. Me personally. I typically ignore all those cultural appropriation squawkers. They tend to like to make noise over things they don't even have ownership of. Most cultures appreciate others appreciating their culture 😊
A folk song that used to be sang by our great grand parents during drought to get rain. My late Grandma used to sing this to us as a little girl. So proud to hear it beautifully performed
Original Composition. A seasoned traditional Soloist.🙏🏿Kudos
I heard it’s lango from Lira Uganda, is it true?
It’s sounds much like a song from the luo community in Kenya
Thats so cool and amazing!
@@letabaron.e7042 yes it's true
I am Luo speaking from Uganda's Lango tribe... This piece reminded me of parts of our culture that has been lost. Wording and pronunciation accurate. I remember my grandmother using some of these words
Bolden's voice. Magnificent. Suits the song perfectly.
Now you understand what the mzungu's borders placed on our lands destroyed. It separated pple of same cultures and tribes. This is why former President Uhuru was so passionate about removing these borders and uniting pple again.
I am a Luo from 🇰🇪 and I like understand 95% of the song. Damn colonial borders
I’m here from South Sudan
Kopango ajok!
I am a muganda from the central and it saddens me that I can’t understand the luo dialect! This sounds so beautiful! Have a nice day!
my luo brother thank you, from uganda am lango
In my 32 years of life, I have never cried because of art. That changed today. Seeing someone with my skin tone, who looks like the men in my family at the head of an orchestral piece singing in an African language did it.
❤❤❤the African language is called Luo , spoken by a small tribe from Kenya 🇰🇪 East Africa❤️❤️
The song is a very powerful traditional prayer that are many centuries old from Lango people in Northern Uganda. Read my comments. You will know a little better why you cried.
@@cardiyansane1414 The language is Lango, a Luo dialect. The Lango are found in Northern Uganda.
Luo is widely spoken in parts of South Sudan, Eastern DRC, Northern and Eastern Uganda, Western Kenya and parts of Tanzania. The Luo of Kenya is part of the bigger Luo people that include Acoli, Alur, Chope, Lango, Kumam, Padola, Luo of Kenya.
The fact that I can understand this song....am so blessed. Luo language is truly magnificent.
@@simplyela You are very right. Apwoyo.
Who is still watching in October 2024?
I discovered it a week ago and cannot stop
Me and am in desperate need of having it in my phone but can't 😭😭😭
Of course me, this my maybe two hundredth time to watch it
Eu descobri esta belissima obra a poucas semanas me emocionei do começo ao fim. I am from Brazil.
Eu brasileira extasiada. Coração disparado com tanta pureza e maravilha. Deus falando conosco!
I am a luo from kenya and as an ethnomusicologist this composition is a cocktail of everything i want to feel and hear. I enjoyed every repeat.
This is a wonderful piece
Owada
kweli luo is a lifestyle😅😅. I hade to google ethnomusicoligist.
Just realized this is Luo.I first loved this piece for the vocals until listened keenly to the words.Its a masterpiece❤
Can we link up. Also an ethnimusicologist
The guy's voice is making this song feel like a Disney movie ❤️
Lion King
Thinking the same thing
From Nigeria I love this song can't stop listening 💞💞💯
It’s a pity, because it’s actually other way around. Disney copied this style to tell stories. This African style existed way before
@@Nonius9 and?
Who is here in September 2024 ? And still loving this anthem of the world
Just found out about this song and I love it already 😄, do you know the language it is written in?
@@samnwankwo5481 it’s Lango it’s a language spoken in Uganda in Africa, very beautiful song
This masterpiece could have been chosen as the Avatar 2 soundtrack. Simply breathtaking
Or black panther I was thinking!
Or it could just stand alone and be it’s own thing.
I agree with you!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Yessssss
I thought so too, it would fit so well!
What this teaches us, is that you can produce a masterpiece, put it on the internet, and it'll take the world 4 to 6 year before discovering you. But once it's done, you'd better have a lot of good stuff already there. It's the case for this masterpiece trending on TikTok and Instagram Reels lately, and it's been the same for Ayushman the kid that sang "Lord I thank you for sunshine". I pray all the hard work you're doing get recognized one day by many more people than you could ever imagine.
Love and warm affections to you all
You are a man full of wisdom.
Sending more blessings your way 🙏🏽
@@ToleXMusic Thank you sooo much. Stay blessed 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Christopher Tan won the first Grammy ever given to a piece of score for a video game, Civilizations 4, in 2011 The internet has known about this man for a decade.
@@narcotica1411 I was obviously not talking about Christopher Tan as an individual, but about this song specifically.
If classic music, and music lover generally surely know and have to know about him, it's not absolutely the same for everyone else, especially the younger generation more Instagrammy ok TikTok whatsoever. Moreover, I give a bit of context about Ashmunan to make my point. And here it is : Create great content consistently, one day more people will get to know you.
The young Jamaican who sang "It's a Beautiful Day" by Jermaine Edwards is named Rushawn Ewears. Please note the spelling of his name.
Beautiful! That's a Lango traditional song. It's sung when there's intense drought and people are praying for the rain to fall. The Lango is a Luo tribe in Northern Uganda.
I am a Lango. There are a few familiar words but if you hadn't mentioned it there's no way on earth I would have imagined that it is a Lango traditional song. It sounded more like Luo of Kenya or Ludama/Jopadhola. After reading your comment I had to put aside another 13 minutes 😂 while questioning my knowledge of my mother tongue every second that passed. Nonetheless, lovely piece it is.
@@amonacato4472As a Luo of Kenya I can confirm that the words are nothing familiar but it sounds heavenly.
@@nickkwach I'm a Luo and the dialect is kinda relatable. It's very close to Luo
Am a Kenyan Luo and I understand everything..the difference is in the pronunciation e.g Awobi are boys, awuwi/yawowi..
@@royfrokello felt like we share ancestors with this guy!! I was pretty sure Kenyans have something in common with him.
I'm from Lebanon, I am listening to this as my country is getting destroyed. I am listening to this and finding peace in the words of another great people who the west has oppressed.
May peace be upon the beautiful people of Lebanon 🇱🇧🫂🇲🇽
Soo sorry from what is happening bob love from Kenya where this song's language belongs to
Praying for you 😓
So sorry to see the people of Lebanon’s continued suffering. ❤️🩹
That's my mother language. Luo is a sweet language. A month ago this song was performed at cultural festival in Lira, a city in Northern Uganda by a group of beauty queens contesting for Miss Lango. It was sweet to hear it from home. Lango are among the Native speakers of Luo the language in the song.
I kept wondering how easy it was for me to go with the flow. 🤭☺😂
It's so wild to me how I just don't know this language at all. There's a dialect/language in my small country of the Netherlands that has about 400.000 speakers (Frisian). Welsh has about 540.000, Scottish about 1.5 million, which is about the same as Luo. I never knew it existed before 5 minutes ago. Nor the huge amount of history it must have, or the culture of all it's people. It is such a beautiful language indeed, and I'm very grateful that I got to hear this.
@@ZZubZZeroamazing.
Thank you for sharing 🥰
Magnificent
As an (African) immigrant, that man's voice brings me home. It flooded me with memories I didn't know was so preciously hidden in my heart. I don't think I need to know what each word means. I am happy I was home for 13 minutes and 29 seconds. What a feeling! thank you so much for this
Beautiful!!!
Wow
Yes! I am a white eastern European woman, who lives in Japan and have never ever properly heard any of African languages, and even I feel like home, like I have memories I shouldn't have. ❤
@@lunarise888 hugz
🫂
As another African immigrant, you have expressed exactly how I feel. The longing for rain, the calm before the storm, the disappointment when the expected rains don't eventuate, the joy when they do, and the satisfaction of a good crop realised. Above all, the rapidity of change in the vast landscape. It never really leaves you, and pieces like this just bring it all straight back. Thank you so much!
The lead singers both have gorgeous voices, but the male lead sent me to a different plane of existence. The soft notes that grew into a triumphant roar, so incredibly beautiful ❤️ I can't think of a time I have heard a more captivating voice
💯🤩
I absolutely agree with every word you said.....I'm captivated by his voice also!!!
❤
Made me cry… sooo beautiful 👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️
@@milenasgarbi5568 same I’ve just sat here and sobbed!
Who's here on 10 November 2024 ❤❤🎉
What’s crazy is that he is still hearting comment 5 years later!
Ikr
Not me crying over this song right before going into my shift as a waitress but feeling like an accomplished adventurer
As a Luo from Uganda am so proud of this piece .. I feel every word and energy of the song in my own veins. Coz amongst my people when trouble comes it is referred to as a wind and for it to pass or to be overcome is a great feeling of victory
@Jan Amito- please is this piece like a prayer to bring the rains. It's so beautiful, just found on Instagram and can't stop listening to it🥰
Anyaka nti maber
it biblical eg job
Wow, this is amazing. I had goose pimples all over me all through. Thank you for this.
@@oyinade84 it's like saying a prayer that the bad time should go. Like reminiscing over how good things were before the current situation and asking that such a time should return.
I am a Nigerian and listening to this masterpiece on this very day 28th sept, 2024. And unforgettable experience. The instruments in this orchestra is a work of art. Bless you Christopher Tin.
I am not a religious person, but this is what I believe I would hear if I died and went straight to Heaven.
I cannot even start to imagine how a human being was able to compose this.
My country - Ukraine - is at war now, and I listen to this divine music at night, because it gives me the strength to go on.
Thank you, Maestro.
May it be well you
❤ stay safe
Warm greeting from one far but not so far. Keep faith and ask for help when in need. It will find you. ❤
The song calls upon young men, children, women and the elderly to rejoice because all is well!! You deserve this song! It's from a Luo tribe in northern Uganda!! The Langi greet you may peace reign in your country soon!
@@jamilsempebwa9161 thank you! We keep praying for it!
He just sang in my native language. I am so happy and teary at the same time. Such a beautiful and entrancing voice. The perfect song for the perfect voice 👌
May I ask what your native language is? It is so beautiful.
@@ilana2831 I also would like to know.
@@ilana2831 Lango - it’s a language spoken in Uganda. (Got this from the composer on IG - unfortunately, do not know more).
@@ilana2831Luo language found in East Africa. Kenya Uganda South Sudan DRC Congo and Tanzania
Indeed it is
Am proud to hear our language being used in singing not only in Luo's community but internationally Am proud to be a Luo from Kenya 🇰🇪 much love from this side 💞💞💞💞
AFRICA for ever, from Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 en
It's lango a ugandan luo dialect
What is this song about?
This language sounds beautiful.
Thank you so much, I was really curious about the language. It is so beautiful (but the music doesn't hurt)
BACK Here in NOVEMBER 2024 AGAIN.AND AGAIN.
This piece has everything. Order then Chaos . It's just spiffingly excellent 👌🏿. There's meaning. The interception of choas and order is just marvellous ❤...
I can never listen to this in public, I cry like an idiot because of how beautiful it is. It's just incredible.
Idiot is an animal, a very small animal and it doesn't cry... Which idiot do you cry like exactly?
I know, right?
I'd imagine being there in person, quite a bit of them cried in that audience.
Same here, in deep Bavaria
Literally tearing up on the train right now 😂
Same here.
So this song was posted 4 years ago. What have I been doing? Wow. Just wow. I'm overwhelmed by a roller coaster of emotions watching this, even if I don't understand a single word that is being sang. Art is truly universal. God bless everyone that made this song possible. Cheers
I was wondering of the same
This is Luo language done in Lang'o dialect! It begins with Kenyan/DRC/Tanzanian Paluo dialect and ends in Ugandan/South Sudan/Ethiopian dialect Myakwai dialect....
@@royfrokello absolutely mesmerising!
I feel you! I can't believe it took until 2023 to find this amazingness!
Man, I'm also in questions
That's my language they are singing ... Acholi from northern Uganda ... I'm proudly Acholi ❤️
I am Luo from Kenya and I can clearly understand it,,,
@@wamambaotieno8746 I know 🥰 me too... Mann I'm proud of us.. n nice to meet u brother
Dear its Langi.... actually
This is Lango
Oh my!!! I can't imagine how it'd seep into your emotions right now. How does it make you feel?
1:04 Start button, restart button
Today, I heard my daughter sing this song while she was playing. It was a proud moment.
My wife and I are trying to have a child together through ivf. It has already been a difficult couple of years now which made me emotionally numb. Trying to stay strong for my wife whilest protecting myself from the struggles created a thick layer around my heart. Last week we had a miscariage and i couldn't cry anymore or have some other kind of emotion. Every now and then I come back to this masterpiece. It always manages to peel the layers away and frees my emotions. My own little desire the rain to fall. Beber.
I’m so sorry for your loss. Never give up hope!
For surely there is an end. In the name of Jesus, I decree an end to everything stealing your joy. The last disappointment will be the last. Before the end of this year, your joy will be full. Please ensure to share your testimony. Shalom.
I wish with all the energy in me that you and your wife get pregnant and have a beautiful healthy child!
Praying for an overflow of blessings in your life. So sorry that your going through this but I’m praying that you are blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss ❤
this should win a grammy
Jimmer Bolden's voice is like the sun coming up. hands down my fave recording of this because of him. also i cannot seem to stop listening to this.
Absolutely agree, such a joy to hear.
That is the perfect way to describe it, he is incredible ❤️
Me either. Gives me the chills.
Perfect description. I cant help but break out in a grin at the start of the song. Its just joy in the form of sound.
Being a Luo and living in a European country, I feel proud seeing my language synchronizing so well with Western or European musical archetype
Dholuo sounds so romantic 😍
If our women rejoice, if the children rejoice, if the young men sing , if the aged rejoice , it is well ! It is well. What a beautiful story ❤️
Wish it just said if men sing, what about us middle aged men 🤔
You are in the aged category, rejoice
@@chrishart763 we men are fucked bruh. Nobody cares about us 😢😢😢
@@chrishart763 the aged
Yes. Beautiful ❤
October 2024 and still going back for more!
I really want to have it like listening for the very first time, incredible and bring tears to my eyes because it's so beautiful. I envy y'all who listening it for the first time.
Male lead singer never fail to amaze me, he has soothest voice and suddenly roaring like a lion! Thank you, Christopher Tin
If you have this on repeat raise your hands up🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌😅😅😅. When I fall in love with a song, I feel sorry for the song because I do not have mercy on the song, I play it until it dies. I mean, “If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken and so die”…and since a song like this cannot die…it is up for a long journey on my device.
Goodness mine, this is beautiful❤❤❤❤
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The main guy singing has such a beautiful clear voice. Gives me goosebumps when he slowly climbs up to that high note. ugh.
Definitely got this on repeat.
his name is Jimmer Bolden he is awesome
Jimmer Bolden...... the king !!!!!
@@cyrilfouque72 agreed, his voice makes my soul erupt
@@kelticsage Thank you!!!
I think this is not only the voice but the blend with the music. It highlighted his talent
Whoever is that male soloist is, OH MY GOODNESS!!! His voice gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes! This piece is so passionate and uplifting, and exquisitely executed.
Jammer Bolden 😘
Jimmer Bolden 🤗
I agree! Chills and tears!
his name is Jimmer Bolden :)
There's something about that man singing that makes me so emotional. The amount of passion and strength in his voice is so impactful!
If you have ever experienced torrential rains, you will understand the flow of this music. It rises and falls like sounds of heavy rain on corrugated iron roof sheets. It’s so soothing, all you want to do is sleep and wake up in the sound of it❤
Oh yes
This description adds a beautiful dichotomy as the musical themes progress,
And eventually,
Fully mesh together.
💜
This is beautiful❤
What a beautiful comment that embraces much of what I felt listening to this piece. The pride and gratitude to have experienced what ypu describe and this piece....wow
@@melindahmuchechetere8733 🤘🙏😍
I can't hold back a tear from dropping. Hearing a song from Uganda sang on such a platform by non Africans did it for me. I landed on it this morning on Facebook and completely fell in love with it. Four years was when it released and that's how long it took me a Ugandan to even hear it. I think our media houses need some serious lessons. Thanks for this piece Mr. Christopher. At least I can hear the language.
If u liked this one and you haven't heard it yet I immediately recommend "Baba Yetu". Edit: Just love these songs and the choir is a perfect fit.
It is sad that something this beautiful has taken so long to circulate!!! I have to agree that it is an amazing capturing of the language and the orchestration just further captures the beauty of it!!!
Well, I'm a Ugandan who has just come across it and had to drop my comment here where my fellow Ugandan was
You can say that again.Our media focus on mundane issues.This was an opportunity to market Uganda and Africa,but what do they show,,violence,deaths and more violence on Tv,sad
Fellow Ugandan here, and Lango.
I genuinely believe this is the picture definition of what humanity should be. Cultures from all over the world stood beside each other building something so beautiful. I think the reason I cry when i listen to this despite not knowing the culture (outside of the research I've done about the piece) is because this is what peace looks like. Someone said in the comments that if theres anything that we want aliens to see first its this and I completely agree. Christopher you have shown the world that humanity can be beautiful.
Yes, people is so afraid of cultural appropriation that they forgot about cultural appreciation
@@trianime 🙏yes, amen
I was just moved emotionally and spiritually. I have no idea about semantics and please GOD clever people who decide for all of us will be moved also. I just feel love.
Well put!
@@trianime ooo NICE. im gunna use this
October 2024! Beautiful. Very beautiful. The beauty in diversity.
I suggest they show this at the start of every U.N. meeting and it’ll bring us world peace 🥰🥰🥰
I sat in silence, viewing a minute TikTok version of this song, stunned and drawn to this joy coming through the clip of a performance. I came to RUclips for the full performance, and the restoration, joy and warmth that it has brought my soul is overwhelming. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. ❤️
It's just so astonishing.
Did i just watch an entire Disney movie in thirteen minutes? 🥰🥰 Oh the joy,the challenge,the betrayal, the adventure, the chase, the running through the wind, swinging in the trees, the first snow, the tears of father seeing his son returning home........the happy ending.
I think you’re on to something. They’ve got a score now, all they need is the movie
I had the same impression when i listened to it for the very first time!
@@debbieleija4466definitely
Wooow 😂 did you just write a storyline on this
Could definitely use this masterpiece in a new Fantasia
every time things feel difficult I come back to this piece and suddenly it is all okay again. What a gift it is to have music like this, thank you ❤
African music in orchestra is the combo we all needed. Masterfully crafted by Christopher Tin. And the male soloist is something else with his vocal runs.
This song makes me feel like everything is going to be OK.
Just melts away stress and anger, how beautiful.
Everything is definitely gonna be alright. Overflowing
Same here it’s really amazing
The rain washes everything. Making alll things new.
Wow that's really incredible :) so glad it can do that for you
OMG, my language 😯😯😯😯😳
I'm just speechless....I'm proud to be a Ugandan and I love my culture 😃
Please which language is this??
@oziomadavid
Luo in Kenya and Uganda
I've been wondering, how well are they pornouncing the lyrics? And does the lead male singer sound native to you?
@@PendoEntertainment1 thank you
@@PendoEntertainment1 In particular, it’s Lango. In Uganda and South Sudan we refer to them differently than in Kenya. There is Lango, Alur, Acholi, Shilluk, Anuak etc.
Brought here by an Instagram reel and I don't see myself leaving anytime soon ❤. Love this masterpiece 😫
I saw this on IG reels, I never felt the way this piece made me feel. This must be the first thing aliens should see about humans. I LOVE IT. ❤
I thought the EXACT same thing 🙏🏼❤
Same
Same thing
This is genuinely a masterpiece, it's one of those rare moments in life when you can hear the strength and love of the human spirit in a musical form
Thank you for putting in words what I was feeling.
!!!!yes yes!Yes
Absolutely! It gets to the roots of your foundation in every way possible.
I'll never forgive myself for finding this masterpiece after 5 years
😂😂😂😂
There are innumerable good & wonderful things in the world. It is good that we can still discover more through our lives 😊☮
@@echognomecal6742 Life is full of surprises 😊
😂😂
Nobody asked, but in no particular order, these are things I love about being able to watch this performance:
1. The soloists are incredible - the power in their voices really shines and that bit at the climax where they sing simultaneously for the first time is SO good! They blend so well, and clearly make a great team.
2. The little exchanges and glances between the conductor and the soloists - you look like you're having so much fun in general but I love being able to see that you're about to bring in a soloist for their next bit by watching your eyeline and expressions.
3. The percussionist who pops up with a new instrument every five minutes with a plain expression like it's nothing, in a way that kind of reminds me of a bugs bunny sketch? He's clearly very good at what he does, and I know percussionists generally do have to play multiple instruments in a piece, but this one in particular makes me smile.
Well explained!❤
Yes to everything!
4.the guy behind the male soloist who smiles beatifically at the beginning and just generally seems to be having a great time
I was thinking the same things! There's so much joy to see and hear. You can really feel how much fun they having.
I love everything you said! But the bugs bunny reference to the Percussionist is perfect 😂! He’s awesome
I saw this clip on Tiktok,I went straight to search for the full song on RUclips,this is a beautiful master song,love it
Me too. Lol. 👍🏻
I saw it today as well and I'm so happy that I found it on my first search ☺
Same with me
Mee too by the way... Amazing
me too
I get goosebumps every time I listen to this masterpiece, just incredible. The only thing: Can we please, PLEASE get this Version with Jimmer Bolden on spotify??? The spotify version is allready great but this rexording is the real masterpiece!!!❤
I agree! This Version is much More powerful!
For real
Yes please🙏 🙏 🙏 This one is just so moving
Make this happen please
Agree
this is one masterpiece of a song.
doesnt matter how many times i view it, it always feels like it's the first time i'm hearing it.
timeless!!!
Can't believe it's been 4 years and it's today I'm discovering this beautiful piece
I have JUST discovered THIS MASTERPIECE (from a short clip on Instagram, I HAD to get the full version)! I don't do much chorals or Opera (sadly I know... )
But This gave Goosebumps and Shivers during 13min and brought emotions.
I now NEED to see a Choral Live ! It is a MUST. Mister Christopher Tin thank you for those amazing shows, songs, Chorals. You have made a new fan right now. 🙏🏾
Same here
You and me both!
Oh yes!! You are in for such a treat if you go to a live performance! Something about being in the room, the way the notes sound in the room acoustics, the showmanship…i hope you love it! Please share your experience ❤
Absolutely loved everyone’s performance
Me too. It is awesome!
2024 and this is still one of the best things I've heard!
Best spent 13 and a half minutes of my life.
Whenever the lead soloist opens his mouth, my soul soars everywhere. When I watched this on Instagram reels, my eyes purged out emotions that I could not explain. This is a powerful piece 👏 thank you Chris.
his voice is so soft yet powerful, absolutely wonderful to listen to.
It's absolutely heavenly
Beautifully explained by you 😍
@Sandunika Gunasekara thank you 😢
I love how Chris is just always smiling while conducting. His whole heart is always in every performance.
The comment I was looking for.. I was smiling with him honestly it's so pure. Love love this piece..
Yes he is,such a lovely sight 😍
Maestro Tin, thank you for changing the world. Yes, it took 4+ years for this piece to become rediscovered into the mainstream…but it’s because the world needs it now, more than ever.
I visit here every day and I can't stop.thisvis soul lifting.
Dear Christopher,
Thank you. I've been struggling with depression for so long, I forgot what it feels like to be alive. This song helped me remember.
Thank you for reminding me why I should keep going.
You have a beautiful gift, touching people's hearts like this.
God bless you
Look for beauty and your depression will be cured. Watch a documentary by Roger Scruton about why Beauty Matters. Everything around is ugly. Beauty is our connection to the divine, and ultimately, it’s uplifting in nature. Best of luck
You are not alone my friend I pray that you find meaning and don't lose hope, you are a beautiful and valuable soul richly woven into the tapestry of the universe and you have only begun to see your potential!
As a choir nerd I cannot believe I did not know about Mr. Tin, the sheer magnificence of this
piece, his obvious talent and those remarkable soloists until this moment. My heart is full, my eyes are wet, my mind is awakened. Thank you.
So happy we have modern technology to share with all the world. What a tragedy it would be to miss this!
If you have lived in the desert or lived through a drought, you will understand the sentiments of this prayer. Very moving very heartfelt. Kudos Christopher, Bravo Christopher.
I've been here since 2022 and have never left. What an extraordinary masterpiece ❤ Mr. Tin, you have changed lives. You have reached the soul, the spirit. What a journey to be able to do that.
My wife and I played this song on our wedding... It meant so much for us, thank you all. :)
Ah that’s wonderful! Congratulations!
I love this!!! ❤️
Congratulations!!! 🎉🎊🍾
As a ugandan🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 from the eastern part, I notice this as one of the languages spoken in nothern uganda and am so proud of this classical masterpeice, at the very end I couldn't hold my tears, what a musical archetecture! ❤❤
This is so beautiful, I come back and listen to it every few months after I found it. Even without understanding the language, this brings me to tears at the end (happy tears)
Ugandès? bellisimo. gracias por la aclaracion
Are there luos in Ug, I didn't know
@@okuu_yo😂😂 of course. How did you think the Luo in Kenya and Tanzania got there from Sudan?
@@eliazali_4200 they walked.
I'm not from Africa, I'm from the Caribbean I'm from African descent, this video speaks to something deeper than emotions. I felt it in my blood. It's odd I kept getting chills. Like I understood every word.
Thank you for putting to words what I was trying to say myself. I felt a call to the ancestors almost? Something incredibly deep and beautiful.
A call from the Ancestors, a plea for for natural and spiritual rejuvenation is how I see the this song! It’s truly brought me to tears
Me too! So glad I'm not the only one!
Mee too, every time I hear it.
I am also from the Caribbean but of mixed race heritage. I had chills listening to this and as we are a very dry island and really have to conserve water, this could be about here. Very moving.
I stumbled across this due to an Instagram reel. I am so grateful!
This song is so chillingly beautiful and it gives me all the feels.
I wish I could personally thank everyone involved in the creation of this masterpiece for bringing such beauty to my life.
It’s goosebumps every single time I hear it.
The voice of Jimmer Bolden is unbelievable. Sounds like gold.
with a voice like that, he be gettin dem hos. its just the truth. makes him irresistable.
I just love him!
- Ok, so what crazy non-existent instrument do you want me to play this time, Chris?
- So, it's basically a ceramic ball with hole in it.
- (Jeez, why did I even asked..) Sure thing, Chris, sure thing...
Udus are awesome though
Hehehehe so funny
:)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udu
i like how intense the face of the udu player is. he was like "damn it john you can't mess this up".
I've watched a video from Christopher where there was a guy in the orchestra who was just banging small rocks together. Why the hell not? So awesome! Maybe it was this video?
Yeaah, it's me again. I just wanted to tell you that, after hearing this song for the first time, I developed this urge to randomly shout "WALOOOOYO YAMONIIIIII" while walking around the house. Kind of like a battle cry to tell the world "make way!!!". Luckily my aunt is deaf, so she can't hear me yelling. Too bad the dogs aren't 😂
😂😂😂😂
HAHAH I share the same sentiment, thank you for commenting, reading this gave me sm joy 🤣
I have never heard a song that encompasses such a feeling of utter joy like this one.
My soul was not prepared for this. But it embraced it like a warm blanket of hope.
I don't understand a word of this song, (I am Nigerian) but this song is mind blowing, heavenly, resonating, inexplicable, I don't have a word to describe it, it gives me the chills..😳.. A true master piece.. Thanks to the group 🥰🤩🤗
You do not need to understand what they are saying to truly feel the music - it sounds oxymoronic, but some things transcend when you can hear their voices and see their faces as they sing - pure joy
Augusta, I am of Luo Ancestry in East Africa - this master piece is in Luo and generally it is in reference to OVERCOMING THIS WIND/SEASON. Its powerful! Ugandan 🇺🇬 Kenyan 🇰🇪, Tz and S. Sudan 🇸🇩 Luo would understand most of the dialects in the song. Hope that helps a little.
Masterpiece
Same feeling and I am Swedish 💗😭I think it's just a masterpiece with the right words meanings and voices
This is the Luo Language, by the way, the Luo and the IGBo have a lot in common, names language culture,
Listening yet again...absolutely exquisite - and powerful! So proud to have been a part of this. Thank you for the opportunity Christopher Tin and Angel City Chorale!
You rocked it Jimmer!
Jimmer, I had goosebumps hearing and watching you sing. It was just phenomenal!
One of the best solo vocals I've seen. Your range from quiet to loud is really something. Outstanding!
your voice is juste amasing. so soft and strong in same time. Thank yu for this performance
Your voice is incredible!
Sweet and powerful at the same time, i can't stop listenig to this piece mostly beacause of it!
All of the people here seem happy to play and sing for this piece, and beacause we can realy feel that, it's so much special. I'm not the type of people who is easely mooved only by music, but realy my first time listenig to this i had my eyes full off tears! Being there in the audience must be something! Thanks for all those emotion, love from France!
It's been almost 3 years I keep coming back listening to this masterpiece and it never failed to give me chills! This is one of the most beautiful piece of art I've heard in my life:)
Those soloists omfg
Who was the first soloist?
I don't know the male soloist's name but his voice is amazing. So powerful and emotional. Stunning.
Jimmer Bolden
@Raja Na thank you. 😊
He's all in one
That’s the reason I came here😢
I know right