Christopher Tin: Live at Cadogan Hall - Waloyo Yamoni
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2018
- Christopher Tin conducts his choral work 'Waloyo Yamoni (We Overcome the Wind)', the climactic finale to his song cycle 'The Drop That Contained the Sea'. From the European premiere of 'The Drop that Contained the Sea' at 'The Music of Christopher Tin' concert, Cadogan Hall, London, July 19, 2016. Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and featuring the Angel City Chorale, Prima Vocal Ensemble, and Lucis choirs. Soloists: Jimmer Bolden, Allie McNay. Commissioned by the Orchestra at St. Matthews, Pacific Palisades, CA. Sung in Lango, lyrics from a rainmaking litany.
Available to listen on all streaming and digital services. Vinyl for the original studio album (featuring the GRAMMY-winning Soweto Gospel Choir) is available at christophertin.com/store.html.
Lyrics:
Waloyo yamoni. (Waloyo.)
Wan wamito kot ochwe, oony akirok chutok
Oami! In, kot, alami ichwe. Ka i chwe, beber.
Ka monwa olelo (ber)
Ka atino oleo (ber)
Ka awobi owero (ber)
Ka adwong olelo (ber)
Eryamita ka jigi jigi.
Eryam, alech alelech.
Ka kot adok Burutok
Ka yamo adok Burutok
Ilech.
Alech alelech.
Ilech. Opong.
Ilech i dula.
Kalwa opong dero.
English Translation:
We overcome this wind. (We overcome.)
We desire the rain to fall, that it be poured in showers quickly.
Ah! Thou rain, I adjure thee fall. If thou rainest, it is well.
If our women rejoice (it is well)
If the children rejoice (it is well)
If the young men sing (it is well)
If the aged rejoice (it is well)
A drizzling confusion.
Confusion, a torrent in flow.
If the rain veers to the south
If the wind veers to the south
A torrent in flow.
Overflowing. May it fill.
An overflowing in the granary.
May our grain fill the granaries.
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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!
Who is here in June 2024
Night shift 😂
I am
me
always, we desire the rain to fall.
Meeee 😁
Who’s here in June 2024 ✋🏼
Don't know why it just came across my Instagram feed today but I'm ELATED that it did ❤️
yes we
@@JenniferAblesbro same so glad it did tho
So here June 2024🎉
What does this have to do with anything? Why is this stupid ass comment under every youtube video that is a few years old?
Who is here May 2024
*June!😁
June 2024
3june
June, close enough
Junneeeee
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?
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. ❤
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.
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
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!!!
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
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!!!😂
What’s crazy is that he is still hearting comment 5 years later!
youtube is the real mvp for not putting an ad on this masterpiece
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
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.
Today, I heard my daughter sing this song while she was playing. It was a proud moment.
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.
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
@@GynvirThanks, I didn’t know who he was
Who is watching in april 2024
Yess
I do
Every day
🤲🤲
me ❤
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
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
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'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 😊
😂😂
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
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.
I suggest they show this at the start of every U.N. meeting and it’ll bring us world peace 🥰🥰🥰
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.
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?
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
My soul was not prepared for this. But it embraced it like a warm blanket of hope.
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!
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!
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!
I discovered this masterpiece in 2022, here i am still listening to this soul melting sound in May 2024.
I can't stop 😭
Same here. I can't stop😀🥰
I am not a person who tends to enjoy this type of music (choir) but my goodness.... that man's voice, the rhythm, everything...... stunning.
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
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.
I wish this was the version on Spotify. The tenor is just so 🤌🤌🤌
Yes!!
Who is here in perpetuity because this piece is timeless and will remain a classic for centuries and millenia to come?
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
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.
There’s something about Christopher’s happyness and fulfillment that is very contagious.
2024 and this is still one of the best things I've heard!
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 😍
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 a trombonist. I'm absolutely enthralled by the bass trombone part!! Every time I listen I keep nodding and smiling and yelling "YES!" This whole piece just grabs my ear! Well done!
Trombonists unite!
I absolutely love your smile in the last three minutes of this. That's the face of a man who knows the entire orchestra and choir have just nailed it.
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!
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)
Who here from the insta clip that made you cry
So I have watched this video an embarrassing (or not) amount of times. I had no idea what they were actually saying. It was just beautiful music, the vocals, instruments and down to the conducting. This man made you feel the music.
I always thought it had to be some uplifting song that gave you hope. Then today, I watch it and it gave me the English translation and it made me feel this song again like it was the first time I’d ever heard it. To see that it’s all actually about, almost like a rain dance song. Absolutely a beautiful song and expressed by this group so well. But also such an eye opener to a different culture, that a beautiful song as this is, is also just a prayer for the rain to come. Almost like a hymn. Ok, time to go listen again. 😅😊
In the desription of the vid are the original words and the translation.
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
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?
I don‘t think I‘ve ever returned to a piece as often as this one, I seriously never get tired of it!
I can't explain how utterly human this makes me feel. Thank you.
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
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
Listening to this song puts goosebumps on my scalp!! It stirs me so very deeply and brings so much joy!
Female soloist name, please:
When the percussionist taps on , what looks to be,
a glass vase, it sounds like rain.
Exactly! I thought so too.
I love the quality of the tenors voice at about 1:30. It is so quiet yet like it is coming from a deep place. Brilliant!
C'est un Udu
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
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❤❤❤❤
Christopher Tin, Bill Brown, Eric Whitacre, and very few other modern composers evoke such incredible emotion in their music. It's so exquisite.
I’m 65! This makes me want to raise my hands and dance with joy, to move my soul up to the skies. It makes my heart and soul SING!
Dance! Let the rain come!
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.
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
I’ve sung in many choruses and choirs. Have never encountered anything as astonishing as this. And also have never seen a conductor smile like this man. Clearly, this masterpiece is bringing joy to audience and performers alike.
This has got to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard!!! Simply brings me to tears each and every time I hear it. Just found it and and its 5 years old? Simply WOW!!! Thank you Mr. Tin and every musician in this orchestra.
this should win a grammy
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
June 2024, Father's Day and a dear friend sends me a link and boom! Here I am! Perfect! ❤ All fathers let's gather here and overcome the winds and storms and keep our families safe and vibrant. Peace and blessings be unto you all.🙏🏽❤
Not me crying over this song right before going into my shift as a waitress but feeling like an accomplished adventurer
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
Can't believe it's been 4 years and it's today I'm discovering this beautiful piece
It tightens the chest, it lifts your spirit, and it lets the tears flow like overburdened clouds over the continent where it all began. It is a masterpiece, nothing less. It restrains your fingers to restart it when it not yet finished. I thank who- or whatever posessed social media to show me this piece, to make my ear listen to such heartstring-playing composition, and to let me enjoy all those heavenly voices from those magnificent people. Thank you.
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
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 ❤
Everything was in sync for this song. From the lead vocalists and the backup vocals. Not forgetting minute 3:48 and from 10:32 - 11:29 instruments 💙. Just lovely
What a beautiful piece… I definitely stood up alone in my basement and clapped with the audience 👀
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.
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 ❤
Am a Nigerian but when I listen to this piece am always blessed with it
The joy that I can see on the faces of the singers like they know they pulled it off! ❤ed it even more because of it!! It is a great job to sing a song that isn’t easy at all but to sing it with such joy on the faces and sending that joy into the hall is craftsmanship ❤!!
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 🤘🙏😍
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.
The ending is wonderful- but I didn’t want it to end! I smiled all the way through.
This is like the 20th time I'm watching this video since I first saw it last month
Those soloists omfg
Who was the first soloist?
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 :)
I'm back. Had a hard week and I need to raise my spirit again with this piece of perfection 😌 👂 🎶
One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard!💙💙💙
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.
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.
Still brings me into tears 😢2023!
Epic. This was epic. It like a song sang under a canopy of starry skies. Where we meet under the boabab tree and listen to the yesteryears song that has no end.
It was gripping.
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.
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 😢
This is a godsend. This kind of art is something i hope carries on. What it's able to do. What it can bring to life. The art of conducting, the art of the orchestra, and everything encompassing it. That's something i can hardly put in to words. Something i pray school keeps in circulation, music. The ability to be able to bring this beautiful African language out in such a light and give it that extra layer of beauty through this masterful orchestra, it's astounding. Im almost running out of words to describe how enamored i am. Bless you Christopher Tin and bless the entire team of masters you've assembled to create this beauty.
It's so amazing how Sir Christopher kept the very spirit of Africa in this production. That vocalist, just wow. Sounds like he is singing with the highest level of pride and definitely loves what he does🙌🏻 The Anthem of Humanity❤
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!