The Wits Choir - Usaote (2017)

[@axeyye7430]

I've been searching for this song for years😭😭😭😭😭Thank God, He brought it to me on the perfect day

[@emegenehaoseb5554]

GREAT TO SEE NAMIBIAN PIECE DONE BY WITS

[@witschoirjhb]

Awesome! We love music from Namibia :)

[@bantubakhemasuku7258]

My daughter Kwanele Masuku was part of this chior

[@matlhoditsololi1244]

Engelhard Josef, we (Uj choir) in 2012 had the pleasure of singing this with his choir, it's truly a beautiful song

[@Prof.L.F.Swartbooi]

This piece is so dear to my heart.Knowing the Composer in person and the power of music with regards to what he went through as a child and being "Saved" by music. Where it says "Ti mama mapa du ra i,Usaote i du ra tawa"(Mom where are you going,take me with) not only for me,speaks about that incident but a lot of opportunities that went by ,a lot of dream gone, a lot.... Thank you for this rendition too.😭❤

[@witschoirjhb]

We are truly touched by this comment, @Prof.L.F.Swartbooi. Thank you so much for the insightful contextual details.

[@ac1don_chees335]

Cannot wait to sing this song! I sang it in 2013 with UPYC as an exchange with Mascato Youth Choir. So excited.

[@Chartomy]

Greetings from Scotland🥰 Beautiful piece indeed. Very calming

[@witschoirjhb]

Greetings from South Africa! Thank you so much!

[@KhoikhoitvAfrika]

To have called the KHOIKHOI gowas or language 'Nama/Damara was an act of continued ǀAOǂNAGUB or genocide.. KHOIKHOI this First language of South Africa, the language of #SarahBaartman and the many KHOI including the Namaqua people forced to call ourselves Coloured and to call Afrikaans our mother tongue..

[@witschoirjhb]

Thank you for enlightening us with this insightful comment, @Munanai_institute. We will ensure that we remain sensitive and aware in future.