Saturday 20 April 2019

April 2019

Spring has sprung!


What's great about SingWiv is that, no matter how many people come each month, there are always new faces! So a big welcome to those who came in April for the first time.

Here is the link to April's recordings.

We started with a children's song, Yalla awlehd from Syria which is used to call the family down to the orchard for the traditional picnic after Friday prayers.

Next up was the month's big song, We got all the love, by Helen Yeomans. A lovely sentiment, plus some great crunch harmonies AND we nailed it! Included in this month's recordings is a studio version to hear how tricky the harmonies really are.

Then we did a fun song from the Faroe Islands (apparently). It's called Djingala djingala and is supposed to be about the sea, although it's origins are unclear. You can hear the full song here.

Finally, we managed to squeeze in a quick song from the Baka pygmies: Boomalena.



We're back in Wivenhoe on Saturday 18 May. We hope to see you there.




Click here to find all the dates for 2019.