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This Talk Has Got to Be Spoken (Asԑm yi di ka)

Amu, Ephraim; Sandler, Felicia A. B.

$2.25
SKU
1.3520
Galaxy Music Corporation
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SKU1.3520
Composer/ArrangerAmu, Ephraim; Sandler, Felicia A. B.
Voicing & InstrumentsSATB Chorus unaccompanied
DifficultyModerately Easy
Text LanguageAfrican Dialects
Topics (Secular)Multicultural
Popular Choral SearchesFemale Composer
PublisherGalaxy Music Corporation
Asɛm yi di ka was composed in 1944, at a time when apathy was rife and when most people were dissatisfied with life around them generally, but would not take any action themselves and kept looking to someone else to shoulder such responsibility. The song was an answer to the anxiety felt by the composer about the prevailing conditions of the time. "This talk has got to be spoken. Who will speak it? I, myself."
 
The declamation of the text is largely homophonic, the rhythm features the two-against-three style found so often in African repertoires. An IPA pronunciation guide is provided, as is a non-singable translation. Duration: 1:15