A song about friendship written by as a collaboration with friends from Makuleke Village South Africa. "Wamina Munghana" means my friend in Tsonga!
Munghana was conceived and produced by Jose Conde who was inspired by the stories of Makuleke and the work of Sharing to Learn and Denise Ortiz and the language of Tsonga, the melody was recorded originally by Jose in a demo in Brooklyn. On her humanitarian aid journeys to build the first two libraries in Makuleke and Makahule, Denise brought the recording of the Jose's demo for which villagers wrote lyrics. Finally Jose Recorded the lyrics of villagers Attorney Hlongwane, Juluka Hobyane, Tshepo Shivambu, Rally Makuleke. The poem in the song, also about friendship, is from Versos Sencillos by Cuban poet Jose Marti and it is recited by Jose in Spanish and by Denise in English. In the background, you will hear some of the endearing sounds of Makuleke: Children singing, night crickets, cowbells from real cows in herding, and the voices of some of the village community.
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released November 1, 2010
Composed, Produced, and Mixed by Jose Conde
Verse Lyrics written in Tsonga by Attorney Hlongwane, Juluka Hobyane, Tshepo Shivambu, Rally Makuleke
Poem in Munghana from Versos Sencillos by Jose Marti
Mastered by Mike Fuller
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Vocals, Guitars, Synths and Keys , Sound and Sample Editing - Jose Conde
Africianized Congas - Eli Katz
Poem Female Vocal - Denise Ortiz
