Hello all. Glad you're all enjoying the video! I've just brought out a new book called "Think You Can't Sing? Think Again!". It's got loads of online videos to help you learn. Loads of you will have spent your lives thinking that you can't sing, but I'm here to tell you that you can learn. Have a look at thinkyoucantsing.com and find out what I'm talking about.😃
My summers in high school were spent working at a zoo. My last summer there, 1978, our only African lion and the only African lion I have ever known, Leo, passed away at the ripe old age of 28. Basically he was an overgrown and extremely playful kitten and my friend. He was fond of wandering around the zoo after hours rubbing up against the employees and chasing butterflies. After a necropsy we held a memorial service where we placed his body on a bamboo pyre and we all said words, 42 employees and about a hundred regular zoo members. Then we lit the pyre and sang this song, nearly 150 of us as the forty foot flames crackled and licked the blackened night sky our voices reverberating against the forty foot high granite face of the main building. To this day I still miss his thunderous roar and the lick of his tongue on the back of my hand and the expression on his face when he saw his friends first thing in the morning. Lala rafiki yangu!
Amazingly wonderful. A beautiful moment to be remembered. Shared, and Thank you for the post. Wish I were there. Dec 2024, An early🌲Happy Holiday Season🎈everyone.
This brings a great memory from my youth. I went to a punk rock gig in the late 80's where Black Flag, Circle Jerks and Dead Kennedy's played that night. After an insane evening we all piled into a VW van to head home. While driving home fully exhausted this song came on the radio. Literally everyone sat up and we all sang this song. It was awesome!
That ladies and gentlemen is how to communicate. Effortless, no shouting or cojoling,marvelous audience participation. Very very impressive,loved every minute. Bravo that man !
This is absolutely beautiful thank you so much what a fantastic idea & effort by everyone involved. I’m watching from afar Bottom of the South Island New Zealand 😊
Ohhhh, for the life of me! What a genius!! How he inculcated everyone? This is a Thriller. I am sure each and every member of the audience went away fulfilled for joining.
Oh how I wish I could sing in tune! Some time ago, a choir teacher came from USA to coach our church choir and he stayed in the same house as me. "Anyone can sing" he claimed but, after a few days, he admitted defeat with me. The audience had such a great time being coached by an inspired teacher and I am envious!
Our director (the man in this video) might be able to help you with that. He has a book coming out soon entitled "Think You Can't Sing? Think Again!". There are a small number of people who do have amusia (the musical equivalent of colourblindness), but it's very small. Where are you based, John?
@@johnneal5616 If you subscribe to the channel, there will be information coming out about the book, hopefully in time for Christmas. We run a singing holiday in Spetses every June - that's about as near as we get to Crete...
I've been directing this song just like this (yet not in the same order) since my youth. An all-time favorite. I usually begin and end with the altos. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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I love this song so much! It was popular when I was in the fifth grade and reminds me of a sweet time in my life. I am now 64 and it brings great joy to me as does your video. Thank you so much! ❤
i tried to compete the baseline in the middle of the night. i think my neighbours also loved my singing...they smashed a brickstone into my window to hear it better.
Thank you for this wonderful video! What great fun! This is one of my favorite songs and I've been enjoying it since it was first released oh so many years ago. This is one of the best versions I've seen performed!
Nicely done. I believe the song writer would have thoroughly enjoyed this. I feel most sad that he could not around to have enjoyed the result of his song.
I didn't expect to like this much, but it really works, well done. The pity is that the original composer Solomon Linda who recorded the song in 1938 received very little for his work. It is basically acquired by big record companies who claimed it was folk music and therefore public property.
Hello all. Glad you're all enjoying the video! I've just brought out a new book called "Think You Can't Sing? Think Again!". It's got loads of online videos to help you learn. Loads of you will have spent your lives thinking that you can't sing, but I'm here to tell you that you can learn. Have a look at thinkyoucantsing.com and find out what I'm talking about.😃
My summers in high school were spent working at a zoo. My last summer there, 1978, our only African lion and the only African lion I have ever known, Leo, passed away at the ripe old age of 28. Basically he was an overgrown and extremely playful kitten and my friend. He was fond of wandering around the zoo after hours rubbing up against the employees and chasing butterflies. After a necropsy we held a memorial service where we placed his body on a bamboo pyre and we all said words, 42 employees and about a hundred regular zoo members. Then we lit the pyre and sang this song, nearly 150 of us as the forty foot flames crackled and licked the blackened night sky our voices reverberating against the forty foot high granite face of the main building. To this day I still miss his thunderous roar and the lick of his tongue on the back of my hand and the expression on his face when he saw his friends first thing in the morning.
Lala rafiki yangu!
'Lala rafiki yangu' - sleep my friend
ライオンとあなたの関係が想像できる。涙が出てきた
Such a beautiful story! I'm sitting here crying, just so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing❤
Прекрасную историю Вы рассказали .....
The love of an animal is so pure…..
The song is called "Mbube" which tranlates to Lion from Zulu. Wimoweh is what y'all hear🎭🇿🇦
We technically sing o wimoweh
How interesting! When spoken, does it actually sound like „wimoweh“ or do we get this wrong also?
And there is no lions in the jungle, but in savanna. 😂
The song is called The lion sleeps tonight
He's not expecting the crowd to not be compose of 50% tone deaf. Just telling them what to listen to.
And that. Is awesome.
This gentleman is a genius trainer!
Thanks Magara! Glad you enjoyed it!
involving the audience in the show is so satisfying to watch..😁😁😁
African chorus music is so sublime!
what an amazing ability to involve the whole room, not just the chorus but the spectators as well excellent job.
I wish I was there when they get to sing along
This is fantastic audience participation. What a treat for those that were there!
Amazingly wonderful. A beautiful moment to be remembered.
Shared, and Thank you for the post.
Wish I were there.
Dec 2024,
An early🌲Happy Holiday Season🎈everyone.
How beautiful... people coming together ❤️ creating beauty. Wow.
Very glad you enjoyed this!
How beautiful our individual voices sound when combined in unison..Thxs.
This brings a great memory from my youth. I went to a punk rock gig in the late 80's where Black Flag, Circle Jerks and Dead Kennedy's played that night. After an insane evening we all piled into a VW van to head home. While driving home fully exhausted this song came on the radio. Literally everyone sat up and we all sang this song. It was awesome!
It's such a fantastic song! Glad it evoked great memories for you!
I seen the tokens sing it at a concert it's awesome memories hearing it
Great effort , getting all in tune
That ladies and gentlemen is how to communicate. Effortless, no shouting or cojoling,marvelous audience participation. Very very impressive,loved every minute. Bravo that man !
Amazing! Should be mandatory in every school. It show how important back vocals are,
this performance ave me tears of joy with a flash back of my childhood.
Outstanding performance and well balanced harmony vocal trained by the director of London city voice . 🎵🎤👍
This is fantastic how each group - soprano, altos, tenors, bass etc sang the song! Amazing! Love this song🥰
Thank you!
This is absolutely beautiful thank you so much what a fantastic idea & effort by everyone involved. I’m watching from afar Bottom of the South Island New Zealand 😊
Ohhhh, for the life of me! What a genius!! How he inculcated everyone? This is a Thriller. I am sure each and every member of the audience went away fulfilled for joining.
I wish i could be there... So good to hear that. Truly amazing
Brilliant! I felt like I was back singing with a choir again, which I greatly miss.
And as Pete Seeger once said, "And don't get hung up on what the person next to you is singing, or you'll sound like you're in a washing machine."
Love this song. Me and my Mum used to sing along to this.
Oh how I wish I could sing in tune! Some time ago, a choir teacher came from USA to coach our church choir and he stayed in the same house as me. "Anyone can sing" he claimed but, after a few days, he admitted defeat with me. The audience had such a great time being coached by an inspired teacher and I am envious!
Our director (the man in this video) might be able to help you with that. He has a book coming out soon entitled "Think You Can't Sing? Think Again!". There are a small number of people who do have amusia (the musical equivalent of colourblindness), but it's very small. Where are you based, John?
@@LondonCityVoices Crete, Greece
@@johnneal5616 If you subscribe to the channel, there will be information coming out about the book, hopefully in time for Christmas. We run a singing holiday in Spetses every June - that's about as near as we get to Crete...
Sorry, you can try again
Made my day!! Believing a bit in humankind. Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it! And you're welcome!
Thats cool. To have the audience be part of the song.
We try to do this in every concert!
Incredible, moved me to big tears.
I've been directing this song just like this (yet not in the same order) since my youth. An all-time favorite. I usually begin and end with the altos. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Excellent stuff!
Superb, I wish I could be there.
Loved the whole thing, but absolutely loved just the audience altos singing at 2:28 by themselves!!!!
Same here,,very powerful
Wayenza indaba mfoka Solomon Linda. Imisebenzi yakho emihle. Ulale kahle qhawe
Give it up to this chior master, the guy is amazing!
That was lovely, especially as each part dropped out just leaving the bass. it's all about the bass 😂
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no treble
Why this brought a tear to my eyes, I don't know. But they were tears of joy.
Music is incredibly evocative and sometimes does this. It's so powerful!
That man made me wimoweh on command over the bloody internet.
And I'm hundreds of miles away.
Compelling isn't it! :)
Not to mention time...separated by time and space and yet brought together by the force of music and it is good
Me too,❤
My favorite song of all time.
wish I could give more than one thumbs up
I love this song so much! It was popular when I was in the fifth grade and reminds me of a sweet time in my life. I am now 64 and it brings great joy to me as does your video. Thank you so much! ❤
I love how he gets the audience involved in the singing. I was even singing along with the tenor part.
i tried to compete the baseline in the middle of the night. i think my neighbours also loved my singing...they smashed a brickstone into my window to hear it better.
@@orangeutan249 😅 ROTFLMAO😂😂
Bass line for me! Lol
0.2.13 am and im watching video .
Loved it ❤ amazingly put together. A favourite classic tune
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Super Awesome.... Loved it... Amazing energy..... Peace & Love.... From India.....❤️
Thank you!
Simply outstanding,,, an absolute treat
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
I really wanna be there when they did this not in the front row but in the last row where I can see all and sing along together
Really cool, I clicked on this as I have always liked the song, and I ended up getting educated lol
Way fun! This is by far one of the best pieces of music ever written and it works great in this kind of choir. Thanks for sharing.
10/10 👌
I only saw this video where people were singing the song in the right key, everyone else that I watched were singing it in the wrong keys
I loved that...its beautiful...i see a hit...top ten here.
Brilliant engagement of the audience!
Thanks very much David!
That was great. People love to try to participate. Such a nice idea.
Thanks! Yes, people love participating!
Absolutely loved this! Great job getting everyone involved. Sounded amazing also! Standing Ovation for you All! Thank you for sharing!
This song originated in Africa, and the Tokens brought it to the world, it speaks to the sole.
Yeah
From Mzanzi🖤
Nowadays crowd control is all about about build ups and drops. People start to forget this kind of beautiful music that's also as beautiful
That was FUN! THANK YOU!
bro this gave me the chills
Well done down to the audience. Awesome.
it's in the jungle the mighty jungle then it's in the jungle the quiet jungle but still you guys are good
Lol XD
Sorry about the mistake in the lyrics! Glad you liked it though!
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So glad you pointed that out. My life is now complete.
The lyrics changes tho, I don't think it's a mistake.
You could even say the peaceful village
That was lovely,mind blowing.👏👏👍
Thank you for this wonderful video! What great fun! This is one of my favorite songs and I've been enjoying it since it was first released oh so many years ago. This is one of the best versions I've seen performed!
Wow this guy is a genius
Beautiful! Lovely!
Beautifully done! Eric
That was quite entertaining. I would love to try this with an audience some day.
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Go for it!
Really nice, a joy to listen to.
Love every second of it.
Thank you so much for sharing this ❤
Love it! Well done everyone! -- From Iowa USA
Totally amazing great conducting. I'm blown away..
Favorite song
Brilliant. ❤❤❤❤
Amazing! One of my favorites from years ago. This was a beautiful job on all parts. 🙏❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you
when i first heard the song, likely none of the people in there were born yet. old. good vid.
Soooooooo very cool! Huge Mahalo for sharing this. Made my day🫶🏽🎼🎶🎵
Thank you!
I absolutely love this it is amazing and absolutely beautiful ❤️
Thank you so much!! Glad you liked it!
God. ❤️. Love. South. 🌍. Africa. And. Mr. Jay. Siegal. And. The. Marvelous. Tokens. Respectfully. Dennis. Lee. Jensen. And. Randy. 🇬🇧 🏴. England.
id love to have a go looks and sounds great
This does wonders to my mood swings ❤️
29-01-2024
WAW!!!
AMAZING!!!
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BRASIL 🥰 😍 🥰 😍 🥰 😍
@LondonCityVoiced...love the original zulu sound...I'd love to see it again with south african singers + the audience ❤❤❤ much love
Wow! That was amazing!
That was great fun. I even joined in from here! Loved it!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
WOW, how fun! I wish I was in that audience! Looks like so much fun! 🤗💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Outstanding!!!
Nicely done. I believe the song writer would have thoroughly enjoyed this. I feel most sad that he could not around to have enjoyed the result of his song.
Karl Denver brought Wimoweh to the charts in the 60's. It was the best. Good "take offs" followed.
Loved that song since I first heard it in late 50s /60s. Listening to all the 4 parts plus melody is just fabulous THANK YOU 😊 🙏
So much fun. Enjoyed!!🤗
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I didn't expect to like this much, but it really works, well done. The pity is that the original composer Solomon Linda who recorded the song in 1938 received very little for his work. It is basically acquired by big record companies who claimed it was folk music and therefore public property.
Brilliantly done.❤❤❤😊
I love this
Excellent............training.......................wonderful.😀😀😀
Absolutely brilliant !!!
Very Cool! 💖🎶💖
Wow! Blown away. One of my favorite songs 😮👏🏻
Wow, that is amazing!
Love the way he did .......with the audience
Someone please help get this song with tonic solfa......
Awesome
Great music and sound keep it up! Hutch
Thanks for listening and glad you enjoyed!
That was soooo much fun !!
Non
Glad you liked it!
Unfortunately, Luke, you're wrong
@@LondonCityVoices Thank you !!
Give credit to south Africa
It's done. Apologies for not doing so before!
Solomon Linda
Shut up. Give credit to white peoples for you not dying of so many diseases.
Aw liberal tears. Grow up.
@@ltme4134 It hurts you? Sorry old man.
i LIKED THIS SO EDUGATING
It's sad that so many people wouldn't even participate. Be a kid have fun and sing!
Love this old favourite!💞💞
It's great isn't it! Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic keep it up bro fantastic 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Many many thanks