Rafiki Yangu - Waleed Abdulhamid

Rafiki Yangu
Waleed Abdulhamid
Commissioned by the Oakville Choir to celebrate our return to singing together.
Award winning, multi instrumentalist Waleed Abdulhamid created this song, Rafiki Yangu, for the entire Oakville Choir community. Wishing to give the choristers the experience of being in a market place or community gathering in Sudan, while also celebrating togetherness and individuality, Waleed brought the choirs together through workshops, education and song for this celebratory conclusion to our first live concert since the pandemic.
Featuring all 7 ensembles of the Oakville Choir.
Raise Her Voice - Thomas Burton, Conductor
Raise Her Voice Junior - Dr. Sarah Morrison, Conductor
Raise Her Voice Cherub - Kate Wright, Conductor
A Few Good Men & A Few Good Men in Training - Dr. Patrick Murray, Conductor
Raise Her Voice Chamber - Dr. Charlene Pauls, Conductor & Natalie Fasheh, Assistant Conductor
Little Voices - Kate Wright & Erica Astles, Conductors
Collaborative Pianists - Cheryl Duvall, Yvonne Choi, & Lianne Tam
Dr. Charlene Pauls & Cheryl Duvall, Co-Interim Artistic Directors
Alaina Viau, Film Director
Keiko Laroque, Assistant Director
Patrick Hagerty - B Cam & Drone Videography
Easy Drone Co. - Drone Services
The Oakville Choir for Children & Youth commissioned Rafiki Yangu and the production of the video with the generous support of the following organizational partners:
Oakville Community Foundation's Give Oakville Campaign
Oakville Arts Council's Town of Oakville Cultural Grants
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Ontario Arts Council