Vela Vela (book + dvd)

(Book+DVD) $34.99 Created by Mollie Stone Designed to help conductors, music educators and singers learn about black South African choral music, and learn to teach in the oral tradition.  On Vela Vela you will watch as the University of Cape Town Choir for Africa performs and teaches seven traditional South African choral arrangements. Members of the choir will teach you each song, voice part by voice part, in the oral tradition. The singers will provide guidance on pronunciation, vocal tone, dance movements, and background information for each song. Vela Vela also features  interviews in which the singers talk about the role music has played in their lives. The DVD comes with an extensive instruction booklet, containing helpful hints on how to use the video to teach the songs as authentically as possible. The booklet includes historical information about black South African choral music, translations of each song, IPA, and additional information about the project. Songs included: