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2010 FIFA Official World Cup Kickoff Concert
Today – as beautiful singer Shakira arrived in South Africa – and as I listened to her WAKA WAKA for the 2010 Fifa Official World Cup Kickoff Concert – the fever grabbed me too!
Africa always does it!
Just watch the movie on its original site – CLICK THE PICTURE – and see an explosion of Joy and Rhythm by anyone, old or young!!! Feel it… see it on their faces, in their eyes, smiles, flying hair… their spontaneous yet flowing movements where Heaven and Nature fuse and nothing exists but music and dance!
WAKA WAKA … this is my Africa!
And what a generous and indicative gesture to have a non-South African sing the official opening song when all heavens will break lose in Johannesburg and Cape Town on Friday, 11th June 2010, at 4 pm!
Don’t count on me being anywhere else but… right there! Right where all the little flags are heading in one big wave right now – feel it! It’s HERE!
WAKA WAKA!
No matter who you are – rich or poor, white or green or black or gold, fat or thin, educated or not – once South Africans start singing and dancing time stands still… it becomes pure Energy in Unision, Joy, Speed and total Abandon…
I’ve lived it so many times… be it as a child on the farm, be it at Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as the new President of South Africa, be it at Cape Town Jazz Festivals or just simply underground, where music and rhythm crept through thick smoke and night and day fused into one – MAGIC!
2010 FIFA Official World Cup Kickoff Concert
Hugh Masekela
While this is the 2010 FIFA Official World Cup Kickoff Concert, there are many other brilliant performers, one of which I remember from his simply goosebump-raising performance at the Jazz Festival a few years back: Hugh Masekela!
I can’t wait to get THAT music under my skin again… the Soccer World Cup may be the trigger – but THIS is the true soul of AFRICA!
Miriam Makeba - Mama Africa
Remembering Miriam Makeba – Mama Africa
I wish Miriam Makeba could be here with us – she surely is in thoughts… and she too would have danced THE dance!
May everyone visiting South Africa for this first ever big event in Africa and experiencing the unique Vibe of the Rainbow Nation for the first time open up their heart and capture some magic memories. . .
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Laduma South Africa by Hot Water
As the Soccer World Cup 2010 is approaching and Cape Town is preparing with the most beautiful winter sunshine days, we are listening into the music South African musicians are contributing to the mega event.
Here is the fantastic video by a young band from Noordhoek –
CLICK HERE to listen to Laduma South Africa by “Hot Water”.
Laduma played by "Hot Water" under Donovan Copley
Laduma South Africa on Google
Here is the current result for my post’ Laduma South Africa’ on Google – a smashing front position on Google Top 10! And it’s been there since the 15th of this month!
Let’s hope “Laduma” by the South African Band “Hot Water” gets a smashing applause from all over the world for their fantastic performance!
Laduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumaaaaa!
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Laduma
Laduma is an original AfroPop song and South Africa’s football song for the world.
Listen to the version by “Hot Water” from Noordhoek and join us in yelling out loud: “Laduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumaaaaaaa!”
Laduma
Laduma by
“Hot Water” under Donovan Copley was recorded in Cape Town and aims at getting everyone to shout “Laduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumaaaa!!!” when a goal is scored at the upcoming Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup, honoring and celebrating each participating country’s soccer Team and their efforts to win. June is not far away and the country is getting ready for its biggest show!
A great Testimonial:
“After Watershed, Hot Water picked up the pace and continued to build the audience into a frenzy with their truly African sound, I would liken them to Paul Simon, anyone would have to be either dead or paralyzed not to get up and dance to their driving rhythms.
It’s hard to believe that Donovan Copley is a white man because he definitely has the township flowing in his veins.” ~ WhatOnSA (Review from Splashy Fen 2009)
My Noordhoek Project
Donovan Copley with his dynamic “Hot Water” Band will feature under the great musical talents in “My Noordhoek Project” on Semiomantics Evolution.
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Antiaging and Healing Sounds
In our previous article we went into how the power of Healing Sounds enhances and Boosts our Immune System and how the Knowledge we accumulated over time lead to Scientific Research and … Sound Therapy
Sound Therapy on Nutrinsider Daily
Sound is an important element of our everyday life: just think of the people surrounding you, repulsing or attracting you: how do you react to their Voices? How does it feel to be in their company? How do you resonate? Do you smile when they address you and why? Is it because they are vibrant and have a sparkle in their voice?
Being exposed to the right Voice – and with it the right vibration – can make a big difference in your day!
Think of how actors and politicians use and modulate their voices – there’s a whole industry connected to this as in today’s public spotlights and the media the Voice plays a prime role, it needs to be trained to please, mesmerize, convince, persuade, market, sell and… command. History has shown glorious as well as disastrous examples all connected to the human voice as an instrument of power and glory.
This phenomenon has lead to important breakthroughs in Hypnosis and especially Sound Therapy – Example: BioWaves Sound Therapy which I find intrigueingly interesting and worth studying without being affiliated or related in any way, so my suggestion is totally independant – as a way of Healing, achieving Balance and Emotional Health, Managing Stress and Increasing Energy.
Effects of Sound
From the above we see that the Effects of Sound can be both positive and healing… as they can be destructive.
Nurseries play Mozart or Vivladi as the plants grow better… and I speak with my plants every day… I even sing :)
Gorgi Lazanoff, the Bulgarian Psychiatrist, demonstrated an increased capacity for learning by playing Baroque music from Vivaldi, Bach, Haendel or Telemon… and he taught his students to breathe in rhythm with the beat.
Today we know that we learn and create with much more ease when on the Alpha level – if not beyond. That’s another big topic for another day … however:
All this makes perfect sense because everything, ultimately, is vibration. Both Modern Physics and Ancient Science agree on this. The Effects of Sound – Healing Sounds and Music – have a profound effect on our general health and Wellness – physically, mentally and emotionally.
Healing Sounds of Hugh Masekelea
South Africa: Healing Sounds of Hugh Masekela
Let me end this Chapter today with a brilliant musician from South Africa – with “Healing Sounds of Hugh Masekela” in his latest album, Phola, which means “to heal”:
The Phola album, says the jazz-musician, is also “a dream and a prayer” for Africa.
“It’s time to be focused on things that bring joy and healing to people.”
A worthy message to the whole world as… Joy equals Antiaging… it transcends Time and Space!
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Miriam Makeba – Taste of Africa
Birthday of a South African legend (1932-2008)
Time goes by so fast… and sooner or later we all have to move on. What continues is what we gave, what we passed on – be it our love, our spirit, our thoughts, our writing, our music… and the way they captured and transmitted a Joy for Life, Hope when we needed it, Courage to trust the Unknown and move beyond our limitations, Inspiration to realize our Dreams… Those remain burnt into our hearts forever.
Miriam Makeba – South African Icon
Miriam Makeba – The Emperess of African Song
Driving through a typically beautiful hot and sunny South African morning I enjoyed listening to “The Empress of African Song”, the first African woman to win a Grammy award, the great “Mama Makeba” . This African legend performed with musical legends from around the world like jazz maestros Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte and Paul Simon just to name a few… and what marked her is that she always remained truthful to her Purpose and her Passion – and this until her last moment:
‘I will sing until the last day of my life!’
Miriam Makeba at the Jazz Festival 2008
Well, she did… and for us she keeps singing and reminding us that…
“Age is Wisdom if one has lived one’s Life!”
Mama Africa lived for her Music and its Mission. She sang what she felt from her heart, never mind the (political) circumstances. She represented the almost magic strength of the African woman, a strength that can achieve everything – without losing a sense of belonging, of compassion, of purpose.
Nelson Mandela’s Tribute to this Grande Dame of Africa when she suddenly collapsed and died on 10 November 2008 in Caserta, Italy:
Nelson Mandela – South African Legend
“ The sudden passing of our beloved Miriam has saddened us and our nation.
For many decades, starting in the years before we went to prison, MaMiriam featured prominently in our lives and we enjoyed her moving performances at home.
Despite her tremendous sacrifice and the pain she felt to leave behind her beloved family and her country when she went into exile, she continued to make us proud as she used her worldwide fame to focus attention on the abomination of apartheid.
Her haunting melodies gave voice to the pain of exile and disclocation which she felt for 31 long years.
At the same time, her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us.
Even after she returned home she continued to use her name to make a difference by mentoring musicians and supporting struggling young women.
One of her more recent projects was to highlight the plight of victims of land mines.
She was South Africa’s first lady of song and so richly deserved the title of Mama Afrika.
She was a mother to our struggle and to the young nation of ours. It was fitting that her last moments were spent on a stage, enriching the hearts and lives of others – and again in support of a good cause.”
Mama Afrika lives on in her Music and Rhythms…
Bianca Gubalke
