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29:11 International Exchange: 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' - YourClassical MPR sessions

29:11 International Exchange performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem, in an arrangement by artistic director Brendon Adams that's sung in Zulu and English. The Minnesota-based ensemble includes singers and instrumentalists from South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Recorded April 20, 2023, in the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studios at Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minnesota.

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING
arranged by Brendon Adams

Phakamis` iphimbo
Kuze kuzwe izwe
Khalisa ngesivumelwano
Ukujabula kwethu, makuphakame
Njengolwandle, olugingqikayo
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun
Let us march on till victory is won
Njongan` empumalanga kwimin` entsha
Masqhubeke side sinqobe Masqhubeke side sinqobe
Masqhubeke side sinqobe

This arrangement of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" © 29:11 International Exchange. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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