Sunday, September 16, 2012

INSIDEPOSTOLA: BARORISI BA MORENA EARLY DAYS

I  was listening to an old album by Barorisi Ba Morena as I reflect on the changes of apostolic music. The album is titled: “TSA BAPOSTOLA” which is the best album of all time by BARORISI. This was when Ntate Tlou still stuck to traditional apostolic before they changed to contemporary.

I find it interesting that even today there is no choir across the beautiful Southern Africa that can deliver postola like Barorisi Ba Morena did on this album. Every song moves you which not what you can claim in todays apostolic recordings. Even Barorisi Ba Morena cant record the same quality of postola as they did during the times of “TSA BAPOSTOLA”.

Incase you are still lost, the album had songs like:

SIDE 1: Hambani’ Kancane, Morena O Re Thuse, Sefefo Sa Moya, Lihle Le Zulu, Hoja Ke Sena Wena

SIDE 2: Bonga Bonga, Ketla Kele Feela-Feela, Uyeza Ujesu, Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Glory, Glory.

PS: I am not Zulu, if there any errors in words please take them up with Gallo. I just re-wrote. My favorite songs highlighted.

I’ve had this cassette, yes…thanks for laughing! Anyway… I had this cassette for a very long time and it does not get old nor boring. In fact it competes very well and always wins against these new recording by choirs.

The most beautiful thing about this album is that you can hear that the choir was very small when going into studio but the must, like any true apostolic sound, is still excellent years later since recording.

We will always miss such talent and here is to hoping that God sends us more talented minds in apostolic music NOT clap n tap.

Signed: J M Baloyi
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1 comment:

Unknown said...

I thought I was the only tired of the clap and tap. I can't hear them. I miss the rawness of the apostolic music and their innocence and reverence of God in every song. Clearly this is now about money and popularity. Even the moves are just so worked on, whereelse people when I was growing up were led.