NOW AVAILABLE - Hananasif's newly released children's choir album, Twakushukuru. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the orphanage:
Listen to samples of the songs at DiscRevolt.com.
Some background:
In the summer of 2006, producer David Lipps and singers/songwriters Sydney Schaef and Melissa Reyes (along with friends Sarah Lowe and Erin Eckhardt) traveled to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania to record an album of Hananasif's children's choir. The aim of the project was to help the HOCET kids work hard to create something personal, fun, meaningful, and marketable to sell for their benefit. The project was recorded on site at the orphanage center amidst many unforeseen challenges - from power cuts to crowing roosters to honking cars (and everything in between). Upon his return to the US, David spent the following months (when he could steal some time away from studying for law school) mixing and mastering the CD, and designing the artwork. We are thrilled to announce that the CD is available for purchase. All proceeds go directly to the children of Hananasif.
The Hananasif choir is a warm and youthful blend of the voices of eleven of the orphanage center's children. All songs are original to the orphanage center: lyrics and music were composed by HOCET staff. The choir is accompanied by the instruments of local musicians, and thus in its entirety, the CD project is a colorful and authentic representation of the local sounds and the moving stories of the children.
Download a PDF or Rich Text document of the lyrics in English.
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