Jeremy Samos Apr-10-2017, 01:19 GMT USA - United Staates America
Does anybody know what the a cappella song at the beginning of this video is? It's damn near one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard but I don't know if it's an actual song or just an intro written for the concert.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
o kodwa you zo-nge li-sa namhlange
(A-wa a-wa) si-bona kwenze ka kanjani
(A-wa a-wa) amanto mbazane ayeza.
The intro was not not just written for the concert but written for recording of the song at The Hit Factory in NY.
"Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"was recorded in May 1986 in New York a week after an appearance with LBM and the Soweto Rhythm Section on "Saturday Night Live " The beginning is a collaboration with Ladysmith and the body of the song has a "township jive "beat similar to Gumboots.
Extract from Paul Simon talking about the song .
Writing credits for the beginning of the song are Paul Simon and LBM.
