Today was T.J.’s first night, which means the start of good solid breaks for Jared and me. It was pretty cloudy which made for a quiet night with no disturbances:
Since it was my first break in a long time, my brain was mainly up for a lot of youtubing of Namibian folk songs. If you are also spending your weekend waiting for the clouds to clear, enjoy this long playlist of beautiful music from Namibia:
First song of the day:
!Nosa !Oes Ge Nesa /translated “It’s a quiet night there are no disturbances”
Cover:
(Also stick around for the fun song “Sponono” at the end, I love that one!)
The person who posted this to Youtube claims it is also called Sponono, but it’s not the one (above) that I know as Sponono. It’s still a nice one. Perhaps our Nama-speaking readers can help us with the title of this one:
Third song of the day:
Tuaza Kokure
No covers to be found, and I listed long and hard — I love this one. The second song in the Tuaza Kokure video is a cover for the…
…Fourth song of the day:
Dumelang ma Africa
Fifth song of the day:
Tate Wetu
Update: Covers are required if they can be found:
Sixth song of the day:
I don’t remember how to spell the title so I couldn’t find a cover — but I love this one.
Seventh song of the day:
Sipiri
Cover according to the 2015A Blog Rules:
Final song of the day — also no covers:
#Nabara #Na
A beautiful peaceful one to end on. Love the language and the singing. Good night!