[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tH75rIpn1Q&w=480&h=360]
A second upload of the musical from a tape remained sealed all those years. For you to enjoy a better viewing experience. Hopefully. 😉
Surprisingly, such items are still out there.
No copyright infringement intended. A co-production of Clive Morris Productions and Connecticut Public Television. Copyright Alnal Investment.
Director/Music – Bertha Egnos (1912-2003)
Book & Lyrics by her daughters – Gail (1942-2010) and Lucille Lakier
Lucille Lakier Smith is director at Songe Music Productions Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa. A very interesting 2013 interview of her is here : https://soulsafari.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/eureka-tribute-to-bertha-egnos/
Main cast members :
Bride – Linda Sebezo
Groom – Mfana “Jones” Hlophe
Gospel lead singer – Velaphi Mnisi
Singer in “Mother Mary” (25:31) – Stella Magaba
Father/chief & company manager – Ken Gampu
The Mama – Sophie Mgcina-Davids
Priest – Joe Motsamai
Female singer in “Moriva” (6:12) & traditional choreographer – Todd Twala
Male lead dancer & traditional dances choreographer – S’bu Ngema
Todd Twala was later co-founder of UMOJA.
@ 2:47
The venerable lady in the front row looks quite like Bertha Egnos. 😉
@ 1:32:40 :
“Follow, follow, as night turns into day”
“Follow, follow, as he shows us the way”
A Great Man has gone to his next Assignment.
MAMA TEMBU’S WEDDING – Lyrics (1:04:46)
Tonight tonight’s the wedding feast
The men arrived with the slaughtered beast
A wail, a chant soon fills the air
For miles around the people hear
CHORUS 1:
Mama Tembu’s getting married here tonight
All the spirits looking, shouting their delight
Mama Tembu’s getting married here tonight
The bones are thrown and Mama’s path is very bright
CHORUS 2:
Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela phaya x4
The maidens kneel and kiss the bride
The warrior waits, he’s filled with pride
The drummer starts to pound the ground
For miles around they hear the sound
CHORUS 1
CHORUS 2
And silent they fall in the deep of the night
Because never before have they seen such a sight
As the bride Mama Tembu walks out of the door
And the valley still echoes the sound of their roar
CHORUS 1
CHORUS 2
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