NANAKRHYTHMS

STREET RHYTHMS 27-02-2018   *THE CONDEMNATION* Many a times, people condemn before seeking explanations. Some of the approaches used to even seek information from members seem to condemn them. Many choir leaders today, get ‘mad’ at their choristers who don’t attend choir practices and events, without finding out what the cause is; this really discourages choristers.

STREET RHYTHMS 24-02-2017 *OUR TYPES OF ROBES* As it is done in other parts of the world, most choirs also use choir robes as their official uniform for what we may call divine/full services in our Ghanaian churches. There two basic types of robes used; the British and American Styles.

                                                                            STREET RHYTHMS                                                                             22-02-2017                                                                            *THE AGBADA CHOIR ROBES* Agbada is one of the names for a flowing wide sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa. Agbada is usually a four-piece male attire found among the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. It consists of a large, free-flowing outer robe (awosoke ), an undervest (awotele), a pair of long trousers (sokoto), and a hat (fìla). The outer robe—from which the entire outfit derives the name agbada, meaning "voluminous attire"—is a big, loose-fitting, ankle-length garment. The common designs found on the Agbada is jolomi.

Most of our choirs use choir robes as their uniform for every divine or full service. These robes are either sewn in the American robe style (the academic gown/single gown style) or the British robe style (the cassock & surplice style). Some choristers are always found robing and disrobing outside the vestry; this practice is not good.

STREET RHYTHMS 17-02-2017 *BARITONE* Many people refer a male solo in a choral piece as baritone; this is wrong.

                                                                           Who can tell the pleasure , when music hits you and sends you far away to the land of ecs t asy? Who can recount that treasure? Presumably, No one. Duke Orsino once said that “if music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.” (From Shakespeare's Twelfth Night , 1602:) What does this mean? Orsino is asking for more music because he is frustrated in his courtship of Countess

A chant is a simple melody in which several words or syllables are assigned to one pitch. It is a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone. To chant is to speak or sing rhythmically, in words or sounds.

STREET RHYTHMS 06-02-2017 *MISMATCH OF MUSIC* Many a times, choirs sing the 'nice music' at occasions and you (if you really understand music) will realize that the song, though nice, has nothing to relate to with the occasion. One possible cause is that some choir leaders don't find the meanings of song text (especially, in languages they don't understand) before teaching them.