Betelehemu - African Children's Choir

[alisonrjames]

that sounds beautiful<3

[beakman10]

the solo is beautiful 

[AbeniSisterSnake]

Best To You.

Season's Greetings.

[TheTarabeara13]

I love this song so much :) it's so spiritual

[heartland121]

we are singing this at our schooll. its such a fun song. :3

[VICTORIA81369]

Wow!

[CaiteAndHal]

Absolutely love this song!!

[mozzys07]

@TheBakedbeans34 that was the first thing i tried m8, had no luck =(

[yankeedoodlecajun]

Wow, I knew our school was singing this wrong, but not this wrong.

[realitygals4]

@yankeedoodlecajun Are you doing the Mormon Tabernacle version? Cause that's the one we're doing at my school and it's so off...

[mizzyprincess]

@realitygals4 that's probably because these african kids know how to actually pronounce the Nigerian words haha. the mo tab did the best they could. ;)

[gregorseven]

Really nice, i like this song soooo much! THX

[rockpunkist]

Just beautiful! It made me cry (':

[Bwlingaint]

We singin this tomorrow in my choir =D I love this version much better than ours. It fits the voices much better IMO

[LOViNMYiLYFE]

beautiful song it actully made me cry im gonna sin this song

[Sunflowers159]

Gorgeous close harmony.

[mozzys07]

lovely choir! where can we find their cd?

[AmazingLove15]

We are singing this in choir! Not even as close as beautiful as they sing it!

[kaprita1]

Beautiful song!

[herecomesgrace]

I love this song, i'm singing in choir. and theres 1 black girl. and shes from uganda. fail. XD (:

[DiamondClutch11]

We Sing This Song In Chorus @ West Mecklenburg High

[vicboi87]

not quite sure why, but this made me cry. a lot.

[zerg49er]

Holy SHIT!! I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

[tlspice15]

This is so beautiful almost made me cry :3

[mprimecoleman]

@tlspice15 take the "almost" out for me.

[kayzeexoxo]

Amazing, This made made my day!

[XxRhinestoneEyesxX]

awww this is so cute!!!

[BabyHolston15]

I really like dis song...me & my chorus class are going to sing this song ! It's very beautiful and we learned what the words mean in English.

[MsWesleyanne]

love the soloist everyone else sounded beautiful

[ryanmusic101]

This is one of the most beautiful sounds i have ever heard in my life...

[bae123456]

this makes me happy. i know there is a lot of corruption, poverty, and hate in africa but music like this, voices like this.. make me feel hopeful.

[meowcatwhoreface]

That's one of the most beautiful solos I've ever heard.

[nightismyhome]

My choir definitely needs some help! This sounds amazing and our choir is apparently not doing the pronunciations right! It's my last year, and I want to make this great, but we definitely need some help.

[meowcatwhoreface]

@nightismyhome What do you feel like you're mispronouncing?

[CamaelTheAngel]

Their voices are so beautiful; it makes me want to cry! I'm so happy I get to sing this in choir.

[tma716euclid]

Their music s beautiful enough to unite the hearts of the whole world. Blessed be the children.

[AnimeNoMagic]

favorite version of this song <3

[laandal7]

Who is the soloist?? She is BEAUTIFUL! I'm in love! She is sooooooo good!

[MsSchwarzerrabe]

God bless you ;)

[angrydemon25]

they sing to raise money for africa, all of those kids deserve the best and they have my support.

[angrydemon25]

tey sing to raise money for africa, all of those kids deserve the best and they have support.

[laughter15yem]

"Awa yo, a ri baba gb'ojule

Awa yo, a ri baba f'eyin ti"

...We rejoice, we've got a trustworthy father We rejoice, we got a dependable father

[HannahxShortyxLHP]

We have GOT to save Africa!!!!! Seriously people!! I am so happy they have this going and many other things to slowly but surely help Africa and their living and educational situations. They are so passionate and very content but passionate for this to help their continent. It's amazing their passion and want for education,they want to learn!!!! I was so happy when my friend shared this with me!! : )

[PersephoneNoodstrong]

Belo!!! Anjos cantando e nos encantando!!!

[TheImpressionable]

AWWW SO SWEET MY HEART JUST MELTED NO LITERALLY I'M DYING

[MrsBrooks1000]

beautifull song sang it one year in high school

[MrsBrooks1000]

beautifull song samg it one year in high school

[JimiJegede]

wouldn't they have grown by now? been listening to the African Children's choir since I was a kid, and I'm approaching 20 now :P lol I guess new kids replace older ones. That aside, beaaaaaaautiful song!!! So proud to be Nigerian/African :)

[fe110791]

Gott segne Afrika

Dios bengiga Africa

Got save Africa

[LostAndFound144]

The soloist has such a pure voice! I enjoyed this, and may God bless these children!

[Lucyojayme]

l...took time to know they were speaking my language!!! This is really wonderful

[DeeLola07]

@Lucyojayme SAME HERE!!

[Rhynox14]

Thats my cousins in that heck yea african pride(even tho i from cali but still)!

[samndrea]

You know what? I was listening to house music, this particular song had a boys choir sample. I love all music, I searched for "african boys choir". I cant believe how beautiful these young men, and their voices are. Simply inspiring. You fat fuckin lazy pieces of garbage can learn a thing or two. Yppu gondwa ginda hwa umalana hinna. (or close to it, anyways)

[joanie830]

The Concert Choir of Kashmere High sang a similar arrangement of this song from 95 thru 2005. We also sang it in Ghana, West Africa in 98. I always wanted the students from my school to learn to sing in many languages. These children are just wonderful!!!!!

[lpvl]

God Blessed YOU for your strong as mother land sons

[joynozfri]

Absolutely beautiful!

[zspot100]

We sang this in our Christmas concert

[Daniel88733]

so cool..

[iheartmuffins123]

IM SINGING THIS IN MY CHISTMAS CONCERT!

[antarcticdirtclod]

@iheartmuffins123 hey, that's what i did last sunday!

[iheartmuffins123]

@antarcticdirtclod im doing it wensday

[criesmetosleep94]

the first note i started crying (,:



[ljmason20030]

this is sad my chorus at school has been singing this song wrong for 30 years

[CheeseBallAdney]

All the racists in the world just caught fire

[emncaity]

@CheeseBallAdney

Aww...you're just trying to make my day. I wish.

[theremainingplank]

@CheeseBallAdney That is a horrible thing to say.

[VICTORIA81369]

@CheeseBallAdney Ahahahahah!xD

[Dacanoeman]

This is so beautiful.  God bless their heart.

[kree8eve]

Lyrics anyone? I totally luv this! ...and yes, I can read Yoruba.

[QuadSportKid]

@kree8eve We are glad that we have a Father to trust. We are glad that we have a Father to rely upon Where was Jesus born? Where was He born? Bethlehem, the city of wonder. That is where the Father was born for sure. Praise, praise, praise be to Him. We thank thee, we thank Thee, we thank Thee for this day, Gracious Father. Praise, praise, praise be to Thee, Merciful Father.

[alephtav777]

@QuadSportKid Thank you so much for translating!

[yuvasnehithan1968]

@QuadSportKid .thanks ..its a nice song

[marisa1396]

i have to sing this for choir im a 9th grader i love how they sing and my choir sings pretty good bcc choir

[paperclipgenius]

I love the soloist. Love love love love love the soloist.

[engr3os]

ThousanFallingHearts, u know this song is in Nigerian Yoruba language. The correct lyric u referred to below is: "Awa yo aa ri baba gbojule". If u need further help. u can let me know.

[kree8eve]

@engr3os please, PLEASE, I need the lyrics of this song. I can read Yoruba but I just can't pick out everything they're saying. Totally love the song and would love to teach it to the young folks back at church

[MaxAndDannySong]

cools

[animakun]

WHERE WAS JESUS BORN? BETHLEHEM! WHERE WAS HE BORN? BETHLEHEM! NI BO LABI JESU? BETELEHEMU! NI BO LABI BI? BETELEHEMU!

[ThousanFallingHearts]

My choir's singing this, but i noticed the smoothness of the sounds, and the pronunciation of some others. We pronounce the J as a y but they use it like an actual J. "Awa yi o ri baba bo jule" is "Awa i wa ri ba ba bo jule"

I always find it interesting to find something from choir sung by someone who actually knows how to sing it.

They sound beautifuL!

[eLiZaBeThLoVeSbIrDs]

I'm singing this for choir and so far it's the hardest to remember for me

[elreyelovo]

im singin this song in my high school symphonic chior, but this sounds amazing

[JenniferLole]

I love their voices and it's beautiful song. Keep it up children of africa

[XxThereIsAGodxX]

I love this song. And it is just so beautiful with the kids singng!

[razorfang45]

I'm singing this is boys' ensemble

[Deedee20xxx]

simply amazing..brought tears to my eyes

[myoxcide]

Trying to learn this by sunday :(.....

[omoibile]

Nice Yoruba Christmas carol. BETELEHEMU

[Loveblessing1]

I seen a group...not this one....

:( This song sounds so sad to me.

[aromolarant]

this is great......i cant believe my ears....i hardly could beleive that is was youruba lang...

u guys are great

God bless u

[LifeRhythmRocker]

this is so BEAUTIFUL!

[Hitoky]

I can't wait to visit africa one day! Beautiful song!!! I love this choir. <3

[Loveblessing1]

i watched the chior they are good.

[awesomegurl16]

i love the african childrens choir their amazing and have so much spirit..

can't wait to visit africa one day!

[TheBenberger]

man, what can u say 3 this--- beautiful

[reynasnf]

cantan precioso!!!

[ARTEXX79]

jesteście niesamowici.........:))))

[omoobanta]

uhmm its Yoruba. a simple google search will tell you this.

[0319424]

this song is yuriba not swahili

[whateverzish]

Swahili, I think.

[MrHellohello8]

@elelulu its african. hahah, im kidding, i dont know.

[elelulu]

Does anybody know in what language this song is?

[carverschoolofarts]

swahili

[kemikemo55]

@carverschoolofarts  its an nigerian language called yoruba

[GOG0PANDA]

This Song is So beautiful when children sing it

[maloyxxx]

Спасибо!!!! берет за душу!!!!

[MaryofChrist]

***THANKS FOR THIS SONG*** :D

[franklyfancy]

I enjoyed hearing this at an Emory University Concert and have been listening to the many versions on YouTube. This is now my favorite--what the choir loses in pitch it gains in joy.

[Rhynox14]

THIS MADE ME CRY............... i cant listen 2 this wit out cryin

[dontpanicjack]

@Rhynox14 Me too. It is a Nigerian Christmas hymn. The title is Bethlehem. I don't know more than that. Check out "Freedom Come" it's a South African choral song.

[riman0107]

Is this Nigerian, not Ugandan? I think the language is certainly Bantu in sound, which is more East African than West African.

[fomab]

@riman0107 It is Yoruba from Nigeria

[simplyleandraful]

My bad. The H was supposed to be Happy Holidays

[simplyleandraful]

<3 <3 <3

This is a beautiful Nigerian Song. H

[XE1JRE]

Desde México, un abrazo y saludos Excelente muestra de amor a Dios.

DIos les bendiga

Roger

[jennyfurfur]

favorite song we ever did in my highschool chorus!

[iraqidolphin]

They sound like precious angels.

[bethechangeic]

lol I guess a lot of schools did this song then (:

[bethechangeic]

do you go to west?

[msangelgreer26]

we sing this song on our consert too i hate this song its bord ing

[mizztril]

this song is beautiful. our choir is singin this dec. 10 . i get to play the drums for it. love this song !

[azullobo6]

my choir is singing dis song i rly like it:)

[Dixxie]

@fuzzynuggetman27 I sang this in High School in 2005. Its a great song! I unearthed my song book the other day and I STILL LOOOOOOVE this song. You'll love singing it in concert. :] My suggestion to you, the solo for this song is easy for any voice part to sing. You just have to change the sound so that it fits your voice specifically. Do that on your own and when you come up with something you like and your voice sounds good singing it, sing for your director privately and see what they think.

[dimondrw]

omg thank god i found this vid

my school choir is singing this in our winter concert(dec. 10 can't wait!) but now I could practice at home though I already knew it by heart.

[tianabanana8]

Singing this song for our Christmas Choir Concert. I always have it stuck in my head! Even though I only kind of know the words, the tune is always there :) Great Job!!!

[Dixxie]

That shows that you have interest in this style of music. Look into it more, you'll love it :]

[onyxangel336]

did you know that the solo is sung by a boy? cus its true

[totallyweirdwoohoo]

we've done this in choir 4 3 yrs straight and we absolutely love it every1 enjoys it!

[micahxluvzxmcr]

I'm singing this song in choir for our Christmas concert, it's amazing:]

So excited!

[Petrjuliable]

Very soothing, and absolutely beautiful... My class and i are singing this for christmas.. *sniff* Just a wonderful song and solo.

[onyxangel336]

oh and im also luck cus i get to sing the pretty solo

[onyxangel336]

i love this song im so lucky i get to sing it for my concert!!!

 a wayio re baba bo jule!!!

[lovedarli]

wow o.o that was amazing.

[lovelypacific]

great stuff cant wait to sing this ms. M :)

[nikolasmarill]

i go to Fairfield country day and we are doing this too

[greenstuff22]

My Choir gets to sing this for Christmas concert so excited!!!!!

[77joyride]

This is so cool!! I'm doing this song for choir at my school!! Its awesome!

[chanze92]

we are too :)

[fanuel1521989misak]

crying... :-) wonderful...

[MenkenObsession]

Also...

Musica la mia vita.

This song makes me cry everytime I hear it. No joke. You should hear the Capital Univerity Chapel Choir sing this. It takes my breath away.

[kaiserwilhelm]

Far superior to Kidz Bop.

[bobafooz]

Kidz Bop doesn't really even compare, does it? xD

[MenkenObsession]

Please don't even put them in the same category as kidz bop. There are two major differences. Kidz bop sucks this is some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard.

[bobafooz]

...you basically just regurgitated my point, but hey, I'll let it slide.

[lauraelggren]

Children's voices, oh how sweet! This is so beautiful! Such talented children.

[kevinw2345]

yes i have to agree

[monkeeybutt]

Wow. This is really beautiful. I wish I could sing like this. Like nothing compares to this.

[Louise7235]

These youngsters are beautiful and their voices heavenly!!

[Louise7235]

These youngsters are beautiful and their voices are heavenly!!

[whitewolftotem]

Best rendition on Youtube!

[treblechoir99]

Remarkable

[HuLLyGuY002]

wow! they're great! (=

[jasdavid1]

Amazing performance :)

Definitely Definitely right about the sweet voice. Praise God!

[blandinevig]

magnifique chorale...

[loupblanc26]

Magnificent performance! Thank you

[tjofrance]

this must b the beautiful thing i hav heard on utube

[MirandaZ2000]

The soloist is amazing - what a sweet voice.

[bobafooz]

Oh my god. This is so beautiful. I can't believe it. I started crying. Wtf.

[Cvmenina]

Amazing

[adrianaparker]

How beautiful! =)

[yungwill513]

aw...this is great

[titichristoff]

haha...this is my language

[oddsisters]

I just tried out for the girl solo in choir and got it!!! I am so excited

[CrashGoodbye]

Congrats! :D

[oddsisters]

thanks

[Georgia4God]

I really like the acappella sound. Very nice. This is what Christmas music should be like, instead of all of the popular sound. I like the foreign language, too! We can all praise God, and He understand it all! How marvelous! :)

[emperorglenuff]

This was played continually throughout christmas. Thanks to who ever uploaded this! So refreshing after tacky christmas pop songs, and dreary choir carols. This has real soul.

[CrashGoodbye]

You're welcome! (:

I'm glad someone else could get something out of it besides me. It's just gorgeous.

[IrishyPaNdAs]

they sound so amazing!

[CrashGoodbye]

I know, I wish my chorus had sounded that amazing.

[jazzeejai]

Beautiful!!!!! I love it!!!