Uploaded by SioenTheBand on Feb 17, 2009
1st single of the new album 'Calling Up Soweto' by the Belgian artist Sioen.
On invitation of 'One Day For Another World' (OXFAM) Sioen went to the township Soweto in South Africa to set up collaboration with local musicians. He met living legend Pops Mohamed (kora, kalimba, mbira) and Khaya Mahlangu (saxophone player with Hugh Masekela) and together with Stella Khumalo (backing vocalist with Miriam Makeba) he organised an audition in the heart of Soweto to select 4 backing vocalists with an amazing voice.
During the festival 'Gentse Feesten' he brought this group of musicians to Belgium and the energetic and melodic new songs made the concert a great succes and 'talk of the town'. Newspaper 'De Standaard' wrote: "We always sympathise with someone who plays a whole new repertoire in front of an audience. And Sioen succeeded with brilliance!
And so it happened. Pushed by the enthusiasm of the fans after the concert, Sioen went back to South Africa to record the album Calling Up Soweto: 'To the township of the townships, where I took my boots. On the train to Naledi, where Jo'burg has its roots. To the sound of revolution and the vibe on the streets. When I'm gone I sing the blues, in Soweto, that's where I lost my shoes'.
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Zingen ze eigenlijk niet "Yebo Gogo" ipv "ye oh oh oh"?
Yebo Gogo betekent nl, "ja oma" en wordt er vaak grebruikt.
Graag gedaan ;)
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Ik kende Sioen eigenlijk niet, maar 'k zag gisteren op EXQI de reportage van de groep, en kwas meteen verkocht!
Vandaag de hele dag: ye oh oh oh, yee oh oh, ye oh oh oh, I can't control my feet noo, Ye... gans de dag!
Prachtig!
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Vanaf 1 april is hij in Belgë ook in de gewone CD-handel en de OXFAM wereldwinkels verkrijgbaar. Ik weet niet of hij ook in Nederland gereleased wordt.
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come on sioen... where's the house music??? where's the kwaito??? U know how we get down..
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Geweldige nieuwe single! Weet iemand of het ook mogelijk is om de CD vanuit Nederland te kopen? Die kranten zijn hier niet te verkrijgen..
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Dance-song :D
Ik was gisteren op de cd-voorstelling in de Kinepolis en vond dit het beste liedje!
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ik ooowk!
;')
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Fantastisch, Ik zal der bij zijn 3 mei in de AB!
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schitterend sioentje.
22 videos
YouTube Mix for Sioen
3:57Sioen - Cruisin'by explodingegos10,127 views
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- 4:04soweto - reggae original by " face reality "by rolficus36,704 views
- 3:36Sioen - No Conspiracy At Allby sjiekong15,631 views
- 4:10I need a drugby SioenTheBand7,016 views
- 1:51Miriam Makeba, 5 november 2008by MekeSoetens10,834 views
- 3:30Sowetoby steppenpoo10,949 views
- 1:44SIOEN - CALLING UP SOWETO (Mak Manaka)by SioenTheBand1,956 views
- 3:48Sioen - Cruisin'by R3ndy256,815 views
- 3:57Ease Your Mindby SioenTheBand40,409 views
- 3:51Sioen - At A Glanceby couldntcareless20,654 views
- 3:41SIOEN - CALLING UP SOWETO (Sailing A Ship)by SioenTheBand4,448 views
- 4:10Dez Mona - Carry Onby thisisbang57,648 views
- 5:14Sioen - To good to be trueby coquelicootje149,757 views
- 5:08SIOEN takes it to MOTOWN @ TAZby nightingale6662232 views
- 3:32Sioen - People Of The Sunby SioenTheBand1,691 views
- 5:26Sioen: Son Of A Gun - Liveby SioenTheBand4,062 views
PRACHTIG nummer...
anjacuppens 2 years ago 5
sioen ♥
IlsekeP 2 years ago 4