Malaika - Swahili song made famous by Miriam Makeba.

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MIRIAM MAKEBA - "Malaika" - Original 1974 single with Swahili and English Lyrics.

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Malaika - Miriam Makeba

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Angélique Kidjo - Malaika (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concert)

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Miriam Makeba et Harry Belafonte (1966)

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Malaika is a Swahili song. Malaika generally means "angel" in Swahili. As is the case with many Swahili words, it is ultimately derived from Arabic. An alternative Swahili meaning is a "baby" or "small child",^[1] hence at least one particular traditional version of the song is commonly used as a lullaby throughout East Africa.^[2] One of the better known versions is possibly the most famous love song in Kenyan pop music, as well as being one of the most widely known of all Swahili songs.

The lyrics of the song differ slightly from version to version; the title itself is subject to variation, such as "Ewe Malaika

The song is sung by a poor young man who wishes to marry his beloved ″Angel″ or ″Little bird″ but is defeated by the bride price.

The original text and the translation by Rupert Moser originally into German is:

Malaika, nakupenda Malaika
 Angel, I love you angel
Malaika, nakupenda Malaika
 Angel, I love you angel
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
 and I, what should I do, your young friend
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel

Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
 Little bird, I think of you little bird
Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
 Little bird, I think of you little bird
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
 and I, what should I do, your young friend
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel
Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa, Malaika
 I would marry you, angel

Pesa zasumbua roho yangu
 The money (which I do not have) depresses my soul
Pesa zasumbua roho yangu
 the money (which I do not have) depresses my soul
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
 and I, what should I do, your young friend
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel
Nashindwa na mali sina, we
 I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
Ningekuoa Malaika
 I would marry you, angel

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Maori culture, New Zealand.

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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Now Is The Hour

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http://folksong.org.nz/poatarau/

Pö atarau
E moea iho nei
E haere ana
Koe ki pämamao

Haere rä
Ka hoki mai anö
Ki i te tau
E tangi atu ne

Gracie Fields – Now Is The Hour Lyrics

Now is the hour
For me to say goodbye
Soon I'll be sailing 
Far across the sea
While I'm away
Oh please remember me
When I return
I'll find you waiting here

Now is the hour
For me to say goodbye
Soon I'll be sailing 
Far across the sea
While I'm away
Oh please remember me
When I return
I'll find you waiting here

While I'm away
Oh please remember me
When I return
I'll find you waiting here.

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Now Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song)

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Auē te Aroha

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New Zealand Infantry performs maori haka for fallen comrades

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'Graduation' from poverty

: Anti-poverty intervention provides sustained boost to incomes and wealth

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We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn

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My Choice - Vera Lynn: The White Cliffs of Dover

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Vera Lynn - Lili Marlene

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Marlene Dietrich - Lili marleen song and text

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Dame Vera Lynn performs at 1990 Royal Variety Performance

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Vera Lynn

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Dame Vera Lynn
Lynn at the War and Peace Show, July 2009
Background information
Birth name	Vera Margaret Welch
Born	20 March 1917 (age 98) East Ham, Essex (now London), England
Genres	Traditional pop
Years active	1935–1995
Labels	UK Decca/London, HMV

Dame Vera Lynn, DBE (born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917),^[1] widely known as "The Forces' Sweetheart" is an English singer, songwriter and actress whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War. During the war she toured Egypt, India and Burma, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England".

She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the UK and the United States and recording such hits as "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" and her UK Number one single "My Son, My Son".

In 2009 she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart, at the age of 92.^[2] She has devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She is still held in great affection by veterans of theSecond World War and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the twentieth century.^[3]

Early life[edit]

Vera Lynn was born Vera Margaret Welch on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, in what was then the county of Essex, now East London. When she began performing publicly at the age of seven, she adopted her grandmother's maiden name (Lynn) as her stage name.^[4] Her first radio broadcast, with the Joe Loss Orchestra, was in 1935. At this point she was being featured on records released by dance bands including those of Loss and of Charlie Kunz.^[5] In 1936 her first solo record was released on the Crown label, "Up the Wooden Hill to Bedfordshire".^[6] This label was absorbed by Decca Records in 1938.^[7] After a short stint with Loss she stayed with Kunz for a few years during which she recorded several standard musical pieces. In 1937, she moved to the aristocrat of British dance bands, Bert Ambrose.^[8]

She is best known for her 1939 recording of the popular song "We'll Meet Again", written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles;^[9] the nostalgic lyrics ("We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, but I know we'll meet again some sunny day") were very popular during the war and made the song one of its emblematic hits. During the Phoney War, the Daily Express asked British servicemen to name their favourite musical performers: Vera Lynn came out on top and as a result became known as "the Forces' Sweetheart".^[10]

In 1941, during the darkest days of the Second World War, Lynn began her own radio programme, Sincerely Yours, sending messages to British troops serving abroad.^[5] She and her quartet performed songs most requested by the soldiers. Lynn also visited hospitals to interview new mothers and send personal messages to their husbands overseas.^[11] Her other great wartime hit was "The White Cliffs of Dover", words by Nat Burton, music by Walter Kent.^[12] In 1943 she appeared in the film We'll Meet Again.^[13] Contrary to later reports, she neither sang nor recorded "Rose of England" during this time and it was only in 1966 when her producer, David Gooch, selected it for her album More Hits of the Blitz that she became familiar with it. The album itself was a follow-up to Hits of the Blitz produced by Norman Newell.

During the war years she joined ENSA and toured Egypt, India and Burma,^[14] giving outdoor concerts for the troops. In March 1944 she went to Shamsheernugger airfield to entertain the troops before the Battle of Kohima. Her host and lifelong friend Captain Bernard Holden recalled "her courage and her contribution to morale".^[15] In 1985 it was announced that she would receive the Burma Star for entertaining British guerrilla units in Japanese-occupied Burma.^[16] She is one of the last surviving major entertainers of the war years.

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Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye, "When the saints go marching in"

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How Jazz Was Born - Danny Kaye

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Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly Live

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Louis Armstrong - The Best Of A Wonderful World (Full Album)

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Louis Armstrong

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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's stage personality matched his cornet and trumpet playing.
Background information
Born	August 4, 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	July 6, 1971 (aged 69) Corona, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Dixieland, jazz, swing, traditional pop, scat
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Trumpet, cornet, vocals
Years active	c. 1914–1971
Associated acts	Joe "King" Oliver, Ella Fitzgerald, Kid Ory

Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971),^[1] nicknamed Satchmo^[2] or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and an influential figure in jazz music.

Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also skilled at scat singing (vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics).

Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over", whose skin color was secondary to his music in an America that was severely racially divided. He rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation during the Little Rock Crisis. His artistry and personality allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for men of color.

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Caterina Valente

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Caterina Valente - Quando, Quando -1962-

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Besame mucho - Caterina Valente

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La Paloma (Caterina Valente).wmv

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Bing Crosby & Caterina Valente - Medley

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Louis Armstrong, Caterina Valente, Danny Kaye

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Caterina Valente

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Valente in 1966

Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931, Paris, France) is an Italian singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress. She was born into an Italian artist family. Her father, Giuseppe, was a well-known accordion player; her mother, Maria, a musical clown. She had three siblings, one of whom, Silvio (as Silvio Francesco), was also active in show business.

Life and career[edit]

Caterina Valente, 1984

In 1952, she married the juggler Erik van Aro (Gerd Eric Horst Scholz). He recognized her talent and accompanied her in her initial years of worldwide success, although they later divorced. Their son is the singer Eric van Aro. In 1953, she made her first recordings with Kurt Edelhagen. Soon afterwards she achieved success with songs such as "Malagueña", "The Breeze and I", and "Dreh dich nicht um" with the Werner Müller orchestra. In 1955, she was featured on The Colgate Comedy Hour with Gordon MacRae. In the mid 1960s, Valente worked with Claus Ogerman and recorded material in both Italian and English that he arranged/conducted and/or composed on the Decca ^[1] and London ^[2] labels. Between 1966 and 1972 she was a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Show.