| 作曲者 | Robert Kahn (1865-1951) |
| タイトル | Bora Maisha |
| サブタイトル | Life is the Best Gift |
| 出版社 | Boosey & Hawkes（ブージー＆ホークス） |
| シリーズ名 | Choral Music Experience: Intermediate Repertoire |
| 楽器編成 | choir (SSA), solos ad libitum, piano and percussion (djembe and shaker) |
| 品番 | 9790051480401 |
| 言語 | スワヒリ語・英語 |
| 形状 | 16 ページ・Folding |
| 演奏時間 | 2分 40秒 |
| 出版年 | 2013年 |
| 出版番号 | BHI 48040 |
| ISMN | 979-0051480401 |
In the summers of 1988 and 1992, I had the honour and privilege of travelling to Kenya, East Africa. I spent many weeks watching, listening, learning and singing Kenyan music of all styles. I especially enjoyed a hybrid pop style. It featured driving percussion and single line syncopated guitar riffs. As I thought about this commission, I remembered the music. I sat at the piano and imagined a guitar player playing a simple chord progression over a bass line. The melody emerged from this improvisation. In a few weeks, the piece was sketched out - without a single word! Once the choral parts were written, I researched many traditional Swahili saying and proverbs that are common in Kenya. Some of these are printed on the colourful Kangas worn by women in many areas of the country. With a few tweaks of the melodic lines, the text was inserted into the piece. It was hard to sit still in my studio as the music was written. Perfom with energy and joy ... and movement. Enjoy.RubertI. Hugh