South African Music Award winning singer-songwriter, storyteller and creative activist Pilani Bubu, collaborated with Caged Bird Legacy LLC, in licensing Maya Angelou’s poem ‘Still I Rise, and has composed it to music. She debut’s this first ever mini-orchestra live performance piece of the poem turned to song. And the very first version of the poem as a song. This mini orchestra recordings were inspired and provoked by the escalating racial, domestic and gender issues that emerged during the Covid 19 Pandemic. To share a symbol of hope with many lives lost globally including the global uprising, supporting #BlackLivesMatter, the scourge of GBVF which mainly affects black women globally. And today, a reflection on Human Rights as we face the rise of fascists and imperialists who wage war in Ukraine and Palestine and the continued civil unrest and resource exploitations of Congo and Sudan. May this song amplify a message of human rights and inspire hope. HOPES SPRINGING HIGH Performers & Credit List Lyrics: Maya Angelou – Still I Rise Composer: Pilani Bubu Publishing: Bupila Publishing (Pty) Ltd & Caged Bird Legacy LLC Arrangements: Luke van der Merwe Performed by: Pilani Bubu Saxophone Solo: Sisonke Xonti Trumpet Solo: Sydney Mavundla Orchestra Piano: Tshepo Monareng Electronic Piano: Sanele Phakati Drums: David Klassen Percussion: Lebogang Mokhela Bass: Amaeshi Ikechi Violin 1: Evert van Niekerk Violin 2: Kate Moore Viola: Lizelle Le Roux Cello: Susan Mouton Trumpet 1: Sydney Mavundla Trumpet 2: Siyanda Zulu Trombone 1: Bez Roberts Trombone 2: Dan Selsick Tenor Saxophone: Sisonke Xonti Backing Vocal 1: Malaika Gcobo Backing Vocal 2: Unathi Moyo Backing Vocal 3: Lethabo Mofomme Recording Engineer: Rob Prinsen Recording Mix Sound Engineer: Robin Fernie Mix & Mastering Engineer: Panji Anoff Videography: Longwe Media

A live studio performance of the first single that spring boarded the album: 'Lockdown Lovestory'. A collobaration producer Sean Peevers a.k.a Afronautiq. Location: Supersonic Studios and The Alchemist Live (Kenya) Vocals: Pilani Bubu Guitar: Sean Peevers Keyboard & MPC: Abraham Moughrabi Make up: Zainab Ahmed Filmed and edited by: The Unsettled & Ojwook Mix by: Sean Peevers at Supersonic Master by: Jinn Records Produced by: Bupila Publishing (Pty) Ltd

My rendition & interpretation of 'Qongqothwane’ (The Click song) ... a meditative medley with a short poem I wrote called Qamata (full version is on the album)... reflectning on our original spirit guides as Africans. Both contemporary folk songs are from my latest & award winning album: #folklorechapter1. (26th Edition of the South African Music Awards - fo 'Best Aftican Adult Contemporary Album') I have Luke Van Der Merwe on guitar and flute myself of vocals (+ loops)

"Diud, where's my tune?" este despre artiști din toate sferele, de la cel mai underground rap de calitate și până la cel mai pur rock alternativ. VOX: Pilani Bubu Chitara: Mircea Steriu Saxofon: Vincentiu Mantu Sunetist: Nerub Follow Pilani Bubu: ▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pilanibubu ▶ Faceboook: https://www.facebook.com/PilaniBubu Alte vești despre Diud, Where's My Tune? Abonează-te la canalul nostru și susține producțiile originale DWMT pe Patreon: http://patreon.com/dwmt_sessions ▶ DWMT Instagram: https://instagram.com/dwmt.sessions ▶ DWMT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DWMT.sessions Subscribe to our channel: ▶ https://youtube.com/c/diuds ______________________________________________ Lyrics Verse 1: This is more than just a phase, this is my place, in this life. I am where the music lives, there’s no where I’d rather be, cause this is love. I’m beyond the bass and drums I feel strings strum in my heart. I feel your thumb strums in my sky cause this is love. PreChorus I’m floating on notes and tones. I’m soaring on clouds of bars. I’m singing on a major scale, I’m leaving all the minor behind. Chorus This is love, this is love, this love. This is music, this is love, this love. Yeaaaah. Verse 2: Angel wings wrapped around me Halo’s shine right above me, Oh is this real? Warm harps that found me, Deep trumpet sounds around me, They help me heal! Joy fills your heart, when you do what you love. You feel like you’re apart of Gods divine. Cause this is love. PreChorus I’m floating on notes and tones. I’m soaring on clouds of bars. I’m singing on a major scale, I’m leaving all the minor behind. Chorus This is love, this is love, this love. This is music, this is love, this love. Yeaaaah. Bridge When you turn nothing into something, turn the message into words, and you make it rhyme… Then this is love This is love.. PreChorus I’m floating on notes and tones. I’m soaring on clouds of bars. I’m singing on a major scale, I’m leaving all the minor behind. Chorus This is love, this is love, this love. This is music, this is love, this love. Yeaaaah. Outro This love This is God This is Music Skat… Repeat #PilaniBubu #diud #wheresmytune

A song from Pilani Bubu's Lockdown Lovestory album. Performed live by the trio: Sean Peevers a.k.a AfroNautiq on guitar and Abraham Moughrabi on keys and MP. A live performance session at Supersonic Studios in Nairobi, Kenya February 2023

Le Live de Pilani Bubu | Néo Géo Nova Abonnez-vous à notre chaîne : http://j.mp/1cT7DvA Radio Nova : http://www.nova.fr La chanteuse Pilani Bubu est en Live dans le Salon de musique de Néo Géo. L’artiste sud-africaine nous offre deux titres de son dernier album “Folklore Chapter 1”, dans lequel elle présente sa culture et sa langue maternelle : le Xhosa. Une langue dans laquelle sonnent les fameux “clics”, popularisés par Miriam Makeba. À découvrir : les morceaux “Baile” et “Qongqothwane”. ***** Abonnez-vous à notre chaîne : http://j.mp/1cT7DvA Radio Nova : http://www.nova.fr Rejoignez-nous sur Facebook : http://j.mp/1c79krz Twittez-nous : http://j.mp/1fJ7u14