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I got the World Jam Pack for my birthday so I've been playing around with it, enjoying all the different instruments and loops. I was fascinated by the African singers and wondered if I could do something like that. So I decided to try.

This piece is very short (under a minute) and all the voices are me. I threw in a zulu drum track in the middle just for fun. I hope you enjoy my experiment (and yes, the words are nonsense since I don't speak the language).

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Hits: 883
Comments: 7
Fans: 6
Plays: 105
Downloads: 81
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Uploaded: Jan 07, 2008 - 12:55:32 AM
Last Updated: Apr 21, 2008 - 12:12:38 PM Last Played: Nov 17, 2009 - 01:06:01 PM

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Creative Commons License:
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African chants (1), Joanna (39), world music (15), a capella (7)

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Comments

thetiler

thetiler said 688 days ago (January 7th, 2008)

Enjoyed
I thought Joanna that you overlayed the Jam pack, but that is terrific that you did all the singing yourself.
Hope everthing is going for you. I did a new One Bad Dude song and used the Tyler O'Tool name as reference in the song a few times. Hope you don't mind.

Hope your having success with your writing. Great to see you back!

Thanks for sharing your experimentation which really sounds nice !

Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

drakonis

drakonis said 688 days ago (January 7th, 2008)

Yes!
This is a wonderful success, IMHO... you did very nicely coming up with an African Folk Chorus sound. I can instantly imagine listening to (and loving) an extended version of this, with a chorus section that drops the drums and has a wailing lead Joanna singer over the top, then back into the chugging rhythms and rich harmonies. Cool!

Maybe I should try to think up something you CAN'T do :-) No, that would be futile. :-)

Hey, nice photo up there... is he playing a bongo, or is he just happy to see you? (smirk)

Always a joy to hear your versatile voice!
ttfn,
Drakonis

Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

Mystified	Mystified said 687 days ago (January 7th, 2008)
	I love this experiment! The textures and differences in each 'voice' is fantastic :) Thanks for sharing this! Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

caroline	caroline said 686 days ago (January 9th, 2008)
	just what i needed... a hit of joanna!! faaabulous - thank you - big hugs, big loves xoxoxox Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

Alannah

Alannah said 669 days ago (January 25th, 2008)

I actually ......
... listened to this one day .. and commented .. and then my old beater of a computer crashed before my comment saved ... so I knew I would be back for another listen and DEFINITELY to comment .... I am lost for words now but WOW WOW WOW Joanna ... I cannot believe you can do all those voices ... I wanna do all those voices .... this is solid in my ears .... gonna listen again before I wrap this comment up here .... first off I am a HUGE fan of voice(s) all singing together .... especially the african and aboriginal choir voices ... and the fact that you pulled this one off earns you my deepest bows (as Fran would say) ...

Check out my latest song called I'm Drownin' - Smokey VW (feat Alannah) + Outtaorbit

Savage_Beast	Savage_Beast said 643 days ago (February 20th, 2008)
	Great. I love the World Jam Pack. Nice work, Joanna. Check out my latest song called Whatever feat. ECLive

davisamerica	davisamerica said 622 days ago (March 13th, 2008)
	right then joanna very nice ... u need paul simon singing over this ... lol ...naw ... is just perfect with you. thanks for the listen ... enjoyed! Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

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