Baba Yetu (Encore) - Christopher Tin: Live at Llangollen 2017

Christopher Tin conducts his Grammy-winning choral hit 'Baba Yetu' as an encore to the 'Calling All Nations' concert at the 70th Annual Llangollen International Musical Eistedfodd, Wales, July 5, 2017. Conducted by Christopher Tin and featuring Joel Virgel, Nominjin, and the Welsh National Opera Orchestra, with the Celebration Chorus and KwaZulu-Natal Youth Chorus.

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[FourtySeven-rr]

You can see the joy on Christopher's face when he is conducting, this is the real musician we need.

[DMBisAwesome]

This composer who went to stanford and won awards for his music takes the time to 'heart' almost every comment his fans make on YouTube. Just a class act.
We're all in this together friends.

[frankndirangu]

Listening to my own language Kiswahili being recognised as an art at the eyes of the world really gives my heart joy. Love from Kenya

[DearestGrimm]

This is what true music is and always will be. Praise to Christopher tin

[particularist]

The diversity of everyone on the stage is a wonderful symbol of people can unite and create something amazing. This is the one video that my one year old consistently claps with, sometimes he even raises one hand and shouts 'ya'!

[myralatham]

I never get tired of listening to this

[PedanticNo]

Christopher Tin FTW.

Civ IV was graced by the greatest composition in all video game history.

[yoatzinmanrique]

Christopher will be remembered for the years to come, and Baba yetu as one master piece of humanity. In terms of how it connects you to our ancestors and the origins of humanity doesn't exist anything better than this.

[u-guzzler]

I will NEVER get tired of you composing Baba Yetu, somehow it's always makss me smile uncontrollably! Hands down, still my favorite Civilization opening to this day.

[supposedlygreg]

I am the last person in the world that you would like to see dance, I'm handicap, cant walk easily, broken back, No rhythm, No elegance, don't know how to dancing at all and already did not know before my handicap, but when I hear this song I just want to stand on my fragile legs and dance, just closing my eye and let the music take me away.

[PrincessZoes]

I still remember the moment I first heard this song. Our school was hosting a choir festival and my group just finished. We were leaving the concert hall when the next choir started singing this. I remember no longer having control of my body or where my feet were going. The music literally engrossed me and carried me back to the hall and I just stood by the door with my jaw to the floor like 😦. I’ve never had something move me to tears like this song did at that moment. I was in tears by the end of it and I was probably the loudest in the room clapping and cheering ❤

[Lifeof_MoniqueTobias]

The man with the biggest musical gift to ever exist ! Christopher is single-handedly saving humanity and he doesn’t even know it ! I’m forever obsessed with Baba Yethu !!

[DeveusBelkan]

Humanity, despite all their differences, singing together in one voice, reaching for the sky. Even if these moments are fleeting, I appreciate that the world has people like Christopher Tin to compose them in the first place.

[asraarradon]

We need another Baba Yetu for Civilization VII. Sogno di Volare was great. It was bold and adventurous; wonderous about what awaits us if we take that next step forward. But Baba Yetu perfectly captured the heart and soul of human civilization. It was filled with optimism and reverence, blaring triumphantly as if all of human history was on parade before our eyes. All while selflessly casting off the glory and giving it to the spirit of the father of all of mankind and being sung in the language of the people who live where the very footsteps of our first ancestors are forever etched in stone. Perfection.

[alemutasa]

Your pieces are so beautiful and touch human nature so deeply that they feel like they've always been here. Doesn't matter in which language they are, whether they are or aren't prayers to a specific god, doesn't matter. They transcend our differences and bring us together. Thank you Mr. Tin for your innumerable gifts to humanity

[GeorgeCollier]

Need to get myself to one of these concerts :')

[jenniferhiemstra]

What Romeo and Juliet is to Shakespeare, what Pride and Prejudice is to Jane Austen…is what Sound of Music is to Rodgers and Hammerstein…is what Into the Woods is to Sondheim…is what Baba Yetu is to Christopher Tin. Legendary pieces of art that became synonymous with its artist, and never seem to get old and actually age like the finest wine.
I love this piece with every fiber of my being ❤️❤️❤️
Chris, does it ever get old to conduct? I can only hope not…

[BootsandUtes]

This piece never fails to uplift and give me chills. Thank you for this beautiful art, Christopher Tin.

[Lifeof_MoniqueTobias]

As an African ! This just makes my soul soar !😭🥹❤️

[linkypete]

Everyone looks like they're having so much fun performing this, including you! Beautiful performance!