The Boston City Singers perform 'The Jamaican Folk Songs'

The Boston City Singers is a youth choir from the US that will be visiting Cape Town. They arrive on the 26th of July and leave on the 8th of August. During their time in Cape Town, they will perform in various concerts and outreach projects.

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[chrisc]

Come on people, its a good effort for a mostly white school choir. We know they are not Jamaican and they can never sound like the real Jamaican but its nice to see that a director can take a piece of music 🎶 and become creative with it. I know it does not sound like the real deal but l give them a Grade C

[rage_fusion]

I love how they was all was holding their laughs from the beginning 😂

[Jattractions]

Great effort and rendition guys. Love the harmonies.

[anthonycurioso]

A great finish to your tour of South Africa! I <3 this piece!

[MachelN]

Not to pour cold water over a clearly well rehearsed and presented effort, but as a Jamaican, I cannot recognise most of what is being said/ sung, especially during the harmonies (I think). Plus, again not to throw cold water on your homage, the claps and steps at the start and throughout seem more African-American (Step Dance?), than Jamaican. I cannot recall ever seeing these kinds of dance moves being done anywhere in Jamaican folk music culture.

[kirascott]

well not a bad effort doing our songs but it would have been nicer and lovelier if the words were clearer

[reneekitson]

I'm sorry but I don't understand much... and I a Jamaican. But good effort... I guess

[kizzywizzy]

This is just like some watered down inauthentic Chinese restaurant.

[wayneblackwood]

Horrible rendition! Not very authentic (speaking as a Jamaican. Born and raised). Nothing Jamaican about what they did in this video.

[lataviagrey]

This does not sound how it's supposed to

[bilalallen]

boring, my country song is not so drawn out

[ojoujin]

THIS IS AWFUL!!! SOOO AWFUL!!!! ALL OF YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED. WHY DIDN'T YOU SING SOMETHING THAT IS CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE TO YOU? YOU HAVE NOT DONE OUR FOLK SONGS JUSTICE. PLEASE DESIST. NEVER EVER SING THESE SONGS AGAIN. WHY DID YOU THINK TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA AND PERFORM JAMAICAN FOLKSONGS? DID YOU GET CONFUSED WITH YOUR GEOGRAPHY? I'M DISGUSTED!!!!