Apartheid and Thula Klizeo

INTRO TO SOUTH AFRICA and APARTHEID

T: Today, students, we are going to continue our study of African countries, and we will
focus today on South Africa.
Show map. Explain where South Africa is.
T: Particularly, today we will focus on learning about what life is like there and the
recent history.
T: The country of South Africa has struggled deeply with an issue called apartheid.
T: What shorter word do you hear in this word? (Apart).
T: Yes, in South Africa, beginning after World War II, the government decided to
practice apartheid. This meant that the people were divided and kept apart on many
levels in society.
T: Take a look at these pictures. (Show pictures of apartheid in South Africa).
T: What can you tell about apartheid from these pictures?
T: Now take a look at what problems this caused. (Show chart of inequities.)
T: Apartheid is no longer legal in South Africa, but the country still experiences the
effects. The schools are unequal, and people are still not living in equitable conditions.
LIFE IN KWA-NDEBELE (My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me)
T: I want to introduce you to a little girl from South Africa. She lives in the Ndebele
homeland. (Show map, read book.)
T: What was similar/different to how we live?
THULA KLIZEO:
Intro (Whole):
T: Next I want to introduce you to Joseph Shabalala. He fought against apartheid in
South Africa with music. He traveled to New York and wrote this song called Thula
Klizeo. He was singing with Paul Simon at the time, and was lonely for his family and
his home.
When you are lonely and missing your family, what things do you miss?
Yes, perhaps he was missing those same things.
His song means, Be still my heart. Even here I am at home.
Listen to his song (T sings song with energy in its entirety.)
Learn the song (Part):
T: Speaks words of song, group echos:
o T: Thula! Group: Thula! (Repeat for more energy)
o T: Klizeo Group: Klizeo (Repeat)
o T: Thula klizeo Group: Thula Klizeo (T uses rhythm of the song)
o T: Na la pa Group: Na la pa (Repeat)
o T: Sey ki-ya Group: Sey ki-ya (Repeat)
o T: Na la pa sey ki-ya Group: Na la pa sey ki-ya (Repeat)
o T: Hey ki-ya Group: Hey-ki-ya
o T: Na la pa sey-ki-ya Group echos. (Repeat)
o Go over words again, if necessary, until all are learned.
T sings each line. Students audiate final words.

o T: I will sing each line of the song. I will leave off the last word, see if you can
fill it in in your mind. Sing the word I leave off in your mind, but not out loud.
o T: Thula klizeo, na la pa sey (leave off ki-ya). (Repeat)
o T: Hey, ki-ya, na la pa sey (leave off ki-ya). (Repeat)
T sings each line, students audiate the whole line.
o T: Next I will sing each line and I want you to sing the line after me, but dont
sing it out loud. Think the music in your head.
o T: Thula klizeo, na la pa sey ki-ya. (T touches head in rhythm, Ss audiate the
melody). (Repeat)
o T: Hey ki-ya, na la pa sey ki-ya. (T touches head in rhythm, Ss audiate the
melody) (Repeat)
Sing melody.
o T sings each line of the song, students echo, singing each line.
o T invites students to sing the whole song. (This could be the point for a wrap up,
the whole)
Put the song together into a performance with student composition Whole:
Add instruments. Students can play along with the song to create an underlying rhythm
while singing. All students can tap along to feel the beat.
Create interlude (B Section) with words of song in English.

Put the four rhythms up for students to see. Echo each one.
Divide class into 2 groups. Do two rhythms simultaneously.
Do a pattern of 4 (as a group). Repeat one rhythm 2x and another 2x.
Have each person choose their favorite. Do that one 2x. Choose your second favorite,
but not the Home, I am. Do that 2X.
Choose one pattern of 4 for one side, a different one for the other side.
Do those patterns without words, but with tapping, clapping or instruments.
Create whole song performance. ABA.
A=song, B=chanted rhythms/instrumental, A=song
Wrap up. So lets review, What have we learned today.
What is apartheid? What is apartheid in South Africa?
What does Thula Klizeo mean?