WYD: Have You Heard This Afro-Beats WYD Song?
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World Youth Day 2016 ha come and
gone, but we couldn’t finish our coverage of the event without mentioning Edwin
Fawcett’s “I Wanna Praise.” London artist and gospel choir director wrote the
song in 2002 but never recorded it for an album.
Now, as Edwin’s work is becoming
increasingly international, and with the approach of World Youth Day in Krakow,
the time was ripe. Fawcett took the original version, written in English, and
had it translated and recorded in seven different languages, all found on the I
Wanna Praise album available on iTunes.
The song is based on Deuteronomy
6:5-7. It is “the great commandment,” our response to God’s command to love Him
with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
The song features a distinctive
afro-beats sound, incorporating the heritage of the members of the St. Antony’s
Youth Choir, which Fawcett directs. Over half of the young people are Nigerian
or West African. The video was also shot on location at St. Antony’s Parish
where the choir performs every Sunday.
In addition to the youth choir, the
video features the talented young rapper Norma (who was only 10 at the time of
the video shoot) and almost all of Edwin’s family: his siblings and nephews and
niece make appearance.
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Libby Reichert
Waiting for WYD 2016 - Krakow! "I Wanna Praise", by Edwin Fawcett and St Antony's Youth Choir
And all the Church Fathers say....HO!!
