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Artist: One Voice Melodies ChoraleF. E. Nyanza's Timeless Composition
“Hivi Ndivyo Inatupasa Kuishi” is one of the most viewed songs composed by F.E. Nyanza. It has been sung by One Voice Melodies, although there are some other versions performed by many different choirs including La Cuatro Voices and MUCSA Choir.
It is a Catholic song.
In this post, I’m going to explain all the details about this song including where you can stream it and probably watch the video.
About F.E. Nyanza
I am pretty sure if you are a Catholic songs fan based in East Africa, this name is very popular to you.
Nyanza is a composer of Catholic songs from Tanzania. He was born as well as raised in Tanzania. He has composed so many songs which have gained popularity and are listened to by many people.
Amongst all the songs he has composed, "Hivi Ndivyo Inatupasa Kuishi" is the most viewed song from Swahili Music Notes—a popular East African database of Catholic song sheets.
This song’s sheet has surpassed 20,000 views and over 14,000 downloads. This is a great achievement for F.E. Nyanza. Up to now, he has composed over 116 Catholic songs which cover across all major liturgical sessions of the Catholic church.
This catalogue of Catholic songs actually makes him a legend and a most appreciated composer.
Here is the list of some popular songs composed by F.E. Nyanza:
● Nitakaa Miguuni Pako performed by St. Joseph Choir Mwecau
● Mwenye Kutenda Mema performed by Kwaya ya Mt. Benedicto Bugando
● Ninyi Si Wawili Tena produced by Khaki Media Pro
● Nawatangazia Ndugu performed by Kwaya ya Mt. Padre Pio CUoM
After listening to "Hivi Ndivyo Inatupasa Kuishi," I suggest you find these songs also because they are really nice and powerful.
The Story Behind One Voice Melodies
This song is made popular by the performance of One Voice Melodies choir members. In fact, they are actually talented with nice voices, just like their name.
One Voice Melodies is a choir located in the country of Kenya in the city of Nairobi. It is a group of talented and dedicated singers who passionately love singing and therefore glorifying God. The group operates under the leadership of Wangai Maestrol.
If you need any service from them, you can just contact them through: +254 704 371624.
If you are wondering what kind of services they offer, don't worry, let me inform you. This choir provides singing services in various events and celebrations such as wedding masses, funeral masses, birthday or death anniversary masses, and various celebration masses.
Note: These events and celebrations must involve holy celebrations.
This choir has also succeeded in recording other songs that are loved and listened to by many Catholic song fans. Personally, these are two songs that I love very much:
● Moyo wa Shukrani composed by Maestro Wagani
● Kipenzi cha Moyo composed by Martin Mutinda
Unpacking Hivi Ndivyo Inatupasa Kuishi
The song’s title is a complete sentence in Swahili, and understanding it is key to understanding the song's purpose.
In English, it is translated as "This is exactly how we’re required to live."
The big message that we get in this song is an explanation of how Almighty God likes us as humans to live.
These words that you hear in this song are exactly similar to the message found in the Gospel of St. Matthew 16:26. In this part, Jesus Christ asks us a question: What does it profit a human to gain all the things of this world but lose the kingdom of God? You should also try to reflect on this question.
This song carries the true meaning of a Christian's life.
So, here I am going to explain 5 things that I have analyzed in depth that you will learn when you listen to this song.
1. The True Goal of Human Life
At the very beginning of this song, the chorus starts with great emphasis: “So this is how we are supposed to live, by pleasing God.” This is the first and most fundamental issue that this song teaches us.
Often in our lives as humans, we are more pleased with the glories of the world. But this song reminds us to reflect on everything we do to see if it will please God and also bring us a good relationship with relatives, family, or friends.
2. The Importance of the Kingdom of God
The first verse gives us a heavier message and is set in the form of a question, saying: What benefit will we get if we get this world and all its things, and lose the kingdom of heaven? Truly, it is possible that you struggle to look for a lot of money, houses, cars, titles, or fame, but all those things cannot help us reach the kingdom of God. There is one thing that can help us inherit the kingdom of God, and that is living well, avoiding sin, and striving to attend holy celebrations to keep ourselves close to God.
3. The Importance of Having a Better Society
In this song, you will learn that to build a better society, it is necessary to have the following pillars:
Cooperation: In life, it is difficult to be perfect in any field, so it is very good to create cooperation with the people who surround you. This will help you a lot when you are in challenges or get in any trouble.
Forgiveness: Offending each other is part of our daily life, and it is something that cannot be avoided. Therefore, whenever it happens that you have offended your fellow, this song reminds you to ask for forgiveness to build good relationships.
Love: This is the greatest pillar of all. To have cooperation with others, you must have love. To be able to forgive those who offend you, you must have love; therefore, without love, there is no good thing you can do for your fellows. This song reminds us to maintain love in society always.
4. Evil and Sin Prevent Us from Getting Blessings
The second verse talks about hatred, intrigue, and selfishness as things that bring us abominations in the eyes of God. Therefore, this song teaches us that we should not deny our fellows when they ask us for things that are within our ability. Likewise, we should not keep grudges and intrigue in our hearts. If we indulge in these things, this song tells us we will displease God, something which will make us miss His blessings.
5. Peace is a Very Important Thing
You know, many things in the world are caused by us humans ourselves. And often they emerge because of things like gossip, jealousy, and war. If you look at these things well, you realize they are caused by a lack of peace.
Lacking peace makes us fail to see the value of our fellows, harm them, and not care about them at all. But the source of peace is only one, which is God. That is why the holy scriptures talk about Jesus as the King of Peace.
This song in its 3rd verse teaches us that so we can have a good life with love and cooperation, we must seek peace first. And we will get this peace by humbling ourselves and praying to God so He can grant us His grace.
About Video Production
Fortunately, One Voice Melodies have released the audio of this song accompanied by a video. Personally, I have managed to watch its video; truly it is very good and attractive, especially the way they show various styles of dancing.
It is very attractive to watch; I also advise you to go and watch it.
Better yet, you will watch this video completely for free there on YOUTUBE.
The director of this video is called Joe Morris.
Streaming and Notes
There are many applications for streaming, but One Voice Melodies have uploaded this song on 5 platforms which are: Spotify, AudioMack, Apple Music, Boomplay, and Deezer.
Now, these platforms are different from YouTube because here it is a must to pay so you can stream this song.
I advise you to pay so you can listen to this song, but by paying, you will have helped them get money for continuing their evangelization through singing.
The audio production of “Hivi Ndivyo Inatupasa Kuishi” was done by BMS Studios with the Sound Engineer being Alex Wanyama.
Also, the sheet music of this song together with the MIDI are available at Swahili Music Notes completely for free. Just browse so you can get them for yourself.
Many congratulations to them all for this good work.
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Until next time… chaooh!