| MUSIC FROM THE HEART OF AFRICA -
SHOWCASING SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC AND
TALENT | MIRIAM BACKHOUSE
OVER AFRICA - CD FOR SALE - R150
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The following songs are available. You will receive a printable music sheet upon purchase.
Where Tempo is written, it indicates Tempo as per a Yamaha 350 keyboard. Read a brief background to all songs.
Download and listen to samples of these scores
| Here I Am | My Thoughts Final | Track 1 | Track 2 | Track 3 | Track 4 | Track 5 | Track 6 |
TRANSFORMATIONAL SONGS FOR A NEW EARTH
Song No 1: “Here I Am!”
| Description | Country Rock style, with up-beat. Tempo 148 To be sung brightly with feeling, in a “hip” manner. |
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| Information | Key - E-Major / Written on guitar – using barre chords for B and A chords | Your price $5.00 |
| Introduction | E – A – B – A – E – straight in to Here I am! | You save 50% |
| Ending | Repeat last line of chorus holding the “in” for 2 bars and ending with “and eat with him”. |
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| Background | Words of song come from Revelation 3 vs 20 – chorus. Verses from Isaiah 55 vs 1 - 6. | |
| History | First song of a compendium of 78. Written on 10th June 2001 between 12noon and 1pm. Inspired by combination of chords of introduction “received” during band set up at church on the previous Sunday morning. |  |
Song No 2: “My Thoughts Are Not Your Thoughts”
| Description | Waltz – Tempo 105. Sing slowly with emotion |
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| Information | Key - D-Major / Written on guitar | Your price $5.00 |
| Introduction | D – G – D – A – D | You save 50% |
| Ending | Repeat last line 3 times |
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| Background | Words from Isaiah 55 vs 8 - 13 | |
| History | Written on 11th June 2001 at 7,05pm whilst waiting for my husband to fly down from Jhb and before leaving for the airport to pick him up. It was so exciting writing these songs that I just wanted to play guitar all day and night long!!! |  |
Song No 3: "Jesus"
| Description | Slow Waltz – Tempo 98. Meditational / worship song – lose yourself in this one |
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| Information | Key - C-Major / Written on guitar | Your price $5.00 |
| Introduction | begin with bass run G>A>B> Repeat song as many times as you wish until you are the song | You save 50% |
| Ending | Repeat “I want to hear your voice” and fade |
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| Background | Words inspired from Matthew 1 vs 18 - 25 and Isaiah 7 vs 14 | |
| History | Written on 12th June 2001 from 6,30 – 7,30am. Was making breakfast in the kitchen when the song descended, and I rushed for guitar, pen and paper to write it down. | |
Song No 4: "The Battle Call of Hope (SAFA SONG)"
| Description | March – Tempo 120. Call to battle – sing with conviction |
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| Information | Key - G-Major / Written on guitar | Your price $5.00 |
| Introduction | Two sharp blasts on the shofar. Repeat song twice | You save 50% |
| Ending | Hold word men.. to match my plains…G-C-G-C-G-C-G-D-G |
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| Background | Inspiration from Isaiah 2 – The mountain of the Lord and Joel 2 – An army of locusts | |
| History | Words anon – given to me by my dear friend and associate Peter Munns Inspiration came from the work we doing at the time and Peter’s political aspirations in forming a new political party called SAFA – South African Freeman’s Alliance. 1 Peter 2 vs 16 & 17 Written on 26th September 2001 | |
Song No 5: "Prepare For War!"
| Description | Up-beat waltz with movement. Hammer on 6th string on G. On 4th string on C and 1st string on D all with second finger. |
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| Information | Key - G-Major / Written on guitar | Your price $5.00 |
| Introduction | Begin singing directly | You save 50% |
| Ending | Complete bar and hold note. No repeats |
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| Background | Strong call to counter the darkness of the mind by taking responsibility for one’s actions – act local, but thinking global. Inspiration Joel 3 vs 9 - 13 | |
| History | istory: Peter had written and I had just completed typing his document A Biblical Blueprint for South Africa (The Only Solution) focusing on Biblical principals of charity to receive peace and prosperity. We had already formed the Leopard Kingdom Foundation and were working it along with his NUBIS Foundation mostly in the rural schools and Peter was busy with formulating SAFA. This song was a natural progression from Song No 4, and took half an hour to write on a rainy morning 22nd October 2001 | |