WOW! SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH SCHOOLS SINGING AMAGWIJO!
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WOW! SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH SCHOOLS SINGING AMAGWIJO!
What should I react to next 🤔?
Urban Edition f.t Giv-Tin and NK - Umkhonyovu
React to SA parliament
@@thatokotsokoane3617 yeah this one is lit 😂😂😂👌🏾
Please react to this song. We used to sing it during the 2015 Fees Must Fall. This was when all Universities and TVET Colleges in South Africa had a national shut down where we fought for Free Quality Decolonized Education. Fees Must Fall was very similar to the Soweto Youth Uprising protest in 1976 protest.
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I'm Kenyan and I can honestly say SA has the best singers in Africa. No training needed. They have harmony even during demonstrations.
I am South African and Kenya is on my bucket list I'd love to visit your beautiful country
@@mohausebiloane9345 you are most welcome.
Thank you I am most definitely coming
I'm also Kenyan but live in sa
So true
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Admit it seeing Americans react to our culture and traditions makes us happy and proud to be who we are❤🙌🏿
It's just the way we handle things sometimes it's embarrassing😩
They kept us apart far too long ❤🙏🏽
No Cap
Eyy dawg fr🙈😩 i feel precious
If South Africans are gathered, you will hear with a song... whenever, where ever....
True
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Every year when my cousins and I go to our grandmother's house we sing like this. For no reason, just for vibes
So true
😂😂fact
That's South Africa, bro. Such a rich mix of culture here. It's beautiful.
As South African's we are brought up to have respect and pride in our schools and fellow scholars!
One of the lyrics missed out on these war crowd is “ thina siyazalana “ means we are from the same womb black or white we a given birth by a women , we are all sibling , black or white ✊🏿
Can you please share the lyrics
But here is alot of racism here abd i hate it 😭
Bro there is Racism everywhere...💔😑
Caught that one too 👏🏾
Yeah my favourite Amagwijo song.
"Ngiyamshova umbali" south africa will never leave my name alone.... 😭😂😂😂 🇿🇦
Even that large black pit in Kimberly has Mbali on it
😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
MBALIIII😭😂😂😂😂
Legit yoh!!!!!! Time my name is also Mbali Khumalo
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South African high schools are all about comradery and children into adults. That is why there is an emphasis on pride in your school and yourself. That is why we have these uniforms to represent yourself well and the school well.
Especially all boys high schools becoz that's what white people made the school for
Most of the boys high schools they are so old and we have culture that same thing is of schools in Zimbabwe too
@@hughmandara2070 white people?!! Explain
@@amandavanwyk5661 when prince edward was made it was only for white people until Zimbabwe had its independence so they made that culture pf supporting rugby with passion and all heart .
Prince edward school is the first school white people built in Salisbury now called Harare
the connection you have with South Africa is at a spiritual level
This just brought tears to my eyes. Not sure why. So proud to be African.
both private and public schools in South Africa have uniforms.
But schools like Abbots college don't (abbots college is a high school)
@@sihlesiba9094 oh really, but majority of the schools do wear uniforms it's very rare that you see schools that don't...but thanks, didn't know that💞
@@jmm638 true
@sphe Siba I also didn't know that, but we can safely say all schools whether private or public do wear Uniforms in Mzansi.
@sphe siba, the abbots in centurion?
Bruh, as a teacher in South African ... the comradery that this creates is intense... I'm telling you, a school will lose a match and still sing and chant like this after...
I have never heard of an African who could not sing, or play an instrument, or dance, there is always a way to contribute.
lol i cant do any of those
@@K25319 you are officially banished from our land
😂 😂 😂 I happen to contribute in every way
I can't sing or dance but I can beat the shit out of a drum and I clap🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can't do non of those but i can Spit though😎
I went to the school in the first video
St Stithians Boys’ College
2013-2017 ❤️🇿🇦
💜Very expensive school.
2006 - 2010
Lots of money😋
Taking my boy there even boarding when he is in grade 8. I love that school and their products
My Boy is going next yr. Am so excited more than him. 😂😂😂😂 Am that parent.
10:37 That's the high school I went to! Pearson High School in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Matriculated in 2014. A brilliant school and I'm so proud! We have a beautiful uniform. ❤️❤️❤️
I also went to Pearson High School back in 2008
2014 - 2018, I knew the boys🔥
I can't sing either but when it comes to these or struggle songs THE GIRL MUST MAKE A PLAN
THE GIRL MUST DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!! 💁💁💁💁
That’s me 😂😂😂😂
Amagwijo are great, just follow the others. Harmonious, don't worry if you can't sing. There are no people who can't sing emigidini, emitshtweni base nthlobeni
Duuuuuddddeeeee
@@asandamadyibi6819 yinyaniso yeno
I find the energy in Southern African High Schools have the same energy. When you are in school you sing, it could be on school assembly, class assembly during school games. We Sing Sing Sing Sing 🎶 Shout out to 🇿🇦 🇿🇼 🇧🇼 🇸🇿 🇲🇿
True very true..During our school days sports,assemblies,singing competitions were just lit here in Botswana 🇧🇼 Kids now will never understand this because of covid 😢
Very true, music is definitely a huge thing in Southern African schools 🇱🇸
So true. Southern Africans are very similar in culture. I never worry about moving to any of our wonderful countries because I know I will fit in.
True
You left out 🇱🇸 😭 ❤️🥰
Check out the beautifully sung "Thaba tsa Lesotho by GwijoAvenue"
I went to Queen's College Boy's High, in the Eastern Cape the heart of Xhosa culture so amagwijo were a part of being a Queenian as much as our uniform. Would give the world to go back in time.
Close to the crested hills which stand ✊🏾✊🏾
@@zukhanyetwalo3656 fronting the scene so dear in our land
One thing I've come to realize is that the lead singer doesn't always have to be a good singer. I cannot stress how much of a spiritual experience these songs are, NOW when you have a lead singer who sings with their heart you can get completely immersed in it, you can get completely lost. South Africans are incredibly spiritual people, it's amazing.
In these moments, it doesn't matter who's beefing with who, everyone comes together, the unity is unexplainable!!!!
St Stithians Boys College is the school singing in the first and third video. It’s my school❤️ we call the boys wearing the half blue and half white blazers the war cry leaders (you’re right, they get us hyped). In the third video, the boys wearing light blue blazers have been awarded honors in a certain aspect (could be sport, academics, culture, etc... eg. rugby). The boys wearing the white scarfs are in Matric (grade 12, final year of high school) - it’s just a privilege. Finally, the boys facing away from the camera in the third video are who we call the dukes, they are pretty much the elite choir of the school and they do a lot of a-cappella. The dukes get to wear grey scarfs to show that they are apart of the group.
That's a really nice culture mahn🔥i wish all schools were like this
where is your school?
@@lesolohbathsheba6040 st Stithians is in Sandton JHB
@@balentsele4706 thanks... I love the spirit in this school, make me miss my high school
Thanks bru
When more people sing together, your voice blends in so its not about who sings best or worst but more about the unity in numbers
True ❤ I could not sing but I had to pull it off
And somehow everyone is disciplined like nobody goes out of place. Voice or no Voice
Couldn't have said it better!!!!
You definitely pronounce the “G”😂😂😂
Definitely 😂😂😂😂
That's what I said😂😂😂😂😂
Amawijo 😂😂😂
It's unfair how they are not showing girl's schools ..... We also sing when we're supporting our brother school's.
No appreciation what so ever
On behalf of my fellow brother, apologies ladies
He was reacting to a video that had a compilation. And he's a foreigner it's not like he knows.
Girls schools should upload their videos.
I've heard girl's school war cries, they are fire❤
I just graduated from high school...our singing sessions is what I'm gonna miss most💔
Can't lie but we South Africans are a whooooooole vibe😂
You are a vibe.❤️
Yah you are, very awesome
My goodness ya'll are bringing tears to my eyes!!!! Much love from your African American sister!!!
At this point just move to south africa already😂
Well we banned until January
#Eish
Definitely 😭👌🏾, we will give him a tour
Yeah man, like our adopted son 💕😂
1. That "lililililili" sound you hear, it's called Ululating.
2. When the boys in the Xhosa culture go to the mountain, they're going to get circumcised and become men afterwards.
3. All our high schools wear uniform. Rugby is a huge hype and the war cries spur the teams on.
4. Most boarding schools make attending sports events mandatory and there are even practice sessions slotted into school days.
5. Most expensive schools in SA, I'll just name top 5.
Hilton College Boys- R320k a year($19k)
Michaelhouse Boys - R300k ($18k)
St Andrews Boys - R290k ($17k)
Roedean School for Girl - R287k ($17k)
St Johns Girls - R285k ($17k)
Not all high schools wear uniform 😭
Siba y u gotta jack someone’s answer like that after all the correct he said u look for the only wrong thing ay black ppl everywhere are the same always trying to find fault
@@sandilenzama3245 so correcting someone is wrong😂😂😂😂😂 ? And why you saying "black people" I find that really racially discriminating
@@sihlesiba9094 my bad. Should have said majority
@@sandilenzama3245 😂😂😂😂 bruh
When I went to the military I felt out of place because I couldn't understand and sing along because I am not from the black culture but now😅🙆🏾♂️I am the one starting the songs because I love it so much 😅👀u will find ur feet quickly, even if u cant sing🤭🤣🤣
Why do you guys look like you want to cry when you sing these songs? 😂😂 you army dudes really look emotional when you sing igwijo
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😂😂😂
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@@libertysibanyoni9662 we sing for a different reason bro🤣🤣normally when we singing it we going through the worse, so it helps us forget about our troubles🤣🤣🤣🤣
These reactions make me so happy & proud to be African❤🇿🇼
All South African middle school and high school sings like this and I really miss South Africa my other families and friends just moved in USA in California I miss South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦😭😭😭😭😭
We, as South Africans, express our love, happiness, unity, discent, unhappiness and anger in song. Its also nice to see that white South Africans are taking part in our war cries and amagwijo in solidarity and allowing us to express ourselves the way we do best. When I was in high school we only sang those white chants 'we got the spirit, yes we do'. So this amazing to see.
I wish I had this when I went to school. We had "Piesang Piesang PauPau" and those white chants. Can't even remember them they were so boring. 🤣
@@xndr_mrw😂
We ain't allowing you honey! You are allowed to without permission! Your pride is our pride and it's an honour to be part of it ❤
@@xndr_mrw😂😂😂😅😅😅
It’s a war cry even the SAArmy sings them. They not hype they emotional. Supposedly only guys must sing them 😂 but that don’t stop us 🥱
Even in the military we be singing like this in SA🤭 These songs really get u through the worst of times. U need to come over here and experience it live bro😉
I saw the police as well
Those songs definitely get you through the worst of times. Comeraderie through song is definitely our brand as South Africans ♥️
Im still in 9th grade and went to a private school called Helpmekaar Kollege. I now go to Alberton Hoër that isnt a private school but the atmosphere in both schools is just out of this world. South Africans are just awesome
Im south African and I know we rock the boat when it comes to melodies🔥🤞🏻naturally perfected singers
After this pandemic you must comeback home
Almost every School in SA wears school uniform. Public and private.
Same as Zim as well
Legacy of the British. Every country colonised by Britain has school uniforms; Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana etc
@@benter3842 Malawi too😅
I love the South Africa honestly and I'm proud to see my school featured atleast here twice
am Zambian but when it comes to dancing and singing...SA is the heart of Africa...actually the world
TRUE
I'm South African & I concur 😉
Singing yes. Dancing no
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Nahh
For some resson South Africans are just natural singers. We can work up harmonies without any practice. It amazes me who has lived in this country for my whole life.❤
Public school and private school wear uniform. Makes us become equals, rather than wearing casual clothes
Thank you for showing Africa as it is and not the dump that is shown in the media, Africa is a wonderful place and we are all very proud of it as Africans
Powerful powerful.. The boys in the US need this in high schools.
Some black children don't understand the POWER of their Blackness only if they stop SHADOW WALKING and stop being afraid of being who they are. CREATE MASTER PIECES WE ARE GREAT ARTIST,CREATE, CREATE, CREATE, HUM you can't get this sound no where else than the MOTHER LAND AFRICA, HUM,HUM,HUM
if you feeling the chills when you watching this on a screen then imagine if you were experiencing it live. proudest moment of any graduate when that initiation month ends
ngl SA highschools have the best uniforms and school culture🔥🔥🔥love from KE🇰🇪
I lose it everytime he starts clapping with them 🤣 #relateable
i was feeling it lol
"Igwijo" is a Soldier's best friend in the South African Military.
This tradition of singing amagwijo comes from the villages.
It is one of South Africa's biggest traditions practiced by all the Tribes
@N O M F U N D O you're the one who's lying. Every tribe in SA, except amaZulu, goes to the mountain for initiation and we all sing. The term "igwijo" is a Xhosa term yes, but Africans have been singing such songs from the beginning of time
N O M F U N D O in Zulu it’s called “indlamu” which is normally done or sung in weddings or any traditional or cultural Zulu celebrations.
@N O M F U N D O ,pretty much all African sub Saharan tribes sang amagwijo from antiquity, obviously with each having a different name for them. Also mountain initiation is an African thing, all tribes in SA except maybe Zulu people, do it. In Tswana and Pedi is called Koma.
@N O M F U N D O I will never Spread lies, I happen to be Xhosa.
We call them amagwijo, and each tribe has a name for them.
In fact igwijo is another song for "ingoma" (a song).
We don't only sing when we go to the mountain.
We sing on all the events as well.
I would humbly request you do a thorough research before you accuse people of lying. Please 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
@N O M F U N D O lol! I give up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
At my highschool in the beginning of the year. Some classes would get cancelled for school spirit songs so we can practice to cheer at sport events and games. And the band would be there too
Back in high school we used to have this thing we did on Fridays after school where the entire school would go out to the rugby field pavilions and we would “speak to the mountains”.
The term “speak to the mountains” came from the fact the our school was built on a mountain, and when we did our school’s ware cry we would be so loud you could hear our voices eco through the mountains. It would literally sound like the mountains are chanting back to us
The main reason I liked being at sports right here in Capetown. It made me adapt more to SA as a new highschool student from Zim. These songs will jus give u that pride, that African Pride
All school's in South Africa have uniforms, you can identify which school a learner goes to based on the uniform.
The weather in South Africa is very different, it could be freezing with the sun out. Also keep in mind that it doesn't get as cold here as it does in the US.
Umgwijo(Oom-Gwi-Jo) you pronounce the G
Traditional South African music is generally very inclusive, as long as you know the harmonies, it doesn't matter whether you can sing or not.
That song you like that was sung a bunch of times, here’s a translation:
“We are bretheren, my mother’s offspring (brother). You only arrived yesterday, my mother’s offspring (brother)”
All schools in SA wear uniform. All of us.😂 it’s not a turtleneck that’s his scarf. Blazers are mandatory all year at these all boys schools, you adapt😂
The same applies to school's in Ghana
Singing makes us happy, we sing when we are happy, angry, sad and hurt. Some of the songs they singing are apartheid songs/struggle songs
we have the best struggle songs
We don't graduate..we matriculate this side 😂❤
🤣😂🤣😂
Each time i watch videos like this i feel emotional and ask if father cant just take away all bad people and let good people live and lead.....
Nkosi sikelela Africa✊🏽
13:23 I just realised that we almost never use the word 'mandatory' in SA. Instead, we say 'compulsory'.
We don't?
Seconded
Actually we do. You never noticed.
@@teemaro5703 "almost" being the operative word here friends.
Same in Nigeria
Damn the 2 guys singing in class are from my neighborhood we grow up playing soccer together 💯💯
These songs slap thou, even at the stadium while they playing soccer then the whole stadium starts singing beautiful 😭
This man's face when they said "ngiyamshova umbali" like he understands what they're saying 😂😂
We sing like this when we celebrate events. He is wearing a goat skin on his head its an accessory. All the schools in SA have a uniform. We all wear ties and ironed shirts! SA is lit!
Proudly South African.
The thing on the man's head is part of the zulu attire mainly worn by men.
In Kenya we don’t graduate high school we FINISH!!!
Lol same here in SA... We just matriculate
No wonder when i tutor they dont understand me lmaoooo😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣SA too
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Exactly 😂😂 😂graduate how..we finish.Kenya
They say to lead igwijo is an ancestral calling. It's okay to cry during igwijo.
Totally okay, amagwijo just smack yho! It makes sense when you link with ancestors
🤦♂️Every time I start igwijo I cry I never sing to the end someone always has to take over
@@luphosilangwe1231 Oh Lupho
This High school culture is reflecting the African spirit of singing and rejoicing in life. Also this kind of sing is easy to join in or sing along amagwijo are easy to follow or harmonious along with. They sang siyazalana- which is usually sang at weddings to announce that we are now related, we are connected.
"From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia (Cush), my suppliants the daughters of my dispersed ones, shall give an offering of praise..." and so we sing Africa sings in oppression we sing in joy we sing, in gratitude we sing, that is us...you gotta understand...
The uniforms all both public and private school. The guys wearing the half coloured blazers are the Cheer Leaders,as in the lead the cheer. The scarfs is just part of winter uniform 😅nothing special there.
This hymns are not only sang by Xhosas we also do them, mostly especially the football/soccer teams before they went to the game. We do them to uplift our spirits. Check out South African football teams singing, you will see what I'm saying
True.
@N O M F U N D O ,maaka man. It doesn't originate from the Xhosa people. The name Amagwijo yes, but each an every tribe has their name for it. Amagwijo is just like the word Lobola, every tribe in SA do Lobola but every tribe has a name for them, like Magadi etc.
@@madee764 true story bru
Bo Nomfundo ba se tsea kae sebete se se kana😂😂😂
@@kabelo2250 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ay unesibindi ngempela usisi... ayyy
It's called a "umqhele". It's a traditional Zulu tribe headband.
True although "umqhele" in English translate to a crown
I always get goosebumps when I listen to "thina siyazalana"
Nam nam😭😭❤️
You have to love us as South Africans. For us (Predominantly Black South Africans) we sing when we are happy, sad, moaning as well as when we are angry (You'll always find us picketing /striking).
I went to Parktown Boys Highschool and I graduated in 2019
My bro went there
Yo we beat you last year at st stithians festival lol
Nobody “graduates” from High School in South Africa 😂. We Matriculate here 😝
@@kamoya8 "They tryna flex 😂. Bro y'all south african and we matriculate😂😂.. We'll see GRADUATION in Varsity 😂😂
Class of 2020 ✊🏾
Our country has a bright future in music with these youngsters 👑
I’m from Zimbabwe...we also have war cries similar to Amagwijo during sports competition. Some are cultural but some are remixed songs.
A school called Milton High have the closest chants and war cries similar to Amagwijo...seen them perform the chants during a cultural/political parade in Bulawayo by the White City Hall 3days before I left for the UK...the energy was electric near scary but in a good way.
I'm proud of my fellow south Africans
We make the world spin 💯❤🇿🇦
South Africa is a singing nation, we are literally encourage from primary school into high school to sing together and often usually at Rugby games.
That thing on his head is UMQHELE, it's worn by amaZulu and most Nguni tribes
Almost all African school wear uniforms, in kenya the students with different blazers would be school prefects, the ones with the scarves around their necks would be the students leader... The headband symbolizes a crown, he is most likely the chief/leader
Now imagine what our 2010 soccer world cup was like in the crowds. South Africa vs France 2:1 was lit 🔥🔥🔥
Wow, this is fire!! I'm Nigerian and we have fierce war songs too in Igbo (my language). We just do not sing it in school, only at parties, meetings, demonstrations or movies.
Much appreciate your reactions into these cultural activities Bro, as always ya Lit and I must say if you can’t sing you can clap hands, stomp dance or hold your fist up like y’all do when taking a knee. The songs are spirited enough to make everyone do some sort of movement, especially stomping whilst ululations, war cries and shout outs are of ancestral appeal
DALE COLLEGE BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL(2013) amagwijo kings
Fosho you guys are 🔥
We used to play against y'all... 😂😂 It's the one in King Williams Town right? Unless there's another one I don't know about...
Queens college is strong contender
@@thandontshangase894 he's not in Dale anymore😢
@@tasims1015 True
Lol our winter and America winter is not the same. It could be cold af and the sun would still come out. It's just there for decoration coz it would be freezing
If you can't sing you just clap your hands or atleast take the video don't just stand, do something
'decoration' 🤣💯
fr tho💀💀
😂😂😂😂
That's so true. As if it's out only because it has to do it's job
Yhoo June exams you really feel it😅
And this doesn't only happen in high school ,just were ever as long ppl have to cheer as we support each other
TH-cam has been recommending this channel for so long but I always just skip over the videos. But I'm so glad I finally gave the channel a chance. Love it here
Even though you can’t sing, somehow you’ll blend in😹✅
I went Hoerskool Noorderland. and I graduated in 2017 and i must say high school was the best and greatest moments of growing up in SA. All schools in SA have uniforms and that is one thing that shows unity among learns, you cant get discriminated if we all look the same. And you should bring your child to this beautiful Rainbow Nation... 👌😁
SACS High School! It's a traditional boys school. Still at school, got one more year left. Amagwijo songs are so fire - they hype everyone up Hahaha
Damn. This made me miss high school. Been 18 years since I did a war cry.
Eish me to😢 I miss high school so much.
You deserve a new name my guy we gonna call you "Bongani" 🙌 you are one of us now Bongan 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦.
Its lit 🔥🔥
Bongani don't forget your new name given by jd_rattii that's my insta handle
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😂😂😂😂😂
😂 😂 He definitely looks like a Bongani
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂👌🏾 yesssir
Someone in the comments said ‘in Kenya we don’t graduate highschool, we Finish.’ 😂 that’s the case for South Africa. We just finish. We go to ‘matric dance’ (prom) before the years ends and when it ends, it’s basically as normal as any other year. The only graduation we know is grade 0, and Uni 🤞🏾
Even in Zimbabwe
99% of schools in SA have a specific school uniform that we wear. Personally I found it alot better to wear a unform to school. Everyone was equal.. I miss school :)
As a South African I love Gwijo songs we sing them every single day at school. 💗🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
I bet when you was reacting to the war cries, you felt as if you were in a Black Panther scene😂
I am still attending high school in South Africa, I am graduating next year. I go Trinity House Randpark Ridge.
Something on that guy's head is called "UMQHELE " and this is a Zulu word.
Meaning a crown.
Man I really love how you are truly immersed in the spirit of your homeland.
Anyone can sing , it’s not about being the lead singer , it’s about joining the spirit. Here in Africa we sing when we happy, sad, angry, mourning or celebrating. It helps with the soul and processing one’s true feelings . One love
so well said
I’ve been waiting for this one I knew it was coming.
While we still listening to Amagwijo, you can also search for Cowan High School, song is called Sukuyenza lento😌