African Sanctus

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the road to freedom from prejudice.
Also the text in the movement emphasises the link:
”God is most great! Lord, have mercy.
I testify that there is no god but God! Lord, have mercy.
Muhammad is the Apostle of God! Lord, have mercy.
Come to Prayer! Christ, have mercy.”
”which reiterates the musical relationship between Christ and Muhammad”.
And as comment to movement#4 he writes:
” This movement further emphasises the praise that we can all share on planet earth.”
Fanshawe attempt is to show us that all human souls are connected that we are searching for the same God, even though he appears with different names. It’s beautifully done, and delightful to listen to.

The Philosophy behind African Sanctus
”Sadly so many of these sounds are dying out. This is why I felt the urgent need to preserve what I have been privileged to hear in my time.”
Thanks to Fanshawe for that effort, it’s an admirably piece of work he has done by preserving these songs for posterity. There is only one little drawback in his statement: the project was paid in advance; the forthcoming African Sanctus was realised as an idea before the recordings were done.
Judith Willoughby, founder and artistic director of The Choral Society of Montgomery County, the organisation, which paid for the African Sanctus project, says:
-It's very much in line with my philosophy, that music really has the power to build bridges that you can't build any other way. Music brings people together.

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