Our mountain preparations have exposed us to some new and old music that I labeled Kili genre. I am counting on their beautiful melodies and lyrics to help us to climb all the way to the top.
• When Pat Humphries, a singer-songwriter friend of mine, learned last August that we were climbing Kilimanjaro she sent me an inspiring song she wrote about global warming, called Kilimanjaro. As if that wasn’t enough of a coincidence, Pat told us that she will perform at Proctor’s Theatre in Schenectady on Saturday, December 11. December 11 happens to be our summit day! I have asked Pat to sing “Kilimanjaro” during her concert and send all those good vibrations across 8 time zones and into our bodies, minds and hearts as we make our final ascent.
I hope to play Pat’s song for the porters, Martina and the others. Who knows—maybe the film crew will include it in their documentary. Here’s Pat’s song, “Kilimanjaro”:
• The Missa Luba came out in the 60’s. It is the Congo version of the Mass and sounds very African. When the choir sings the Creed and gets to the part “and Jesus died”, the singing stops and the Death Chant is beat on drums. I hope to get to Mass in the small village of Marangu, the day before we start climbing and hear this music. Here’s a YouTube version:
Happy Trails,
Linda and David
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