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Theuns Jordaan (10 January 1971 – 17 November 2021) South African singer-songwriter.- Blessed Memory
Biography Jordaan was born on 10 January 1971 on a Karoo farm near Venterstad in the Eastern Cape. While studying industrial psychology at the University of Stellenbosch, he had his first performance on 21 October 1992 at a local bar called The Terrace.[1] He started composing his own lyrics, resulting in five songs of his debut album, Vreemde Stad. Theuns attended Volkskool High School in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape. While at school, Std 9 and matric he played music and sang to local patrons at a pizza restaurant/ pub called Trail in.
After he completed his studies, Jordaan spent a year as an entrepreneur. In October 1998, he moved from the Cape to Pretoria and, after gaining popularity in the city, recorded his debut album, Vreemde Stad, in Stellenbosch. This album was released in 2000 at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees in Oudtshoorn. EMI released Vreemde Stad shortly afterwards, and the album surpassed triple platinum status (150,000 copies) in July 2003.[2]
He launched his second album, Tjailatyd at the Aardklop music festival in 2002, which also sold more than 150,000 records. The South African guitar player, Anton L'Amour, performed with Theuns and was responsible for all the guitar tracks in Vreemde Stad and Tjailatyd.
Personal life Jordaan is said to have a daughter, born in 2009, who'm he found out about months after the birth, and the mother is a Namibian woman.
Jordaan died on 17 November 2021, after being diagnosed with leukemia in September 2020.[3] He was laid to rest in Pretoria on 26 November 2021.[4]
Music Jordaan's singing was characterized by his deeply emotive bass voice.[5][6] His music has been said to be "faintly bluesly, radio-friendly", with his lyrics "infused with a mournful love of South Africa".[7]
Discography
Vreemde stad (1999) - Tjailatyd (2002) - Seisoen (2005) - Kouevuur (2009) - Roeper (2012) - Tribute to the poets (2014) - Agter Slot en Grendel (2020)
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Juanita du Plessis & Theuns Jordaan - 2012 ONTHOU MY - REMEMBER ME !
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asia.pali - एशियापाली: SANSKRIT LOVE SONG TO INDIA
4,129,707 views Nov 10, 2018 : Priyam Bharatam, a poem by Shri Chandrabhanu Tripathi (translation underneath). Shared with me by Dr Sampadananda Mishra For all those who have ever been inspired by the beauty of the land, the beauty of the people, the beauty of the culture, the spirit of India. And for all those yet to fall in love...
Naturally lovely -
Very delightful -
Carrying to us rivers and stars -
Charming and beautiful
On her forehead, the Himalaya mountain - At her feet, the sea - Beloved India, always beautiful Receptacle of wealth, ever flowing - This India, equal with paradise - Whose fame, shining, a song among foreign lands - Beloved India, always to be worshipped Many regions Many apparels - Many forms Many languages - Where we all are Indians - Beloved India, always to be protected Where the people are wise, heroes in battles - Offering their bodies, They protect the country, - Where the People are of good conduct, fond of their own duty (dharma) - Beloved India, always to be praised We bow to the land, to India, - The one supreme dharma, we always esteem, - For which we offer our wealth, our life, - Beloved India, always to be respected |
प्रकृत्या सुरम्यं विशालं प्रकामम् -
सरित्तारहारैः ललालं निकामम् -
हिमाद्रिः ललाटे पदे चैव सिन्धुः -
प्रियं भारतं सर्वथा दर्शनीयम्
prakṛtyā suramyaṃ viśālaṃ prakāmam - sarittārahāraiḥ lalālaṃ nikāmam - himādriḥ lalāṭe pade caiva sindhuḥ - priyaṃ bhārataṃ sarvathā darśanīyam धनानां निधानं धरायां प्रधानम् - इदं भारतं देवलोकेन तुल्यम् - यशो यस्य शुभ्रं विदेशेषु गीतम् - प्रियं भारतं तत् सदा पूजनीयम् dhanānāṃ nidhānaṃ dharāyāṃ pradhānam - idaṃ bhārataṃ devalokena tulyam - yaśo yasya śubhraṃ videśeṣu gītam - priyaṃ bhārataṃ tat sadā pūjanīyam अनेके प्रदेशा अनेके च वेषाः - अनेकानि रूपाणि भाषा अनेकाः - परं यत्र सर्वे वयं भारतीयाः - प्रियं भारतं तत् सदा रक्षणीयम् aneke pradeśā aneke ca veṣāḥ - anekāni rūpāṇi bhāṣā anekāḥ - paraṃ yatra sarve vayaṃ bhāratīyāḥ - priyaṃ bhārataṃ tat sadā rakṣaṇīyam सुधीरा जना यत्र युद्धेषु वीराः - शरीरार्पणेनापि रक्षन्ति देशम् - स्वधर्मानुरक्ताः सुशीलाश्च नार्यः - प्रियं भारतं तत् सदा श्लाघनीयम् sudhīrā janā yatra yuddheṣu vīrāḥ - śarīrārpaṇenāpi rakṣanti deśam - svadharmānuraktāḥ suśīlāśca nāryaḥ - priyaṃ bhārataṃ tat sadā ślāghanīyam वयं भारतीयाः स्वभूमिं नमामः - परं धर्ममेकं सदा मानयामः - यदर्थं धनं जीवनं चार्पयामः - प्रियं भारतं तत् सदा वन्दनीयम् vayaṃ bhāratīyāḥ svabhūmiṃ namāmaḥ - paraṃ dharmamekaṃ sadā mānayāmaḥ - yadarthaṃ dhanaṃ jīvanaṃ cārpayāmaḥ - priyaṃ bhārataṃ tat sadā vandanīyam www.instagram.com/gaieasanskrit www.facebook.com/gaieasanskrit |
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