"Africa is pretty big, with a lot of different cultures. It may be the convention in the western world to lump is all under one umbrella, "African," as though you can capture it accurately with just the one word; but I would think you can't hope to represent it fairly with just one song."



Agreed.

But, I am not falling into "western convention" and lumping "Africa" as one place and person. I am well aware of the size and diversity of Africa. And I am aware that there are uncountable songs from uncountable African cultures. In fact, we play quite a few. But, none that we currently know are appropriate for a wedding. We have only a few hours, and if we have love songs from every other continent (okay, not Antarctica), seems fair to include *something* from Africa dunnit? I am sure that you are not suggesting that we must play something from every African culture or risk being insensitive westerners.

I am hoping for something indigenous - although I appreciate all the tips on colonial songs (and I don't mean colonial disparagingly - good music is good music).

So, anybody got a song from Antarctica?