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Come Let Us Chant (Poem by Natty Mark Samuels)

Come Let Us Chant was written by Natty Mark Samuels for his African School teaching, to introduce the three main groupings of East Africa: Bantu, Cushitic and Nilotic.
General consensus says that Africa has about two thousand languages for a population of around 1.2bn people. Many people are multi-lingual, speaking African languages as well as at least one European one, a legacy of colonialism.
The languages have been classified into four family groups or phylums. The Bantu languages, such as Swahili, come from the Niger-Congo group, one of the largest in the world.
The Cushitic languages, such as Somali, are from the Afroasiatic category, which also includes Arabic and Hebrew.
The Nilotic peoples, such as the Maasai, have had their languages placed in the Nilo-Saharan phylum.
The fourth group of languages, the Khoisan, are mainly spoken in Southern Africa.

  • Sharon Woodward
    Director
  • Natty Mark Samuels
    Writer
  • Clare Keen
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    Poem
  • Runtime:
    54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Black History Month - Oxford 2021
    Oxford
    United Kingdom
    October 1, 2021
  • Tagore International Film Festival,
    West Bengal, India
    India
    December 11, 2021
    Writers Award - Short Script Natty Mark Samuels
Distribution Information
  • Communications Team Oxford City Council St Aldate's Chamber, St. Aldate's Oxford OX1 1BX
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Sharon Woodward

Award winning filmmaker, first break in television was in 1984 with the then new Channel 4's Eleventh Hour, Youth Series 'Turn It Up'. Went on to train at Newport Film School, The National Film and Television School and in the cutting rooms of BBC Wales and Tyne Tees Television. Specialized from 2003 - 2010 in running media projects with young people with physical and learning disabilities.
During 2010 to 2018 was a freelance filmmaker, project manager and media tutor. Working with charities, corporate organizations, educational establishments, individuals and community groups with a particular interest in social history and archaeology.

In August 2018 was offered the exciting opportunity to join the Communications Team at Oxford City Council in the UK

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Director Statement

Always a joy and a pleasure working with Natty Mark Samuels. I continue to grow and learn as a result of his knowledge.