Mama Lisa Now Has a Facebook Group

We'd love it if you'd join the Mama Lisa Facebook Group. You can post anything you'd like about your culture. You can post your own musical recordings or YouTube videos… Links to culture and musical sites… Photos of your country… Questions about songs or cultural issues… Anything related to World Culture and [...]

Modern Arabic Transliteration

Mourad Bendjennet sent us information about a new way of transliterating Arabic that has come about since the advent of computers. Here we're talking specifically about transliterating Arabic by writing the language in the Roman alphabet to show how to pronounce it in English... “With the introduction of computers and text messages among Arabs, they [...]

Moroccan Lullabies and Kids Songs

Jennie sent me some Moroccan lullabies and songs today with this note… Dear Mama Lisa! I came across your website today after doing a Google search looking for children's songs and lullabies from Morocco… Recently I just moved to Morocco, with my baby, and was interested in learning some songs. I have picked up a few songs while [...]

Can Someone Help with the Lyrics or Melody to the Arabic Lullaby called “Doha Ya Doha”?

Rondi wrote to me… Hello Lisa! This is Rondi Charleston - I am a singer/songwriter in the NY area. I have an important recording project coming up in which I need an Arabic Lullaby to incorporate into an original song. I'm searching for the MELODY! Sheet music? or an MP3? I [...]

The Muslim Festival Eid al-Adha - Festival of Sacrifice - is Celebrated Today

This year Eid al-Adha (a holiday that's also known as Eid Kbir) is held on the 18th to the 20th around the Muslim world. It's a festival celebrating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for Allah. Everyone dresses up and goes to the mosque to perform the Eid prayer. Families that can [...]

Mama Lisa's World News and Multimedia Features

A significant part of the Mama Lisa sites is a large collection of songs and nursery rhymes from around the world. We currently have about 750 songs from around 90 countries and cultures. When you consider how many languages there are in those cultures - that's a lot of information! In order to make [...]

Timbuktu and “The Sailor Went to Sea”

The other day I posted a question about a children's song that mentioned Timbuktu. We found it! It's the Australian version of The Sailor Went to Sea. Monique of Mama Lisa's World en français saw the post. She sent me this interesting photo. The sign says “Timbuktu 52 Days” in French. [...]

Looking for the Lyrics to a Song in French called “Le petit lapin” from Morocco

Kerstin wrote to me, looking for a song in French about a rabbit… Hi Lisa, My daughter learned a song in her kindergarden in Morocco, but since we have left I could not ask the people there directly. It goes “Le petit lapin … (missing words I am looking for), allez chanter, allez danser”. Thank you! Kerstin In [...]

Ouzoud Falls, Morocco

Monique of Mama Lisa's World en français just returned from a trip to Morocco. While there, she visited Ouzoud Falls, which are about a hundred miles northeast of Marrakech. Here's what she said about it.. We went to Ouzoud Falls to see the waterfalls as they're very famous. In the Summer, [...]