Chanda Mama – “Moon” Video by Playing for Change

Chanda Mama is a song from India about the moon. Different versions exist in the various languages of India. This one is in the Telugu language, a language mainly spoken in southern India. Playing for Change made the Chanda Mama video with musicians around the world. Playing for Change creates music all [...]

Banana Dosai – A Dessert from India

I came across a video for Banana Dosai today. It looks yummy! We've been trying to ease our kids into Indian food – we love it and we'd like to expose our children to the varied cuisines of the world. Some Indian food is too spicy for younger American kids. This [...]

Ram Navami a Hindu Festival

Ram Navami is April 3rd this year. It's a Hindu Festival that's also called Ramanavami. It's a celebration of the birth of Rama. Vishnu is the supreme God according to the Hindu religion. There are 10 incarnations of Vishnu – they are known as the “Dasavatara” (dasa means 10 in Sanskrit). Nine [...]

Photos of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India

Here are some wonderful photos of the Taj Mahal (plus one of an elephant walking down the street) taken by Matt Mullenweg…                 Check out Matt Mullenweg's Blog to see more photos of Agra and the Taj Mahal plus miscellaneous stuff about Wordpress.  This blog is powered by WordPress as is Mama Lisa's [...]

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 [...]

Can Anyone Help with a Hindi Song about a Pussy Cat? It's from an English Album – Also looking for the album!

Kathy emailed me asking for help finding a 30 year old album… Hi Lisa, My daughter had an album of children's songs, which came out about 30 years ago. The album has long since disappeared but we really enjoyed one song on it. It starts off in English… Pussy cat, pussycat with eyes so bright, You sleep all [...]

Dancing Around the World

This guy Matt has literally danced his way around the world, to a Bengali song. Check it out. It's great! Share on Facebook and other services:

Symbolic Foods Eaten Around the World for New Years

In many parts of the world, the foods eaten on New Years Eve and New Years Day have important symbolic meanings. These symbols seem to fall into several major categories. The first class symbolizes financial prosperity. This type of food is round like coins. Often, the dish will be round beans, like lentils, [...]

Can Anyone Help with a Folk Song from India called “Baariye Bubly”?

Barb wrote: I am looking for lyrics to a song from India called Baariye Bubly. Do you know this folksong? I learned it is about a little girl and a monkey. Thank you for your wonderful resources. Barb Rehmeyer I think Baariye Bubly is called Bubly and the Monkey in English. If anyone can help with the original [...]

Can Someone Help with the Tune to the Hindi Song “”Tick Tick Tick”"?

Veronica wrote: Hi Lisa, I am a musician living in the middle of a field in the North of England! Amongst other things, I do lots of World music/dance/instrument sessions with people of all ages.One of these is an Asian Day where, up to now, I've included a difficult but possible song in Hindi (Mandi dialect). [...]