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Cameroonian Pidgin English

English

Come and See America Wonder (Masquerade Song)
Driver, Fire We Go   MP3 Midi
Ewah Wah James Eh (Circle Dance) MP3
Jive in the Corner (Twist Dance) MP3
O-Cocorico (Christmas Song)
Pick Up (Chant) MP3
Shake Shake Fio (Little Girls Dance Song)
Which Kind Soup Does Mommy Cook So? (Little Girls Dance Game)
Why Did the Duck Named Coca Eat Maggots? (Call and Response Song) MP3

English

Baden Powell (Boy Scout Marching Song)
Bring Back   Midi
C.A.M.E.R.O.O.N. (Patriotic Song) MP3
Christ is Born (Sunday School Song)
Dance Like a Butterfly (Call & Response Dance Song) MP3
Do do ki do (Masquerade Song) MP3
Good Morning (Circle Game)  MP3 Midi
How Do You Do, My Partner (Circle Dance) MP3
I Remember When I Was a Soldier (Boy Scout Marching Song)
Little Sailor Boy   MP3 Midi
My Cock Is Dead   MP3 Midi
My Spanish Guitar (Folk Song) MP3
Round and Round the Village (Circle Dance) MP3
Thank you Lord (Sunday School Song)
The Keeper (Folk Song) MP3
Three Gypsies (Ballad) MP3
Two Little Black Birds (Nursery Rhyme)
Walking in the Light (Sunday School Song) MP3
We Are Coming (School Competition Song)
Welcome Song   MP3 Midi
You Shall Reap But What You Sow (Sunday School Song)

French

English

Metta

English

Mungaka ?

English

Unknown African Language

English

Amba sherina (Marching Song) MP3
Ejibe Zangalewa (Marching Song)
 
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Here are some of Mama Lisa's recent posts about the music, culture and traditions of Cameroon:
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    Nyango M. Nambangi sent us this Cameroonian song from her childhood in Africa. It’s a lovely song to sing with children and they can even dance while singing! Like many African songs, it’s a call and response song.  In the recording below, Nyango explains how to sing and dance to the song.  Then she sings... Read more »
  • I asked Nyango how to say "hi" in Cameroonian Pidgin English.  Here’s what she wrote: Most people will greet you in pidgin with "How na?" which is actually "How now?" and actually means: "How are you?" "What’s up?". A lot more will say: "Good morning" or what ever the time of day is. Most people do... Read more »
  • Warning: This song is extremely catchy! All you have to do is listen to the mp3 below and then watch the video at the link and you’ll be singing it for weeks. This song is called “Marry Me” or “A Little Sailor Boy”. It’s about men in different professions coming to ask a young... Read more »
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    Nyango sent me this song from Cameroon, Africa that’s about the shape of Italy. Here’s what she wrote: “…wondering if I had given you this song we learn as children in Cameroon during Geography. It goes; The shape of Italy is admittedly Often described as the shape of a boot The shape of Italy is admittedly Often... Read more »
  • In Thread the Needle Games, the players stand in two rows across from each other. They hold hands in an arch with the person across from them. Players go under the arch and join the end of the line once they’re through the arch. Sometimes they’re played while singing a song.... Read more »
  • In the past, I posted the Victorian poem “My Mother” written by Ann Taylor. Ann was the sister of Jane Taylor the author of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. It turns out that 2 verses of this poem are sung by children in Cameroon, Africa as a song. I posted the poem My Mother... Read more »
  • Nyango Melissa, who has sent me many songs from Cameroon in Africa, sent me this email today… Hi, all: You can listen to some samples from African Harmony and watch them at rehearsal. Just scroll down the home page. African Harmony is the choral group of the Minnesota African Women's Association, MAWA's cultural program. African Harmony is made... Read more »
  • Nyango Melissa, originally from Cameroon, recently sent me these songs with a recording. Here’s what she wrote with the mp3 of the songs… Just thought of these the other day. The clock/time songs sound a lot like they’re of British origin: MP3 of Tick Tock Songs 1) Tick, says the clock, tick, tick, What you have to do,... Read more »
  • I woke up this morning with a cup of coffee and by listening to “Good Morning to You” in English, French and some African languages on my computer. What a wonderful way to wake up! The recording was done by recording a phone call over the internet. Thanks to Nyango Melissa for calling and... Read more »
  • Nyango M. Nambangi sent us this Cameroonian song from Africa. What’s even better is that we have a recording to go with it! Nyango wrote: “Here’s a song our mother taught us and her Middle School students. The tune is very British, in my opinion, but I have not been able to find... Read more »

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