Lisette wrote to me looking for children’s songs from Ghana: Dear Lisa, We are very interested in the childrens songs and rhymes from Ghana. How can we order the book and how much does is cost? We would like to hear from you soon. With kind regards, Lisette Achten We have the lyrics to some songs from Ghana on Mama...

Lynn Egerton wrote: I want some info about the song “Tue Tue” from Ghana. All we can find online is that it is about being thankful for the harvest. Does anyone know the exact translation for the text “tue tue barima”, and “abofra ba ama dawa dawa”? Here are the lyrics put together… Tue tue, barima tue...

Susan Gerber Berning wrote: Hi Lisa. I’m looking for the Ghanaian words to the song that sounds like this “Be Be Be lay bo, Eiyhah yay ah yay,” I remember it as a song they used to pull boats into the shore. Help!? Tough one, I know. It’s a Ghana traditional song– everyone seemed to know...

LisaMarie wrote to me asking about the Ghanaian song Obwisana. I posted her email below, followed by the lyrics, an English translation, two YouTube videos of the song and finally a link to the score. Here’s LisaMarie’s email… Hi I was hoping you could help. I’m training to be a teacher and for my...

Susan Arnold wrote to me with a question about a song: I am looking for an accurate translation of the song “Aweneh Makole”. The only thing I know about the song is that it is call and response. I’ve known it for ages and it’s used quite a lot in schools here in the...

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...