06/07/2007 10:06 PM

Singing Traditions in Cameroon, Africa

I’ve been corresponding with Nyango Melissa Nambangi who’s originally from Cameroon. Nyango Melissa mentioned that children in Cameroon sing a lot, so I asked if adults do too. Her response was so interesting that I asked her permission to share it here: Yep! Cameroonian adults sing all the time. We sing while working – [...]

01/06/2007 08:35 PM

How to Find Sheet Music, Tunes and MP3’s on Mama Lisa’s World

In addition to this blog, I also host Mama Lisa’s World. Mama Lisa’s World is a large collection of children’s songs and rhymes from countries all around the globe. Matt, a music teacher from Rhode Island, wrote a question to me, the other day, about Mama Lisa’s World: Hey Mama, I love the concept of your site. [...]

05/31/2006 05:52 PM

Cameroon has Been Added to Mama Lisa’s World

I’m happy to announce that I’ve added Cameroon to Mama Lisa’s World! Here are links to the new pages, where you’ll find six new songs… Children’s Songs from Cameroon & Children’s Songs from Cameroon with French Translations I particularly like Bring Back, which you can sing with children when they’ve lost something, like a teddy bear. I think [...]

05/30/2006 09:29 PM

A Song Called Mr. cocoji from Cameroon

Here are two versions of a song called Mr. cocoji I received from Cameroon. They’re in Pidgin English. I can understand parts of the lyrics, but not all. This is the version of Mr. cocoji from the north west province… Mr. cocoji (Pidgin English) Mr. cocoji ih begin di follow goat ih nack ih oneside jiga ih one side [...]

05/27/2006 03:53 PM

Play time song from the Bali tribes in Cameroon, Africa

I received this song from Cameroon a while back. It was identified as coming from the Bali tribe. Unfortunately, the language wasn’t identified, and an English translation wasn’t provided. The Bali tribe speaks Mungaka. But I’m not sure if they speak any other languages also. Here are the lyrics in the original language… Moni mbebela (Mungaka?) Moni [...]