Music Resources
Cameroon
‘Do Do Ki Do’ is a West African mask song from Cameroon. In Cameroon, it is often used to accompany a masquerade dance. ‘Do Do Ki Do’ is also a term for “yummy fried plantains”
St Kitts and Nevis
‘Good Mornin’’ is, surprisingly, a song to be sung in the morning! Usually, people on St Kitts and Nevis sing the song on Christmas morning, in preparation for a masquerade.
Home Made Samba Band
The Gambia
‘Awa Yombei’ is a West African play song from The Gambia. In the song, ‘Awa Yombei’ is the name of the girl who we follow in the actions that are shouted at the end of each repetition.
Trinidad and Tobago
‘Bo Calinda’ is a traditional children’s dance from Trinidad. It is possible that the ‘calinda’ of the song might mean the national martial art of Trinidad and Tobago – a kind of stick-fighting called kalinda or kalenda.