African Songs

African Songs

African Songs introduces popular action and sociable songs from West Africa and the Caribbean. The examples are drawn from the Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness Music Services West African Drumbeats Wider Opportunities programme.

The songs should be accompanied with African and classroom percussion.

Che Che Kule
Home again
Everybody likes Saturday Night
Ranky tank
Koko-rio-ko (Cock-a-doodle-doo)
This African folk song is sung in Creole