Three African Clapping Games from Liberia - Africa Heartwood Project

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:42:28 +0000

Here is a collection of three Liberian clapping games performed by the children we support in our Refugee Orphan Home at Buduburam in Ghana, West Africa. Try them for yourself! The children are speaking traditional Liberian Pidgin-English which they commonly refer to as Coloqwa (KOH-loh-kwah).

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Clapping Game #1 (0:09-1:01):
Title: Unknown
Performed by: Rannecia and Promise
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Clapping Game #2 (1:02-1:28):
Title: Oh Mama
Performed by: Felicia & Victoria; Promise & Jackerline; Temoh & Princess)
(We are going "cera", in "cera", in "cera" - used to establish the rhythm)
Oh Mama, Mama!
Oh Papa, the war!
The war has make in the Burkina Faso.
I say East, the West.
I met my boyfriend in the ice cream shop.
He bought me ice cream on my wedding day.
Mama, Mama. I'm so sick.
Take me to the doctor, shall be quick quick quick.
Shall be quick quick quick.
Doctor, doctor. Will I die?
No my dear, you will live forever more.
Forever more!
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Clapping Game #3 (1:30-2:34)
Title: Meter Competition
Performed by: Princess & Temoh
(Osa, osa, osa, osa - establish the rhythm)
I, I, I, I promise.
Please show me.
Television.
For example.
1 meter... 2 meter... 3 meter (and so on until one partner makes a mistake).
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Recorded by Andy Jones in June 2009 at the Africa Heartwood Project Refugee Orphan Home at Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana.