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How does it make you feel?
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What kind of singing do you hear?
Lead Bell
1
gre
Gonkogui
Two-tone Iron Bell
3 4 GO
Clap
Gre deh gi deh gi deh gre
Bell #2
Gre deh gi
High
low
deh
high
gi deh gre
high
low
high
Bell #3
Gre
High
deh gi deh
high
low
gi
high
deh gre
high
low
Axatse
Pa
Pa ti
Pa
Pa ti
Pa
Pa ti
Pa
Pa
ti
Low
High
Low
Low
High
Deh
Deh
gi
Gi
deh
gee
oo
deh gee
and a
ga deh
Instrument Chants
Lead Bell: Gre deh deh deh gre
Bell 2: low high high
Bell 3: high high low
Clap: Clap swim swim clap
Apentemma: Deh gi deh gee gee
Boba: Low high low low high
Sogo: Gi deh gee oo deh gi ga deh
Introduction Songs
Call: Everybody, everybody bring your calabash, bring your calabash
Thanks to Copeland, come to play, sing and dance to Palago
Response: Everybody, everybody bring your calabash, bring your calabash
Thanks to Copeland, come to play, sing and dance to Palago
Call and Response: Sing and Dance to Palago
Sing and Dance to Palago
do sol sol
sol do do
do do do
do re re
E adjo Palago
Mi mi re do do do
mi re do
Eh ah eh
Sol fa mi
Eh ah eh
La sol fa
Eh ah eh
Sol do sol
Tokoro oh down Tokoro 3 - 4
sol fa mi re
mi mi mi mi do re re
re re re re ti
do
do
do
do
do do
Form
Introduction: Everybody.., -alogo, A,B,C,D
A Section: Repeated 4 times
12 measures of drumming followed by Tokoro, oh down, Tokoro
Transition section: Eh ah eh - 8 sections for dancers to move into lines
Ending section: Salam Alaykum
Response: Everybody
Response: -alogo, -alogo, -alogo, -alogo, -aligi
Response: E F G H I J K L M N O P
- e adjo Palago
Call to Pause:
Call: Jeh mi jeh moy
a ti Jeh mi ti a mo moy
Transition Call:
Call: Eh ah eh
Ending Call:
Call: Salam Alaykum (3X) Oh
Salam Alaykum Salam (3X)
Salam Alay-
Dance - Partners
Dance
4 beats Right
Hand Turn
4 beats Left
Hand Turn
8 beats
Right In
Left In
(repeat)
Dance
L
4
R
R
L
8 beats
RIGHT Partners
R H Turn (Center)
Left Partners
Right Together
Left Together (2X)
8 beats
SWITCH
Dance
8 beats
3 pt. turn Right
3 pt. turn Left
Knees bent
Hands on Hips
Shoulders
8 beats
Right Foot
Left Foot
Repeat
New Partners!
R
L
L
R
Outside Circles
determine new
groups of four!
Right and Left
Partners of outside
circles are always
Right and Left
L Hand Turn
8 counts
Right Point, Left Point, Right Point, Left Point
8 counts
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Right arms out, Left arms out, Right arms out, Left arms out
8 counts
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8 counts
Right right, Left left, Right right, Left left - to the right (new partner)
Eh ah eh Transition
Right Together
Left Together
(with arms)
Up
Down
Right Left Wave Hop