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Janie Mamapd

This is a beautiful, gentle calypso that might inspire children to write lyrics of their own.

Traditional calypso

Song Lyrics View: Normal

Janie Mama,
Janie Mama,
Janie Mama,
Janie Mama.


Janie Mama,
Janie Mama,
Janie Mama,
Janie Mama.


Ya tu suzika
I ya turnmina
Ya tu yavana
Hey yavana 
Turnmina
Suzika.

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Song Information

This is a beautiful, gentle calypso that might inspire children to write lyrics of their own.


Year group 3, 4, 5, 6

Accompaniment Accompanied

Vocal range an 8ve

Style Calypso

Subject Geography

Key stage KS2

Vocal format Optional two-or four-part

Teaching Song Guides

Comments about Janie Mama

LINDA MANUEL Report this comment

Posted 22nd Aug 2010 02:09

THIS IS MY ULTIMATE FAVOURITE SONG. IN FACT I STARTED TO CRY WHEN MY CLASS OF LAST YEAR SANG THIS SONG TO ME AS A FAREWELL SONG AS THEY KNOW I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. NOW I AM IN THE UAE AND I WILL BE TEACHING THE CHILDREN AT THE NEW SCHOOL THE SONG TOO. THANK YOU SONGBANK!

Mrs Burrows Report this comment

Posted 15th Jun 2010 09:18

Does anyone know the language Janie Mama is written in and what it means?

Nathan Bhamra Report this comment

Posted 27th Feb 2010 02:38

i sing it in choir with miss ruan Y5

 

Miss Brook Report this comment

Posted 30th Jan 2010 08:53

I love it i also think t is really really good

 

age 9 year 4

Morgan S Smith Report this comment

Posted 18th Sep 2009 08:40

janie mama is the number one song to me and we love it at school im in y5 and i love it

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Audio and copyright information


Audio information
The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by Ex Cathedra Junior Academy, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Simon Rogers. 

Copyright information
All copyright music in the Sing Up programme is used by permission. The songwriters and/or copyright holders have been remunerated under due licensing arrangements. Find out more about copyright by visiting the UK Music and Sound Rights websites.

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