A traditional African call-and-echo song with syncopated (off-beat) rhythms.
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Kye kye kulePD
Traditional: African
Song tags
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS1, KS2
- Musical Element: call and response
- Style: Other
- Subject: Geography, Physical education
- Vocal Format: Two-part
- Vocal Range: an 8ve
- Year Group: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Lyrics
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Lyric/Song sheets (4)
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Teaching song guides (2)
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Audio Tracks (4)
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Accessibility / SEN (2)
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Phonetic
(Leader): Kye kye kule
(Group): Kye kye kule
(Leader): Kye kye kofinsa
(Group): Kye kye kofinsa
(Leader): Kofinsa langa
(Group): Kofinsa langa
(Leader): Kaka shi langa
(Group): Kaka shi langa
(Leader): Kum adende
(Group): Kum adende
(All): Kum adende. Hey!
(Leader): Chay chay koolay,
(Group): Chay chay koolay,
(Leader): Chay chay kofeensah,
(Group): Chay chay kofeensah,
(Leader): Kohfeen salangah,
(Group): Kohfeen salangah,
(Leader): Kahkah sheelangah,
(Group): Kahkah sheelangah,
(Leader): Koom adenday,
(Group): Koom adenday,
(All): Koom adenday. Hey!
Kye kye kule (melody line)
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Kye kye kule (full arrangement)
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Kye kye kule (full arrangement)
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Kye kye kule (optional percussion part)
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Audio and copyright information
Audio information
The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by New London Children's Choir, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg studios. The backing track was created specifically for the Sing Up programme by Simon Rogers.
Copyright information
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Reviews
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According to Google it translates as the suggested actions below, so
Hands on your head
Hands on your shoulders
Hands on your waist
Hands on your knees
Hands on your ankles
Hands on your ankles
Hands on your ankles, hey
I am a music teacher from the USA (now permanently in the UK), and I always used this song with my 7 or 8 year olds. There are hand motions that go with it as well. In our learning track on the CD, we were taught the pronunciation by a man from Ghana, Africa who told us that this song is sung by children there. Here are the motions that go with it. Tap four times for each body part and at the same time, twist at the waist left - right - left - right to match the beat of the music:
Kye kye kule = head
Kye kye kofinsa = shoulders
Kofinsa langa = waist
Kaka shi langa = knees
For the last part, only tap twice on each body part WITHOUT twisting at the waist:
Kum = ankles
adende = waist
for the final word (Hey!), throw hands up in the air over the head.
I hope this helps!!
~Joanna
I would like to know which part of Africa this song comes from, and also what the words mean. Thanks, Nicky Elliott
I like this song and the backing track is lovely - can anyone tell me what the words mean?
Thank you for this one.
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