Funga alafia orff arrangement music teaching resources, orff. Im including an original rhythmic chant which can be combined with this piece and performed as a rhythm canon s. Traditional african folk song, lyrics included, chords may be included. Every song has lyrics, a coloring page and activity suggestions. Dk lesson plan funga alafia west africa dances scribd. I know it is a welcome song, but what country is it from, and what are all the verses.
The song is often sung with gestures, touching the head and extending the arms, then the lips, then the heart and showing empty sleeves. May 18, 2004 check out funga alafia by sarah barchas on amazon music. This is a great way to test the style and quality of our lessons. Funga alafia always loved this song now to create the instrument. Solo sku pso0010095 at our online store of digital music. Jill gallina sheet music for choir 2part by jill gallina. Nov 20, 2009 alafia is a hausa greeting and ashay means something equivalent to good health and peace be with you.
Sep 9, 2012 funga alafia always loved this song now to create the. Pearl primus 29nov1919 29oct1994 who as i hear the story, got the rhythm from liberia or nigeria as part of her anthropological work there or she derived a variation of a. Funga alafia west african welcome song lessons, visuals. Funga alafia sheet music for flute download free in pdf. Fanga has come to me as a rhythm along many paths and with some differences in patterns and stories of origin and i think it will continue to travel along. Youre able to download printable sheet music john williams hedwigs theme for piano piano. Pronounced ahshay the yoruba believe ashe is a basic force emanating from the creator that unites all living and nonliving.
Subscribe to our channel for new videos every week. One of the standard 2part drum rhythms we teach at the drum circle. Funfanga fanga, also known as funga this is a song that has dubious origins. Contextual translation of funga alafia into english.
Funga alafia complete score for orff ensemble con imagenes. Funga alafia by octavo sheet music for choral buy print. Choreography is included in this joyful piece, based on a tradi. Group percussion routine love bucket drumming with my fifth graders. In the kabye language alafia in very general terms can be translated to the equivalent of cava in french, being both a question and a response although in strict terms the question should be alafiwe. Alafia does not come from africa brotherpeacemaker. Funga alafia music class activities, work music, elementary music.
The spelling is debatable but the pronunciation is alafia. Fanga the word for drum in one of the languages spoken in liberia alafia welcome. The millennium stage partners with the washington metropolitan area transit authority to present some of the best d. What are all of the verses to the african song funga alafia. Fanga alafia drum dance joe claussell edit youtube. It showcases orff instruments which includes drums. These include an isolated audio rehearsal track for part 2, a students only mp3, and pdfs of a more full pianostudent score, a boomwhackers part, and percussion parts. Introducing the drum to children to start children off with drumming, its best to find drums that are easy for children to play. It inspires music exploration, cultural awareness, drumming, singing, and playing recorder, uke, percussion instruments, andor boomwhackers. Some say funfanga is a derivative rhythm introduced to this country by an american woman born in port of spain, trinidad and tobago, dr. Translation funga alafia welcome, blessings ase let it be so, or the english word amen. Provided to youtube by cdbaby ooh kuumba iya the kuumba kids ooh kuumba. Describe and define funga alafias genre and style sing funga alafia with appropriate pronunciation and expression perform in unison and two parts each student will participate in the performance in at least one way describe the practical applications of this song.
Also what do the translations of those verses mean. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Funga alafia for voice, recorder and orff instrument accompaniment is a traditional piece that can be used in any music program. An amazing drumming group called the bele bele rhythm collective. Since funga alafia is a traditional african welcome chant, i can also envision the teaching and singing of this song being utilized as a community building activity. Im including an original rhythmic chant which can be combined with this piece and performed as a rhythm canon section or broken into ostinatos. This treatment of the african chant, funga alafia will probably be known to some of the older folks on the mailing list. Hit a bowl with a spoon, or drum with two wooden spoons. The first performance of a version of fanga in the united states may have been by asadata dafora in 1943. Apr 23, 2007 alafia is a standard greetingresponse in the kabye region of togo. This package comprises of two 1hour lesson plan, which aims to bring african music into the elementary school music classrooms. Funga alafia performed by music rhapsody students youtube. Funga alafia is a song of welcome, peace, and gratitude.
Fanga pronounced nowadays, almost, like funga, as in fungus. Fanga alafia nigerian childrens songs nigeria mama. Contextual translation of funga alafia ashay ashay into english. Learn a west african welcome song with fanga alafia which means welcome, peace, good will to you. This is funga alafia by childrens museum of manhattan on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Fanga is a dance interpretation of a traditional liberian invocation to the earth and sky. Use this welcome song for the beginning of the school year, or to welcome. Jul 31, 2014 learn a west african welcome song with fanga alafia which means welcome, peace, good will to you. Funga alafia sheet music for flute download free in pdf or.
Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Originally, it was closer to fahnga, fanga is a dance of welcome that, interestingly, came to the united states from a place the united states founded. Please feel free to download easy exercises and teaching tools here. Print and download sakura, sakura free easy orff orchestration. For a limited time, the complete fanga lesson is available for free. Also included in this lesson pak is a student article on liberia, a recorded pronunciation guide for the yoruba lyrics, and guided instructions on how to improvise a percussion accompaniment. Play the cd, open the book, and let the dynamic sounds of the orchestra with the lively beat of percussion and the vivid illustrations pull you into the pages.
Fanga alafia community drum circle, 16 oct 2015 youtube. Dk lesson plan funga alafia free download as word doc. Sep 30, 2015 lynn kleiners music box presents funga alafia as performed by music rhapsody students. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Marcia ethel heard believes that pearl primus hid daforas influence on her work. One of my alltime favorite multicultural teaching pieces, funga alafia inspires pentatonic improvisation, syncopa rhythm exploration, cultural awareness, drumming, singing and playing. See more ideas about music education, teaching music, music classroom. The composer of funga alafia is jill gallina, traditional african. Note that there are several extras for this piece, too. Use this welcome song for the beginning of the school year, or to welcome guests to your. Feb 11, 2012 what are all of the verses to the african song funga alafia. This could be sung to a new student to welcome them to class, or even just as a warmup activity.