Jabba Jabba Jembe!:)

On Thursday we had a percussion workshop with a company called Jabba Jabba Jembe. It is a company that gives drumming workshops to schools and other occasions. The company was founded by David Day, he has been studying African music for over 10years in Ireland and also with teachers in Europe, the US and Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Ghana, West Africa.

http://www.jabbajabbajembe.com/
(That is a link to the Jabba Jabba Jembe website).
We played many different instruments but the main focus was the Jembe, which is NOT a bongo. He thought us many different techniques for the Jembe and we played a rhythm called bungalo. In my opinion it was one of the best days we had in TY, i enjoyed it very much and learned alot from it :)

http://www.nokomisbeachdrumcircle.com/jembe1.gif This is the source of the image of the Jembe located on the right hand side :)

Music night! :)

For music night, class Amina and Emnet sang 'Mama Said' by Dionne Bromfield. We had dance moves to go with the actions, it was a very lively and up beat song but it was very difficult to learn.

Here are the lyrics for 'Mama Said'
[Chorus]
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my Mama said
(Mama said mama said)

I went walking the other day
Everything was going fine
I met a little boy named Billy Joe
And then I almost lost my mind

[Chorus]
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my Mama said

My eyes are wide open
But all that I can see is
chapel bells are callin for everyone but-a me
but I don’t worry cause

[Chorus]
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my Mama said

And then she said someone will look at me
like I’m looking at you one day
then I might find
I don’t want it any old way
so I don’t worry cause

[Chorus]
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this Mama said
(Mama said mama said)
Mama said there’ll be days like this
There’ll be days like this my Mama said

Mama said mama said
Hey! Don’t you worry
Mama said mama said
Hey! Don’t you worry now.
Mama said mama said
Hey! Hey!

http://www.popular-lyrics.com/lyrics/dionne-bromfield/mama-said-20979.html

All the Ty's had a great night and gathered in the demo room to have a TY movie night. The movie fit in with the theme of our music night in the school, 'The School Of Rock'.