Tu-e-tu-e-ba-ri-ma-tu-e (clap, clap)
Tu-e-tu-e-ba-ri-ma-tu-e (clap, clap)
These are the opening words to a song called ‘Obwisana’, a popular Ghanaian folk song that many students in the United States learn in general music elementary classes. I include myself in this group. It never ceases to amaze me how I can still recall, and find myself humming, a tune and rhythmically clapping to a song that I learned three decades ago. This song in particular brought so much joy because not only was it incredibly fun to make music with my classmates, we also had the opportunity to learn about different cultures around the world, especially from countries that had people who looked like me!
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