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Finale: Music and Audience Chant-Along

Air Date: Week of

Stan Strickland led the studio audience in some chant-like singing from West Africa and ancient America to welcome the longer days.

Transcript

CURWOOD: Well thanks for playing what you did for the animals, Stan. I'm wondering if you could play something for us, now? I think it would be appropriate for us to honor the winter spirits and call for the return of the sun, huh?

STRICKLAND: Okay. For you human animals, we're going to do an African, a West African welcoming song. And this song is to help us welcome the sun back. So we want everyone to sing with us, okay? It's called Afunga Alafia... (drum beats) Afunga alafia, ashay ashay. Afunga alafia, ashay ashay... and a wa wa wa wa wa wa wa, and a wa wa wa wa wa wa wa... Afunga alafia, ashay ashay... (etc.) A ya ya yo! (audience repeats) A ya ya yo! ... Ha! ayay (audience repeats) (etc.)

 

 

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