Nana Malaya - "Funga Alafia"
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We had to sing this at school.
Yeah
Dani Yusuf i need to do this on tuesday so your not the only one
what school
dania
Same
Us too!! What school was it???
watching this made my heart smile...I remember learning this song in elementary school.
same
samee
Yep!
Yessss sammeeeee!
wowwww I was just saying the same thing.
This warmed my African American heart 🥰
I learned this in elementary school in the 80s, New York City! Anyone else?
My 5 year old came home singing ' Funga I love ya Ashay Ashay' lol. We worked out this is the song he is singing! Love it, thank you x
We sang this in Elementary school late 80's early 90's in North Carolina! The words were a little different. We performed it with African dances. I was humming this today and Google led me here.
I still remember this (the song, not this specific performance) from some random week in preschool...circa 1988 - 1989.
OMG y’all don’t understand how long I’ve been looking for this song. And I use to catch myself singing this song. I was in elementary when I learned it, and of course I use to mix up the words but I remember the “Ashe Ashe” part
i feel like i must've went to the same school with a few people that commented lol
Errol Thomas lol me too
I had to do this in school too.
Omgoshhh me to
I had to
Same ! Anybody go to HD COOKE Elementary?!😂
I am so glad I have found this, shout out Ms. Dugan
My 4 year came home singing this song only his mom could find if on CZcams I didn't realize how he was saying but we love it so much ❤🇯🇲👊🏾🇯🇲👊🏾
I remember having to learn this song and then later our entire grade hade to sing it in front of the rest of the school
Oh my god we had to sing this in elementary school 😭
When I Was In Elementary School I Listen To It And Now It's A Great Memory Just Listening To It Now I Would Always Get Off The Bus And I'll Be Singing It All The Time
I learned this is 1st grade from my music teacher Mrs. Anderson. That woman introduced me to the music inside of me. Changed my life forever. Thank you, Ancestors. Asé. 💛
we learned this in music class on the drums
Yep low high low keep the rhythm going
Same
SAME
Same 5th grade in music class now I'm 19 i miss elementary and high school so much I missed so many chances and opportunities and didnt make the best of it. Over protective parents I didnt get to live the full high school experience, made many mistakes, got involved in the wrong things, God how I wish I can go back in time and make everything right as well as live thru it again. Those were the best years of my life. The memories are endless and I can write many books on just the memories alone.
@@longliveliljay1670 thank you for the life tip
At my school too! I'm from the Philippines
Somethings from school u just don’t forget but never know exact
This woman was my camp counselor
I Remember This Song From Elementary School.
I learned this song when I was little 🤯
Hello can i ask something?what is the meter and tempo of this song?
i love this... wish i could just hear her sing with the drums....
I can't believe you love me
@@meilanlloyd7398 Ed ok osoeoo BBC
I see a lot of comments about school, didn’t know it was this common.. played the African drums 4-8th grade
when i was in first grade my class would sing this to anyone that walked in the classroom as a greeting i loved it
Bless these people came to my school in 1997 and performed. Amazing they are still doing this.
Like a ton of other commenters, I learned this when I was super young in school, but it never left my head. The song is such a sweet message transcending language and culture, and the performance here is wonderful!
I want my life to be like that
we sang this in elementary funga alafia as ha as ha madople As ha
PI’m
I learned this in the early 90s at a camp. It's been so long since I've heard it! Wow. My soul is happy
I can't believe I can't stop thinking about it
I learn this song in school
amazing african song
I remember I had to learn this song in Kindergarten or 1st grade. I'm American. I have no idea, but I could still recall the song, I just had no idea how to spell it.
Excellent content
saw this in 8th grade. 1994. Still remember this
This is so cool. I love this culture. We learned this at school and I am glad we did
I love your talents and I love you from the Lafayette I didn't look at the new president for my African music teacher I would just really want to thank you for all of the stuff that you taught me also about fun I love you that my music teacher didn't teach me
I sang this at school Cornwall elementary school lee rd I love this song this is in africa
Okay, so I will be 40 years old this year and I remember singing this in elementary school. Wow! Thank God for Google. Now I just need a translation to know what I was singing
I had a concert at my with this song.
These people came to Astoria projects in queens New York long time ago I remember that “chant” I’m 39 now I was maybe 5 or 6☺️☺️
We had to learn this in middle school. Music class, 1998 I think. Lol
This was fun.
I also had to sing this song at school in eighth grade
I have a connection with the last comment I learned this song in my school!!!!!
I have came to remind you of this
I love how you do this video amg
We sung this school BRONX 96
5:02 my guy be rocking it!
I sang this yesterday and I love this song I can’t get it out of my head
I remember singing this at school my friends were disrespectful saying funga Alafia your feet ashy ashy😕
I had to do this at school
Learned it in elementary school
Alafia, Nana Malaya!
I'm glad that I happened upon this video of your and your drummers' performance of "Funga Alafia".
I'm proud to know you.
Here's some information about this multifaceted dancer, choreographer, speaker, teacher, and entrepreneur:
Nana Malaya is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of her children is movie and television actor Lamman Rucker.
The poem "I Am the Original Dance Machine" (3:20 in this video) was written by New York City dancer/choreographer Bob Johnson, who also lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in 1969/1970 was the founder of the Pittsburgh Black Theater Dance Ensemble. Nana Malaya was a member of this esteemed dance company.
Ase, Nana Malaya!
Click pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/04/three-youtube-videos-of-funga-alafia.html for a 2019 post from my cultural blog entitled "Three CZcams Videos Of Funga Alafia Songs & Dances". That post showcases this video & two other videos of performances of "Funga Alafia". Selected comments from this discussion thread are also included in this post. This is Part II of this pancocojams series. The link to the other parts to this series are given in that post. Part I is entitled "The REAL Origin Of The Song "Funga Alafia" - Hint It Isn't A Liberian Song, Or A Nigerian Song, Or A Traditional African Song" (This song was composed by Larocque Bey an African American man in 1959 or 1960.) Part III showcases performances of "Fanga" by Olatunji, a Nigerian drummer/composer who was one of the first persons to introduce traditional African music to people in the United States.
I've performed this countless times on the djembe at drum-circles. Nice to see it on the Kennedy Center stage!
Pearl Primus, (1919-1994),the anthropologist and choreographer of African dance introduced Funga to the USA. "Movements and gestures are a language as Ms. Primus spoke the dance story." Quote from Dr. DeAma Battle of Art of Black Dance and Music.
full with
I DANCED AND TOURED WITH MS PEARL PRIMUS!!!
@@malayarucker-oparabea2351 I still teach this for my 5th graders. We use the Djambi, recorder, and other pitched and unpitched percussion. We also do the movement along with a narrator who does the reading. I am glad that you have been the vessel to share this beautiful and freeing music from Africa.
EVERYBODY had to sing this song in elementary school. At least if you went to school in the 90s.
I always wondered where this song came from. I remember singing this in my seventh grade chorus class and I still get it stuck in my head sometimes. I spent the day as a 39 year old man trying to figure out how I'm walking around singing Funga alafia and why. Now I know.
I remember learning this from a speaker at my local library one day and my brother and I still sing it to this day. ❤️
we did this for our spring conser
I watched this in school today it’s so funny XD
Same
We have to learn this song is music right now 2020
5th grade
When I was in 5th grade my music teacher taught me and my classmates this song!
it is so cool
This was a song that was performed at my elementary school. This song always played in my heart and mind. Beautiful song.
I remember singing this song in second grade. Mind you I was the only white skinned student in that school
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We had to do this in music in elementary, please send help ;-;
tazz 505 SAME
HOW MANY HEATS DOSE IT HAVE PLESE TELL ME
Ohhhh... How I needed this... Thank You!
3:57 “I DON’T SEE YOUR ARMS MOVING!!!”
I remember this from Kwanza
get it, Nana!
We had a traveling group come to our elementary school in NC USA 32 years ago and I still remember this like it was yesterday
What's the name of the woman, I see lots of her video on different platforms
We sang this in 5th grade 501
I love this song it is the best it makes me feel happy
I remember learning this song when I was little. Beautiful song and memories :-)
Takes me back to my New Orleans Jazz festival day's!
i know that songgg!!!! we use to sing it at school , we use recorder
I'm learning it right now
I sang this at school in 1st or 2nd grade, I am 20 years old and it's still stuck in my head LMAO
RITE AHHJ
me too
funga alafia ashe ashe
These people were at my school 😳
You are great Just the Way You Are
Patrice Little but I hate myself
Happy Juneteenth 2022
Hi Nana, Would it be okay to share this video with my congregation at the Northwest Unitarian Universalist church of Southfield, MI? I would like to congregation to learn the dance and beats from you and i would help teach it to them.
This song is meant to be shared!
When I was in 2nd grade an African singing group came to our school and the main guy said “you guys are never gonna forget this song” and I never fucking did
Funga alafia ashay ashay amirite
Learned this in elementary school!
My son just performed this with his kindergarten class yesterday. I’m so glad they are still teaching this in schools.
EXCELLENT performance Nana Malaya‼️ Keep making our people proud❣️🙏🏾😁💯💃🏾
I have to sing this at school because we have a play
So badass
how did I get here?
Had to sing this in music class lol
I know this woman!!! What is her name I need to reconnect with her!!!
This is very strange I just started singing this and I'm like what in the world did I get this from and then Google send me to this video and then I read the comments and I'm like yeah I learned it in elementary wow
I performed this in school
I was at school today this is what we said
This brings me joy of memories of me and my daughter singing this song at home when she was younger! She sent this to me, reminding me of this sweet memory. Ase, Ase🙌🏿
This was at school back on 2010
I sang this at school