Do Do Ki Do (Cameroon)

from All Around This World: Africa (West, Central and South) by All Around This World

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“Do Do Ki Do” is a West African drumming song that accompanies a Cameroonian masquerade dance. "Do do ki do" is a fried plantain treat that kids love to eat. According to Nyanga Melissa, describing the original song on the wonderful children's music site "Mama Lisa's World," "The kids sing it around one child who wears a mask. That kid is called the 'juju', and he is the one who dances. It's sung mostly when kids are playing and often around the holidays like Christmas. The kids escort the juju who does the dancing and adults give them cash and treats. But you can sometimes hear kids just singing the song and clapping in rhythm on some moonlit nights."

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Do do ki do, ti na baba, Do do do ti la so la so

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from All Around This World: Africa (West, Central and South), released June 21, 2015
Country of Origin: Cameroon

Genre on CD: West African drumming

Musicians:
Chuck Joseph (U.S., West African percussion/Vocals)
Ira Bond (U.S., West African percussion/Vocals)
Rich Robinson (U.S., West African percussion/Vocals)

Engineering: Jim Hamilton, Rittenhouse Soundworks, Philadelphia

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All Around This World is a unique, interactive music program for children 0-9 years old that encourages kids and their families to explore the world by enjoying great global melodies, rhythms and movement.

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