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This is a song sung by the Baganda people about farming the difficulties of farming, especially for girls. From the introduction in Songs and Stories from Uganda, “The Baganda used to make their hoes of our forked sticks. To one fork the tied a forged iron blade. The other fork they sued as a handle. The youngest girls in a work group would of course be given the poorest blades, and the singers of this song complain that to make matters worse, they have all been given blades tied to the wrong side of the fork so that the wood gave no support to the iron when it cut into the earth.” In class we put a more positive spin on Ugandan farming and sing about how we all have to farm together to bring in a good harvest. The song was originally known as “Awo!” (“Oh thanks!”) but we sing “Nsa we,” from the first words of a line that read, “Let me clear the field with you ‘n’ I’ll be eating well.”

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Nsa we nsa we nsa we
Let me clear the field with you and I'll be eating dinner too
(plant the seeds, grow the crops, pick the food)

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from All Around This World: Africa (North and East), released June 21, 2015
Country of Origin: Uganda

Original Language: Luganda

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

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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