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We sing “We Are Happy” at the beginning of every All Around This World class, changing the salutation to match the featured country of the week. All Around This World’s version is actually a mashup of two songs the Abayudaya of Uganda sing to greet important visitors to Nabugoye Hill, which is a small area a few miles outside of the Eastern Ugandan city of Mbale. The Abayudya of Uganda are a small community of about 500 Luganda-speaking Bagandans who have been practicing Judaism for over 80 years. Abayudaya community leaders Rabbi Gershom Sizomu and his brother JJ Keki wrote the two greeting songs and led the community in singing them for me when Jay first visited in late 1999.

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Oooh, bop bop bop, oooh, bop bop bop
We are happy, we are happy on this day. (4x)
Tenate (Malinke)
Inuwali (Susu)
Mbóte (Lingala)
Mhoroi (Shona)

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

Original Language: Originally in English, Luganda and Hebrew

Genre on CD: West African drumming

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