Advanced descending interval: Fa\So, ascending arpeggio So/Ti/Re, and syncopated African rhythms make this Calypso
challenging and lots of fun!
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- Grade: Third
- Origin: Jamaica - Calypso Song
- Key: F Major
- Time: 4/4 - common time
- Form: ABAb
- Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti |
| ti ta ti ta ta | syncopation, | ti ta/ (ta) ta | syncopation
- Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
- Intervals: advanced: Do/Mi, Mi\So, So/Do, Do/So, Re/Fa, Fa\So, So/Ti/Re ascending arpeggio
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, syncopation, ascending arpeggio
- Key Words: world geography, Jamaica, Trinidad, calypso, African rhythms, harvesting mangos, deed (did); family relations: father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin; abbreviation: 'leven (eleven), multi-cultural music
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"Mango Walk"
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My mother deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
go mango walk, go mango walk.
My mother deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
and eat all the number 'leven. |
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My father deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
go mango walk, go mango walk.
My father deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
and eat all the number 'leven. |
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My brother deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
go mango walk, go mango walk.
My brother deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
and eat all the number 'leven. |
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My sister deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
go mango walk, go mango walk.
My sister deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
and eat all the number 'leven. |
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My uncle deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
go mango walk, go mango walk.
My uncle deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
and eat all the number 'leven. |
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My aunt she deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
go mango walk, go mango walk.
My aunt she deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
and eat all the number 'leven. |
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My cousin deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
go mango walk, go mango walk.
My cousin deed-a tell me that you go mango walk,
and eat all the number 'leven. |
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Calypso: West Indian (originally Trinidadian) music in syncopated African rhythms. |
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Mango Walk: refers to harvesting mangos from the mango orchard. |
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Number Eleven: a variety or grade of fruit. |
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