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One, two, three, four, Colon man a-come (x 3), Wid him brass chain a-lick him belly pam pam pam. This song tells the story of Jamaican labourers who went to the port of Colon for construction of the Panama Canal. Some would return to Jamaica carrying souvenir watches for friends and family. The labourer described here wears a smart ‘zoot suit’ with brass watch chain bouncing on his belly. But he prefers to tell the time using the position of the sun! Recorded with battery tape cassette player, teachers from Inner London, 1984. melody, rhythm, lyrics, AAAB, sing, singing, singers, voices, unison, performance, guitar, percussion, major key, chords, guitar, verse, chorus, blues, caribbean, slideshare, wages, geography, history, modern studies, music, Olive Lewin, Cedella Booker Marley

Recording by students from Elgin High School during their ‘Connecting Classrooms’ British Council visit to Tanzania. This is a photo and video presentation, with lyrics in English and Swahili: Mungu ibariki Afrika; Wabariki Viongozi wake Hekima Umoja na Amani; Hizi ni ngao zetu Afrika na watu wake. Ibariki Afrika, Ibariki Afrika; Tubariki watoto wa Afrika Mungu ibariki Tanzania; Dumisha uhuru na Umoja Wake kwa Waume na Watoto; Mungu Ibariki Tanzania na watu wake Ibariki Tanzania, Ibariki Tanzania; Tubariki watoto wa Tanzania. English: God Bless Africa; Bless its leaders Let Wisdom Unity and Peace be the shield of Africa and its people. Bless Africa; Bless Africa; Bless the children of Africa God Bless Tanzania; Grant eternal Freedom and Unity To its sons and daughters; God Bless Tanzania and its People Bless Tanzania; Bless Tanzania; Bless the children of Tanzania Photos - Typical Tanzanian Food; Bus Journey; Tanzanian School Motto / Vision / Mission / Aspiration Poster; Flowers; Flag of Scotland; Flag of Tanzania Lyrics of anthem are adapted from Wikipedia and Government of Tanzania Websites. Scroll down to explore Mount Kilimanjaro with NASA and Google Arts & Culture.

Sri Lankan Songs, Sinhala Language, Composer, Dr Victor Ratnayake 1) Thotupola Aine, Song writer, Premakeerthi de Alwis, 2)Sanda Hiru Tharu Pawathina Thuru. Song One is a Tanbur Music Education video presentation with scrolling lyrics in three windows i) Sinhala, ii) Sinhala sound, iii) English. Some instrumental sections feature a graphic score. Created with text symbols from a standard UK keyboard, these are highlighting the ostinato bass together with display of pitch patterns in the melody. Slideshare “My Sri Lanka - a land like no other”. pattern, graphic score, translate, Colombo, Tamil, Rupee, Indian, Ceylon, Mannar, Palk Strait, Maldives, South Asia, Buddhist, Buddhism, Ladak, Bhutan, Chittagong, Sinhalese, Moors, Burghers, Kaffirs, Malays, Vedda people, tea, coffee, coconuts, rubber, cinnamon, tropical, forests, beaches, biodiversity, Taprobane, Ceilão, Portuguese, independence, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Hindu, coral, reefs, Kalpity, estuaries, lagoons, Hikkaduwa, Batticaloa, Tangalle, Muthurajawela, mangrove, Limonite, Feldspar, Graphite, Silica, Kaolin, Mica, Thorium, flora, fauna, reserves, elephants, leopards, sloth bears, loris, langur, wild boar, porcupines, anteaters, acacias, Jaffna, satinwood, ebony, ironwood, mahogany, teak, Subtropical, Yala, deer, peacocks, Wilpattu, storks, pelicans, ibis, spoonbills, Sinharaja, Leopard, Butterflies, snakes, crocodile, Dragonflies, paddy fields, Rainforests, Leopards, Junglefowl, Woodshrike, Bundala, turtles, lagoons Curlew and Greenshank. Mammals are Spotted Deer, Hanuman langur, Jackal, Gaint‟s Tank, Long-tailed Shrike, Black Drongo, Crab Plover, Indian Courser, wildlife, Brahiminy Kite, fish Eagle, Sea Eagle, Toque Monkey, Hanuman Langur, Spotted Deer, Dondra Head, Blue Whales, Sperm Whales, continental shelf, Dolphins, Monsoon, sea birds, cinnamon, rubber, Ceylon tea, coffee, sugar, tourism, clothing, rice, Galle, Trincomalee, Venerable Mahinda, Bodhi Tree, Pali Canon, Thripitakaya, Poya Days,

Videos 1) Karaoke, English lyrics, Peruvian source. 2) + bouncy ball chords 3) + beginner chords 4) + full chord charts Slideshares: Amazing pictures from Machu-Picchu; Lost Civilisations: Incas of Peru; Beginner Guitar Tuning Advice. backing track, folk music, Peru, guitar, Andes, Andean, Robles, Inkas, Inca, Machu Picchu, Cusco, karaoke, KS2, KS3, Simon and Garfunkel, slow, tempo, trail, majestic, mighty, bird, vulture, quechua, mountains, South America, music technology, audio, transpose

Unison and 2 part singing, Easy Melody, Big Note Keyboard Score, Yiddish and English lyrics, acappella voices, guitar chord charts with bouncy ball display for tempo, 4 unique videos, some available on http://tanbur.co.uk backing tracks, unaccompanied voices, transliteration. When performing, Verse 1 is for boys, verse 2 is the answer from the girls. A boy is looking for his love and devises a riddle that is of East European tradition. In bygone days, Jewish, Hungarian and Romanian boys were singing this song to their sweetheart. Easy Big Note Score download in B Minor; white keyboard notes only, in A Minor.

MY SWEETIE WENT AWAY. Video presentation with scrolling lyrics. Bessie Smith was the most popular blues singer of the 1920s and 30s. She became known as Empress of the Blues. [http://tanbur.co.uk/bessie.html] This recording features clarinet and piano. The music was written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman. A chord chart is available. My sweetie went away, but he didn’t say where, He didn’t say when,he didn’t say why, Or bid me goodbye; I’m blue as I can be………., song, perform, jazz, vocal, famous, ragtime, USA

Possibly one of the best but little known recordings. http://tanbur.co.uk/lomond.html Video includes lyrics and begins with picture of Loch. Ben Lomond is the most southerly Munro mountain, famous for scenic hill walks, popular with vistors to the Highlands. song, Jacobite, lyrics, peasants, road, uprising, Scottish, Scotland, audio, video, embed, scrolling, history, band, sing-along, singing, perform, tobermory, mull, Iain Thomson, famous, traditional, folk, folksong, love song, pronunciation, CD, free, best, meaning, hillwalking, KS2, KS3, flower,thistle, geography, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, North Channel, Irish Sea, Isle of Skye, Old Man of Storr, mountain Skye, Raasay, geology, Highlands and islands, Central Lowlands, Southern Uplands, Northwest Highlands, The Cuillin, Grampians, Cairngorms, Torridon Hills, Western Ross, British Isles, Ben Nevis Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, River, Tay, Spey, Clyde, LAKES, Loch, Morar, Ness, Awe, climate, Gulf Stream, lowlands, Rainfall, wettest, snowfall, altitude, Stirling, William Wallace, statue, Glasgow, industrial, galleries, museums, festivals, bars, restaurants, clubs, cosmopolitan, Aberdeen, oil, Granite City, Dundee, cultural, artistic, Inverness, heritage, Portree, The Royal Mile, Scotsman Hotel, Princes Street, International Film Festival, Queen Street Station, Malleig, HISTORY, nomads, bronze, Celtic, roundhouse, BROCH, iron, smelt, forge, Romans, roads, camps, forts, chiefs, warriors fought, army, Vikings, churches, monasteries, Eilean Donan Castle, Kenneth MacAlpin, Pictish, ALBA, Orkney, Shetland isles, Hebrides, Norway, Hadrian’s Wall, cattle, WARS of INDEPENDENCE, Edward I, Dunbar, knights, Andrew Murray, Stirling Bridge, Glenfinnan Monument, Plague, Black Death, King James IV, James III, Margaret Tudor, Henry VII, Henry VIII, battle of Flodden, ACT of UNION, Scottish Parliament, Jacobites, Jacobite rebellion, Midlothian, Spitting Stone, Rob Roy, Glenfinnan Viaduct, James Watt, steam engines, William Symington, steamboat, Adam Smith, Charles Maclntosh, James Neilson, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Industrial Revolution, factories, Thomas Telford, Caledonian Canal, Robert Stevenson, railway, Garnkirk, Lighthouse, Fort William, turnips, potatoes, cattle, Aberdeen Angus, British Empire, Clydeside, ship-building, Commonwealth, coalfields, steelworks, kilts, haggis, neeps, tatties, Victoria Park,

Catchy backing track featuring Mexican Hat Dance and La Cucuracha. Bouncy ball follows the simple chord sequence for beginner guitarists. Chord C, G7 and G can be played with one finger, while D7 is more tricky. Guitar charts. Preview video. PDF provides link to [full video(http://tanbur.co.uk/hatdance.html) on Tanbur Music Education Links, includes embed code. guitar,

Video resources for solo and group singing. There are three versions of the poem by W.B. Yeats. Recordings have been selected that are public domain, with permission, or with a creative commons license to share. The ukulele resource from Colin Tribe features a tab of his arrangement. traditional, Irish, song, arrangement, solo, instrumental, melody, lyrics, karaoke, perform, sing, singing, scrolling, Britten, Celtic, song, Sláinte, Mohr, concertina, bass, guitar, whistle, mandolin, vocals, fiddle, folk, scroll, verse, Ireland

This is just one of many featured songs from around the world. English lyrics are adapted from Russian using translate tools; transliteration lyrics are on the video so that non Russian speakers can easily follow the song. [http://tanbur.co.uk/ourvillage.html] It is a lovely song for listening and an interesting challenge for music students to perform.

Videos: 1) Easy Play Notation for keyboard, piano, melody instrument. 2) Melody with keyboard notes highlighted. Lyric sheet with link to Video 3 for singers. Lovely Joan became very well known after the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams collected a version. When he arranged ‘Fantasia on Greensleeves’ for the concert hall, two wonderful folk songs were brought together: Greensleeves and Lovely Joan. Listening from Classics for Kids; Further information about the music of Dr RVW Williams is available in the Slideshare. smartboard, karaoke, midi, download, free, Wave, Oscillator, Amplitude, Width, LFO, Envelope, Detune, Pitch, Glide, Noise, Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, experiment, synthesis, synth, tech, mono, stereo, technology,