{"id":1796,"date":"2021-01-08T10:22:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T10:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/youthmusicinitiative\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2021-01-20T15:21:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T15:21:32","slug":"warm-up-and-action-song-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/youthmusicinitiative\/warm-up-and-action-song-2\/","title":{"rendered":"African Welcome and Action Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mrs Borthwick teaches us some Early Years and P1\/2 action songs to help with Literacy.\u00a0 Kalele is a welcome song from South Africa and Simama Kaa is an action song from Tanzania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Simama Kaa is sung in the Swahili language and here are some of the words translated.
\nSimama \u2013 stand up
\nKaa — sit down
\nRuka \u2013 jump!
\nTembea – Walk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Here are the words to Simama Kaa <\/em><\/p>\n

Si -ma -ma kaa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0chest chest clap head<\/em>
\nSi -ma -ma kaa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0chest chest clap head<\/em>
\nRuku ruku ruku\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 rub palms together in time to words<\/em>
\nSi -ma -ma kaa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 chest chest clap head<\/em><\/p>\n

Tambea tambea\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0pat knees, jump after the words<\/em>
\nTambea tambea\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0pat knees, jump after the words<\/em>
\nRuku ruku ruku\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0rub palms together in time to words<\/em>
\nSi -ma -ma kaa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 chest chest clap head<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Here are some children from\u00a0singing the song in their class.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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