Children In Various Countries Singing The Ghanaian Children's Song/Game "Kye Kye Kule" ("Che Che Kule")

Shay Shay Koolay

Posted by ElanaMichele, November 03, 2008

"Thina, Noroza, and Hope lead Shay Shay Koolay in the field behind Sivuyiseni.
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These children are from the nation of South Africa.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about the traditional Ghanaian children's song "Kye Kye Kule". That children's song title and those lyrics are usually written as "Che Che Kule" and pronounced "Chay Chay Koolay" in the United States. 

This post showcases children in various countries singing the Ghanaian children's song/game "Kye Kye Kule" ("Che Che Kule". The transcriptions of these lyrics aren't given with these examples unless the lyrics are given in the example's summary. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/comments-about-traditional-ghanaian.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents my editor's note about the history of and the meaning of the lyrics for the traditional Ghanaian "Kye Kye Kule" ("Che Che Kule") children's song and game. selected comments from the discussion thread that I started in 2008 about the children's song* "Che Che Kule" on the online Mudcat folk music forum. I've added brief notes after a few of those comments to provide information, clarifications, or updates.

*A number of the comments in that Mudcat discussion thread refer to the African or African/Latin records or performances of "Che Che Kule". However, those comments aren't included in this pancocojams compilations.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/04/some-ghanaians-comments-about-ghanaian.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post presents online comments from Ghanaians about the children's song "Che Che Kule" with a focus on their memories about that song and their interpretations of the words to this song. (Part II includes the comments from Ghanaians that are found in Part I of this pancocojams series).

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, socio-cultural, and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the unknown composers of the traditional Ghanaian children's song "Kye Kye Kule". Thanks also to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the producers of these examples and the publishers of these dxamples on YouTube..
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/che-che-kule-origin-lyrics-videos.html for the 2012 pancocojams post "Che Che Kule - Origin, Lyrics, & Videos" In addition to presenting information about the children's song/game version of "Che Che Kule", that post includes information and video examples of the Osibisi's 1969 Ghanaian Highlife record "Che Che Kule" and Willie Colon & Hector Lavore's 1969 Salsa record of that song. Along with additional YouTube videos, that 2012 pancocojams post includes examples of two American girls' foot stomping cheers ("Jay Jay Cool Lay" and "J.J. Kool Aid" that were inspired by the Ghanaian children's song/game "Che Che Kule".

That 2012 pancocojams post has a total of 31 comments (including my replies to visitor comments) as of April 17, 2026. 

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ADDITIONAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THE GHANAIAN CHILDREN'S SONG/GAME "KYE KYE KULE" ("CHE CHE KULE")

These examples and Video #1 at the top of this post are given in chronological order based on their publishing date on YouTube.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.


SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Kye Kye Kule - Robertson [United States]



Kye Kye Kule - Robertson

doitmusically, Sep 24, 2009

The SK class singing a children's song from Ghana.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Che che kule (Kindergarten) [United States ?]

Birte Harksen,  Nov 15, 2010

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 -Che Che Cooley [Lesotho]

bigyes, Nov 26, 2011

Jonathan Gunning from the Irish Chapter of Clowns Without Borders singing with some children in Lesotho.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 -Kye Kye kule - La Garenne International School, Switzerland

La Garenne International School, Jun 2, 2015

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 - Che Che Kule – Comptine Africaine pour Enfants 👶🎶 [nation?}

Digit Kids, Sep 26, 2025  #chechekule #africankids #kidssongs

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SHOWCASE #7-cheche Kule African song [Uganda]

gracefieldfoundation, Mar 5, 2026
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"Description

Gracefield Foundation started in 2017. It is located in Wakiso district, registered under the directorate of community services in Uganda Reg No. MSMC/CBO/1850.

The community is predominantly a fishing community, a slum facing inadequate access to good education, safe and clean drinking water, sanitation and infrastructure. . Among other challenges is high influx of refugees from the neighboring Kasese District, DRC(Congo) and Sudan.The organization’s main focus is to Improve lives of Orphaned/less privileged Children, ; Refugees;Youth;  Provide safe water; Education and literacy among others.

The foundation in 2018 started a school registered as Gracefield Nursery and Primary school  which serves different communities in terms of education, rehabilitation and support.The project has occasionally supported in-kind over 180 children with education, food especially refugees, orphans and less privileged children in Masajja Sabagabo sub county."

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This concludes Part III of this pancocojams series.

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