tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post2775435426171893535..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Bluefield, Nicaragua's Tulululu Songs & DancesAzizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-38468894652343033332017-07-04T09:37:02.704-04:002017-07-04T09:37:02.704-04:00Thanks for that confirmation, Anonymous!Thanks for that confirmation, Anonymous!Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-38571194458674724212017-07-01T17:37:05.132-04:002017-07-01T17:37:05.132-04:00This is correct. I didn't see a mention in the...This is correct. I didn't see a mention in the article (admittedly, I only skimmed, since I'm in a rush) about the Nicaraguan East Coast and the use of Pidgin (a derivative language with English or French roots) spoken by Costeños. So yeah, the phrase isn't "pass anda" (pass go) but rather "pass unda'" (pass under). A lot of the other words you've phonetically spelled are English words spoken with the Pidgin accent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-88019940259751464172016-07-11T21:51:22.026-04:002016-07-11T21:51:22.026-04:00Thanks, The Wiz for sharing information about the ...Thanks, The Wiz for sharing information about the standard lyrics to Tululu.<br /><br />I'm not sure if there is a word "tululu" in any traditional African language or if any word or words for any traditional African language that sounds like "tululu" was used for this song. <br /><br />My guess is that "tululu" is an approximation of musical notes like "la la la".Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-57329475834899478352016-07-11T19:16:59.602-04:002016-07-11T19:16:59.602-04:00The standard English translation of the Tulululu s...The standard English translation of the Tulululu song is : Tulululu, pass under. Girls and boys, they pass under. Everybody, pass under. Girls and Boys, They pass under. <br />This is done wile walking between two rows of people who are facing each other with their hands joined above their heads.<br />Does anyonn know if the word Tulululu means anything in one of the many African languages? I can't find the origin of the word.<br />As for the different songs that are performed during Tulululu, most are from local or Caribbean artists.The Wizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509720507745530884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-77138600671184527942014-09-24T09:55:25.670-04:002014-09-24T09:55:25.670-04:00Thanks for that explanation, anonymous! Thanks for that explanation, anonymous! Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-33179687506751178242014-09-23T20:11:44.906-04:002014-09-23T20:11:44.906-04:00The 'pass anda" is basically instructions...The 'pass anda" is basically instructions to the dance. I means pass under. The dance itself is British in origin. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-88498858034580617402014-06-27T19:13:10.962-04:002014-06-27T19:13:10.962-04:00That partners form arches that they pass under str...That partners form arches that they pass under strongly suggest to me that this Bluefield, Nicaraguan dance or at least this portion of the dance -but not the rhythm, lyrics, and tune, came from English longways set dance traditions. <br /><br />Note that going under the arches movement at 1:12 of the Virginia Reel video that I included in this pancocojams post on the "Roots Of The Soul Train Line Formation" <a href="http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/02/roots-of-soul-train-line-formation" rel="nofollow">html"http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/02/roots-of-soul-train-line-formation.html</a>.<br /><br />Also, notice the going under the arch movement in videos of the Liberia dance which is called "The Grand March". That Liberian dance is performed at weddings and other celebratory formal events and is [also] patterned after certain formal British dances. An example of the portion of that dance when people go under an arch formed by other dancers is found starting at 1:10 of Example #2 on <a href="http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/02/grand-march-liberia-west-africa.html" rel="nofollow">http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/02/grand-march-liberia-west-africa.html</a>Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com