Call & Response In Hip Hop Artist D-Nice's Jennifer Hudson Show Spirit Tunnel (with words to that chant)

 

@JenniferHudsonShow, December 20, 2024
-snip- https://youtube.com/shorts/fTS_Z5u4Jwk?si=1fs3rEVmOzzbvwn- The total # of views on YouTube video shorts for this video as of January 17, 2025 as of 2:11 PM EST=117,289

The total # of comments for this particular video as of January 17, 2025 as of 2:11 PM EST= 180 **** Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post showcases a December 2024 YouTube video short of a Jennifer Hudson Spirit Tunnel for Hip Hop DJ/ record producer D Nice. Information about D Nice is included in this post along with my transcription of the words to that Spirit Tunnel chant with a focus on the call & response pattern of those words.

In addition, this pancocojams post includes information about call & response

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Jennifer Hudson and the staff of the Jennifer Hudson Show for conceptualizing, creating, and performing celebrity Spirit Tunnels. Thanks also to D Nice for his Hip Hop legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/01/how-jennifer-hudson-talk-shows-spirit.html for the pancocojams post  "How The Jennifer Hudson Talk Show’s Spirit Tunnels Became a Fan Favorite (YouTube Video & Comments)".

Also, click the  tag "call and response in Jennifer Hudson Spirit Tunnels" for additional pancocojams posts on this subject.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE ABOUT THIS D NICE'S SPIRIT TUNNEL
Unlike most of the videos of Jennifer Hudson's Spirit Tunnels, this DJ D. Nice video shows him leaving the studio after his episode was filmed.

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPdtIc3n3QI Jennifer Hudson Spirit Tunnel: Squid Game, Abbott Elementary, Mufasa (and more) published by Trending At Some Point, January 15, 2025 (from  3:46 to 4:20) for a Jennifer Hudson Show Spirit Tunnel video . In that video, D Nice is shown walking down the hallway before the taping of his segment on that daytime talk show. The staff chants in unison with the words "We got D-Nice" being the most prominent line in that chant and D-Nice responds "Hey" (or "Aye") as he walks down that hall way. My opinion is that D-Nice's post-show Spirit Tunnel is far more appealing than that pre-show Spirit Tunnel.

D-Nice's post show Spirit Tunnel has a call & response pattern. My guess is that the Jennifer Hudson staff who are featured in this Spirit Tunnel were divided into two groups. Group #1 begins the chant by saying "It's D-Nice". Group #2 then immediately chants "Let's go". Group #1 then chants "It's D-Nice". That pattern continues throughout the entire chant.

However, at the same time or almost the same time that Group #2 chants their consistent response of "Let's Go", D Nice ad-libs several different brief responses. In my opinion, D. Nice's spontaneous responses enhance his Spirit Tunnel and add a flavor to the mix which is  simultaneously African American Gospel and African American Hip Hop.

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INFORMATION ABOUT D NICE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Nice
"Derrick T. Jones (born June 19, 1970), better known by his stage name D-Nice, is an American DJ, record producer, and rapper who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions.[2] He discovered Kid Rock in 1988, landing him a deal with Jive Records.

Jones was born and raised in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.[3] He later moved to The Bronx as a teenager. At age 15, it was there that he met Scott La Rock and later formed Boogie Down Productions along with KRS-One in 1986.[3] In his early career with the group, he was given the nicknames as "the Human TR-808" and "the 808". D-Nice also gained significant popularity when he produced the song "Self-Destruction" for the Stop the Violence Movement.[3]

Soon after the song released, D-Nice signed a solo deal with Jive Records and released his debut studio album called Call Me D-Nice in 1990.[3] The album peaked at #75 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums and #12 on the Top Black Albums chart. It was also rated 3.5 out of 5 mics by The Source magazine

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In March 2020, D-Nice began hosting 2:11 on Instagram Live from his home as a way for people to come together and help others cope with the COVID-19 global health crisis. The 3/21 Saturday night dance party ran 9 hours and D-Nice urged people to "take care of one another and wash their hands."[10] It drew over 100,000 viewers...His livestreamed DJ sets remain a popular online destination for thousands weekly, and he has more than 2.6 million followers on Instagram"...

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WHAT IS CALL & RESPONSE?
From https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-call-and-response-in-music "What Is Call and Response in Music?" Written by MasterClass, Aug 26, 2021

"In music, call-and-response is a compositional technique that works similarly to a conversation. A “phrase” of music serves as the “call,” and is “answered” by a different phrase of music. These phrases can be either vocal, instrumental, or both.

Call-and-response has its roots in traditional African music, which largely employed a vocal version."...

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WORDS FOR D NICE'S JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW SPIRIT TUNNEL (walking from the studio after filming his December 2024 episode of the Jennifer Hudson Show)

Staff Group #1- It’s D-Nice.
Staff Group #2- Let’s go!
D-Nice- Hey! (or "Aye" which is pronounced the same way as "Hey" & means the same thing.)  
Staff Group #1 - It's DJ D- Nice.
Staff Group #2- Let’s go!
D-Nice-What?!
Staff Group #1 - It's DJ D-Nice.
Staff Group #1-It’s D-Nice
Staff Group #2 - Let’s go!
D. Nice - Come on!
Staff Group #1- It's DJ D-Nice.
Staff Group #1-It’s D-Nice.
Staff Group #2 - Let’s go!
D-Nice-"Turn it up!"
Staff Group #1 - DJ D-Nice.
Group #1 - It’s D-Nice.
Staff Group #2 - Let’s go!
D-Nice- What's my name?
Staff Group #1 - It's DJ D-Nice.
Staff Group #1 - It's D-Nice.
Staff Group #2 - Let’s go!
D. Nice-Let's go!
Staff Group #1 -DJ D-Nice.
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At the end of the hall way, D. Nice laughs, turns around to the staff, and says “You guys are awesome”. he then makes a flourishing bow to them in appreciation. The staff continues chanting "It's D Nice" It's DJ D Nice" even when D Nice walks down the hallway away from them.
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This is my unofficial transcription of this Spirit Tunnel.

I believe that the beat pattern for this chant is stomp/ clap/ stompstompstomp clap.
That beat pattern continues without pause throughout the entire chant. 

Additions and corrections are welcome.

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Seven YouTube Stepping Videos Of Southern University's Beta Sigma Chapter Of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (2002 - 2024)

William Cumby, Jun 30, 2011

Beta Sigma - Southern University National Step Show Champions!!!!! (2002)

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This pancocojams post showcases seven YouTube videos of stepping performances by members of Beta Sigma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. These YouTube video performances are from
2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2019, & 2024.

The content of these videos are presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

I'm particularly interested in showing the ways that stepping has changed or remained the same in this chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. I am also interested in documenting that body patting (body percussion) is an important element of these stepping performances. 

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all past and present members of the Beta Sigma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Thanks to all those who are featured in these showcased videos and thanks to all the publisher of these videos on YouTube.  

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GENERAL INFORMATION
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_University
"Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest historically black college or university (HBCU) in Louisiana..."...

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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Alpha
"Alpha Phi Alpha is the oldest intercollegiate historically African American fraternity. It was initially a literary and social studies club organized in the 1905–1906 school year at Cornell University but later evolved into a fraternity with a founding date of December 4, 1906"...
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From https://frostbite13.tripod.com/BShist.html
..."Beta Sigma is the only chapter in the history of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to win

"CHAPTER OF THE YEAR" a total 4 times. 1956, 1959, 1983, and 1986.

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The history and legacy of the 61st chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and one of the oldest chapters in the state of Louisiana is one that begins with the hard work and intense drive of the charter members.  The interested men of Southern University, at that time, had many hurdles to overcome in order to bring Alpha Phi Alpha to the deeply racist south, but more importantly, to the deepest and most racist state in the south.  During that time the granting of charters was a complicated process...

This is why the introduction of Beta Sigma chapter  to Southern University was so important, not only to Alpha Phi Alpha, but to the campus of Southern University.  It showed the nation that Southern was not only one of the premier colleges in the south, but in the nation and a bastion of black academia.

These 10 visionary young men were:

James P. Christy

George A. Davis

John D. Davis

Henry A. Dumouil

Charles C. Guthrie

James S. Peters (last living charter member)

Othneil R. Thompson

Hugh J. Thornton

Edgar T. Thornton

Earl L. Walters

On December 11, 1936, in a ceremony conducted by Brother H.B. Evans, the hard work paid off and their dreams came to be when these men chartered the Beta Sigma chapter at Southern University."...

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ADDITIONAL SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Except for showcase video #1, these videos are presented in chronological order based on their publishing date, with the oldest videos given first. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Southern's Homecoming 2006 Beta Sigma Alpha Phi Alpha

 

neworleanscity, Nov 5, 2006

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3- Beta Sigma chapter Alpha Phi Alpha

 

Thomas Thompson, Apr 9, 2007

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 -SU Homecoming Stepshow 08 Alpha PHI Alpha



neworleanscity, Oct 14, 2008

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Homecoming 2012 Greek Show

 

Human Jukebox Media, Oct 13, 2012

Southern University Homecoming 2012 Greek Show. Sorority's First Place Deltas, Second Place AKA's. Fraternity's First Place Alpha's, Second Place Kappa's

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 - Alpha Phi Alpha | Beta Sigma Chapter | Yard Show Fall 2019

Marvin Price, Oct 23, 2019

Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7 - Alpha Phi Alpha | Beta Sigma Chapter | Homecoming Step Show 2024

 

Marvin Price, Oct 20, 2024

Homecoming Step Show 2024

Southern University and A&M College

Videographers: Marvin Price and Quinton Collins

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Information About & The Words For "Aaron Pierre-That's Mufasa" Spirit Tunnel

 

@JenniferHudsonShow,  December 30, 2024
-snip- Total # of views on YouTube video shorts for this video as of January 14, 2025 as of 10:17 PM EST=1,446,994 Total # of comments for this particular video as of January 14, 2025 as of 10:17 PM EST= 4,517 **** Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post showcases a December 2025 YouTube video of actor Aaron Pierre's "Spirit Tunnel"'s strut down the hallway leading to the stage of Jennifer Hudson's syndicated daytime television talk show.. Two article excerpts about that video and the trend that it created are included in this post along with the words to that chant that Jennifer Hudson's staff performs for Aaron Pierre's Spirit Tunnel. Addendum #1 to this pancocojams post presents a brief article excerpt about recreations of "Aaron Pierre's That's Mufasa" Spirit Tunnel video. Addendum #2 to this pancocojams post showcases two video examples of recreations of "Aaron Pierre's That's Mufasa" Spirit Tunnel video. One of these videos is a compilation of various clips.

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Jennifer Hudson and the staff of the Jennifer Hudson Show for conceptualizing, creating, and performing celebrity Spirit Tunnels. Thanks also to Aaron Pierre for his acting and for "understanding the assignment of his Spirit Tunnel. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos.
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Pierre_(actor) for information about Aaron Pierre.

And click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mufasa:_The_Lion_King for information about the American musical drama film Mufasa: The Lion King.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/01/how-jennifer-hudson-talk-shows-spirit.html "How The Jennifer Hudson Talk Show’s Spirit Tunnels Became a Fan Favorite (YouTube Video & Comments)".

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ARTICLE EXCERPT ABOUT THE "AARON PIERRE- THAT'S MUFASA: SPIRIT TUNNEL
From https://eurweb.com/2025/aaron-pierres-spirit-tunnel-moves-spark-intense-fan-reactions/ "‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Disables Comments Amid Aaron Pierre’s Fan Madness After His ‘Spirit Tunnel Walk/Dance | By Fisher Jack, January 9, 2025
"The energy around British actor/heartthrob Aaron Pierre’s recent appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” has reached new heights after his unforgettable “spirit tunnel” moment went viral, prompting the show to disable comments due to the overwhelming—and at times explicit—responses from fans.

Pierre, who was on the show to promote his latest film, “Mufasa: The Lion King,” has captivated audiences with charisma and charm, but it’s his spirited walk down the show’s backstage corridor that truly caught the public’s attention.

Last week, The Jennifer Hudson Show released a YouTube clip  (watch it above) highlighting Pierre’s vibrant entrance, showcasing a tradition where guests are celebrated by a line of enthusiastic supporters. The “spirit tunnel,” inspired by host Jennifer Hudson’s love for fun, features two rows of people dancing and chanting in honor of the guest. Pierre embraced the moment with infectious energy, donning a stylish black outfit, a blue T-shirt, and a matching leather jacket.

As he made his way along the tunnel, Pierre’s lively shuffle matched the rhythm of the audience’s handclaps, creating an engaging atmosphere that resonated with viewers. “Aaron Pierre, that’s Mufasa,” the group rhythmically chanted, while Pierre exchanged high-fives and grinned, clearly delighted by the warm welcome.

Since the release of the video, social media has buzzed with admiration for Pierre’s dance moves and overall demeanor…

However, the fandom’s fervor quickly escalated to a point where the show found it necessary to turn off comments on both Instagram and TikTok due to an influx of explicit messages from enamored admirers….

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WORDS TO "AARON PIERRE- THAT'S MUFASA" SPIRIT TUNNEL *
(staff of The Jennifer Hudson Show) 

Jennifer Hudson Show staff chants in a call & response pattern. The staff performs syncopated hand claps and percussive foot stomps throughout the entire chant.

Aaron Pierre-
That’s Mufasa.
Aaron Pierre-
That’s Mufasa.
(What?)
Aaron Pierre-
That’s Mufasa.
(Hey!)
Aaron Pierre-
That’s Mufasa.
(Get it! Get it!)
Aaron Pierre-
That’s Mufasa.
(Go! Go!)
Aaron Pierre-
That’s Mufasa.
Aaron Pierre-
That's Mufasa.
Aaron Pierre-
That’s Mufasa.
(Yeah!)
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When he reaches the end of the hallway and before he enters the television studio, actor Aaron Pierre turns to the staff standing in two rows and says "Thank you Thank you".
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* This is my unofficial transcription of this video. Additions and corrections are welcome.

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ADDENDUM #1: ARTICLE EXCERPT 
From https://www.theroot.com/on-tiktok-husbands-are-hilariously-recreating-aaron-pi-1851738022 "On TikTok, Husbands Are Hilariously Recreating Aaron Pierre's Viral 'That's Mufasa" Spirit Tunnel Walk from 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' “

Wives everywhere are trying to make a little Mufasa magic of their own at home

By Angela Johnson January 13, 2025

“From the moment he stepped on to the red carpet at the premiere of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” actor Aaron Pierre has had the internet under the spell of his piercing brown eyes. People can’t stop gushing about the 30-year-old Brit, who voices the film’s main character, dubbing him and his beautiful family a group of “rich, sexy vampires.”

As you probably could have guessed, the “Aaron Pierre Spirit Tunnel” clip broke the internet, racking up over 1.3 million views on YouTube alone. …

Now, lots of ladies on TikTok are trying to make their own Mufasa magic at home, getting their men to recreate Pierre’s soulful walk – and their videos are going viral.”…

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ADDENDUM #2: TWO TIKTOK / YOUTUBE VIDEO SHORT RECREATIONS OF THE "AARON PIERRE-THAT'S MUFASA" VIDEO
These two examples are a very small sample of "Aaron Pierre-That's Mufasa" TikTok videos and YouTube video shorts

These videos are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

EXAMPLE #1- Aaron pierre that's mufasa Tiktok dance challenge

heels kenya, Jan 10, 2025
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Description:  All of the clips in this video use the same sound audio of the chant that was created and performed by the staff of The Jennifer Hudson Show. 

Some of these clips are of Aaron Pierre seemingly strutting down the hallway to the studio of the Jennifer Hudson Show along with a woman (who presumably is his wife or his girlfriend). Other clips show a person dancing down their hallway toward their wife or dancing alone in their room with the exact same moves that Aaron Pierre improvised for his Spirit Tunnel.

These recreations include strutting forward with their hands on their knees, doing a shoulder shimmy, spinning around one time, and giving high fives to people-who actually aren't there in these clips).At the end of many of these clips, the woman who supposedly was dancing with Aaron Pierre, turns and thanks the staff the exact same way that that actor did in the real video. (One of these video clips has a man who is dancing down the hallway along with Aaron Pierre.)  

Some of the dancers do a better job than others in this challenge of exactly replicating the moves that Aaron Pierre made in his Jennifer Hudson Show Spirit Tunnel.

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EXAMPLE #3 -Aaron Pierre that’s Mufasa 🕺🏽

@semoneskosan, Jan 9, 2025
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Description: This video uses the same sound audio of the chant that was created and performed by the staff of The Jennifer Hudson Show. 

A young wife forces her husband to do the "Aaron Pierre-That's Mufasa" dance. The wife stands apart from her husband with her arms folded but holding a belt. The husband is standing in front of a large mirror. He has a concerned look on his face that he might not do the dance as well as it is done in the video. However, he is shown doing a bit of that dance.

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Seven Examples Of Body Percussion In Various African American Performing Arts (with a video of traditional West African body patting)WITH 9

mycompasstv, Oct 26, 2011

Great hambone technique from Archie Shepp's drummer Steve McCraven.

Recorded in Tunisia at the Tabarka International Jazz Festival.

video: Stephen Smith

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents seven examples of body percussion in various African American performing arts.

"Body percussion" is also referred to as "body patting", pattin juba", hambone,  or "doing hambone). 

In no particular categorical order, these examples are from singing, drill team routines, historically African American Greek letter fraternity and sorority stepping, stomp and shake cheerleading routines, dancing, and strutting down a Jennifer Hudson Show Spirit Tunnel. 

The Addendum to this post showcases a YouTube video of  doing body patting while they sing and dance.    

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

The overarching purpose of this post and all pancocojams post is to encourage people to recognize, respect, acknowledge, study, appreciate, promote, and celebrate the origins, evolution, and current practices of African American and of other Black cultures around the world.

In no way are these posts meant to suggest that we (Black people) should prohibit non-Black people or people of other Black communities besides the originators of specific cultural practices from respectfully and knowledgeably learn about and/or participate in these cultural practices.  

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these YouTube videos and thanks to all the videographers and publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/10/pattin-juba-hambone-and-bo-diddley-beat.html for a closely related 2011 pancocojams post with the title "Pattin Juba, Hambone, And The Bo Diddley Beat".

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ADDITIONAL SHOWCASE VIDEOS

With the exception of Showcase video #1, these YouTube videos are presented in chronological order based on their publishing dates. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - 1st Place Winners for Chicago Sprite Step Off - Alpha Phi Alpha (Central State University)

 

Gowhere Hip Hop, Jan 30, 2010

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Babynetts & Electronetts @ Black Festival 1994



SeattleDrillTeamHistory Jul 18, 2013

Babynetts & Electronetts  Drill Team

@ Black Community Festival ( Central District Area)

Seattle, WA, July 1994

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 -Cheer Phi Smoov's "Let's Go, Broncos" 

Christopher Blacksher, Oct 4, 2015

Fayetteville State University's own cheerleading squad performs their signature and most poplar cheer during the FSU vs Lincoln University of Pennsylvania football game on October 3, 2015.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Wiibathon Saturday 7th Lip Sync Battle



Renee Powell, Sep 25, 2016

Whip my hair by Jaiya
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This is a video of my then almost three year old granddaughter Jaiya Hughes dancing to Willow Smith's 2019 record  "Whip My Hair" during the seventh  Powell-Hughes family lip-synch battle party. 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #6 -when the band forgets to show up

 

Jason Fieler, May 24, 2024

Bobby McFerrin performing "Drive". Original video:    • Bobby McFerrin - Drive (Live from Mon... 

Notes:
I only notated the actual sung notes instead of things like breaths and the body percussion. Also, in the section toward the end with the super low stuff, those notes are just the fundamentals but it also sounds an octave higher, as is true for the double stops he's singing.
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This video includes the music score.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #7 -🔴NATURI NAUGHTON AT JENNIFER HUDSON SPIRIT TUNNEL ❤️#naturinaughton #jenniferhudson #dance

 

@Madmedianews27, Jan 5, 2025

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ADDENDUM - YouTube Video

Traditional Jola dancing. Video 1. July 2006

Ulf Jägfors, Sep 29, 2006

This video shows traditional Jola body patting and dances by girls from Mlomp, Casamance region, Southern Senegal. It was recorded at The Akonting Center for Senegambian folkmusic, Mandinari, Gambia July 2006
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The Jola are an ethnic group in Southern Senegal, West Africa.

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