tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post1513032276481532310..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: The Funga Alafia (Fanga) Song - Part 1Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-63987871912749191962019-03-12T08:26:44.440-04:002019-03-12T08:26:44.440-04:00Thanks for your comment, Cody Mills.
I appreciate...Thanks for your comment, Cody Mills.<br /><br />I appreciate it. It's interesting that you are using this song in your music therapy intervention.<br /><br />Best wishes and keep on keeping on! Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-42090899061572405712011-11-12T12:11:53.014-05:002011-11-12T12:11:53.014-05:00In my comments about sound preferences, I failed t...In my comments about sound preferences, I failed to mention that the beginning of the word "funga" could be said to be pronounced liked the first syllable of the word "fungus". This might have esoteric meaning. But if so, it's beyond my ability to decipher and discuss.<br />I just believe that if funga was spelled fungu it wouldn't have been as well received. Think about it, how many English words end in "u"?<br /><br />Tangentially, I believe that one of the reasons why that Black doll named "Tamu" which was manufactured in the 1970s didn't hit it big with Black folks was because of the doll's name. "Tamu" means "sweet" in Swahili, but that "u" ending did it in. Even if it has a positive meaning, a name isn't going to be popular if it has a spelling and/or sound that are generally considered to be aesthetically displeasing in a particular society.Azizihttp://www.cocojams.comnoreply@blogger.com