This one-hour radio show (01.10.24) features lots of songs written and recorded by pupils at Rhyl Community Primary School where I am the full time music teacher. The show is hosted by me and has interviews with many of the young song writers.
Category: Listening
Listen to recording projects: parents and children performing.
Community Song Project I
In 2014/15 I organised a project with parents and staff singing songs from their own national backgrounds. In three different studios over the course of the year we recorded 17 songs. The CD we produced includes songs from Somalia, Bangladesh, The Philippines, Poland, England, Lithuania, Hungary and Kenya. To listen to all these songs just continue reading. You will also find lyrics and translations.
Community Song Project 2
In 2015/16 we recorded children singing songs from their home backgrounds. We produced a CD with 14 songs reflecting the great diversity of families at the school including Somalian, Polish, Bengali, Scottish, Syrian, Kenyan and Kurdish. Continue reading to listen to these songs and read lyrics/translations.
Community Song 2 Lyrics
Community Song 2016 LYRICS
Songs from Scotland, Holland, Italy, France, Bangladesh, Somalia, Kenya and Syria as well as English and South African Islamic nasheeds and a Kurdish chant.
(Give Thanks to Allah by South African Zain Bhika and 99 names of Allah by English Kamal Uddin)
1. Samia
Somali, Swahili and Arabic
2. I Love You Mama
Arabic
معاشل:بنيتي الحبوبه
حلا :انا
مشاعل:حلوة وطيوبه
حلا:انا
مشاعل:لما ابيها تنام تمسك ايديا
حلا:انا
مشاعل:وتطلب هاديه
Lyrics: CD1
Track 1
Song: Pieski Male Dwa
Singer: Katarzyna Krupecka
Lyrics:
Pieski małe dwa chciały przejść przez rzeczkę,
Nie wiedziały jak, znalazły kładeczkę,
Kładka była zła, skąpały się pieski dwa.
Pieski małe dwa poszły raz na łąkę,
Zobaczyły tam czerwoną biedronkę,
A biedronka ta mnóstwo czarnych kropek ma.