Bo Calinda

COUNTRY: Trinidad & Tobago

LANGUAGE: English

A traditional Trinidadian children’s dance found on the Smithsonian Folkways CD, Caribbean Songs and Games for Children.

There’s a possibility this song may also refer to the Trinidadian sport/game/dance of stick fighting known as Kalinda, which, much like Brazilian capoeira, is always performed with musical accompaniment.

Lyrics of All Around This World version:

Bo Bo Bo Calinda

Bo Bo Bo Calinda

Bo Bo Bo Calinda

What you do my darlin’

Right hand up, Bo Calinda

Right hand up, Bo Calinda

Right hand up, Bo Calinda

What you do my darlin’