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’
Comments are closed.