Palago

Listen
Think about
What is your reaction to the piece?
How does it make you feel?
What do you think the mood of the piece is?
What kind of singing do you hear?

Lead Bell
1

Gre deh gi deh gi deh

gre

Gonkogui
Two-tone Iron Bell

Call and Response

Call: Je mi Je moy a mi Je mi ti a mo moy
Response: Tokoro oh down Tokoro

3 4 GO

Clap
Gre deh gi deh gi deh gre

Bell #2
Gre deh gi

High

low

deh

high

gi deh gre

high

low

high

Bell #3
Gre

High

deh gi deh

high

low

gi

high

deh gre

high

low

Axatse

Down Down Up Down Down Up Down Down Up Down Down Up

Pa

Pa ti

Pa

Pa ti

Pa

Pa ti

Pa

Pa

ti

Boba (Medium Drum)

1

Low

High

Low

Low

High

Apentemma (Small Drum)

1

Deh gee gee

Deh

gi Deh gee gee

Deh

gi

Sogo (Large Drum)

1

Gi

deh

gee

oo

deh gee

and a

ga deh

Instrument Chants
Lead Bell: Gre deh deh deh gre
Bell 2: low high high
Bell 3: high high low
Clap: Clap swim swim clap
Apentemma: Deh gi deh gee gee
Boba: Low high low low high
Sogo: Gi deh gee oo deh gi ga deh

Introduction Songs
Call: Everybody, everybody bring your calabash, bring your calabash
Thanks to Copeland, come to play, sing and dance to Palago
Response: Everybody, everybody bring your calabash, bring your calabash
Thanks to Copeland, come to play, sing and dance to Palago
Call and Response: Sing and Dance to Palago
Sing and Dance to Palago

Call: Pa lo a lo (mi sol mi sol)

Response:
-alogo, -alogo, -alogo, -alogo, -aligi
Do do do

do sol sol

sol do do

do do do

do re re

Call: A B C D (sol la mi fa)

Response: E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
re sol fa mi sol fa mi re fa

E adjo Palago
Mi mi re do do do

mi re do

Transition Call Eh ah eh (la sol fa)

Response:

Eh ah eh
Sol fa mi

Eh ah eh
La sol fa

Eh ah eh
Sol do sol
Tokoro oh down Tokoro 3 - 4

Ending Song - As-salamu alaykum

Peace Be Unto You

Call: Salam Alaykum (sol sol sol mi la sol)

Response: Salam Alaykum, Salam Alaykum, Salam Alaykum, Ohhh
mi mi mi fa re

sol sol sol mi la sol mi mi mi fa re

sol fa mi re

Salam alaykum salam, salam alaykum salam, salam alaykum salam

Mi mi mi mi do mi mi

mi mi mi mi do re re

re re re re ti

Salam Alaykum kum kum kum kum

Mi mi re re do

do

do

do

do

do do

Form
Introduction: Everybody.., -alogo, A,B,C,D
A Section: Repeated 4 times
12 measures of drumming followed by Tokoro, oh down, Tokoro
Transition section: Eh ah eh - 8 sections for dancers to move into lines
Ending section: Salam Alaykum

Call Cheat Sheet

Intro Songs:
Call: Everybody.
Call: Pa-la a-lo
Call: A B C D

Response: Everybody
Response: -alogo, -alogo, -alogo, -alogo, -aligi
Response: E F G H I J K L M N O P
- e adjo Palago

Call to Pause:
Call: Jeh mi jeh moy
a ti Jeh mi ti a mo moy

Response: Tokoro, Oh Down, Tokoro

Transition Call:
Call: Eh ah eh

Response: Eh ah eh (3X) Tokoro, Oh Down, Tokoro

Ending Call:
Call: Salam Alaykum (3X) Oh
Salam Alaykum Salam (3X)
Salam Alay-

Response: -kum, -kum, -kum, -kum, -kum

Dance - Partners

Dance
4 beats Right
Hand Turn
4 beats Left
Hand Turn
8 beats
Right In
Left In
(repeat)

Dance
L

4
R

R
L

8 beats
RIGHT Partners
R H Turn (Center)
Left Partners
Right Together
Left Together (2X)
8 beats
SWITCH

Dance
8 beats
3 pt. turn Right
3 pt. turn Left

Knees bent
Hands on Hips
Shoulders

8 beats
Right Foot
Left Foot
Repeat

New Partners!
R
L

L
R

Outside Circles
determine new
groups of four!
Right and Left
Partners of outside
circles are always
Right and Left

Make it your own!

8 counts
R Hand Turn

L Hand Turn

8 counts
Right Point, Left Point, Right Point, Left Point

8 counts
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Right arms out, Left arms out, Right arms out, Left arms out

8 counts
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8 counts
Right right, Left left, Right right, Left left - to the right (new partner)

Eh ah eh Transition

8 measures (32 counts) to form lines

Outside circle forms one line
Inner circle forms line facing the first line
Move to the beat!

Dance Line (Freestyle)

Right Together
Left Together

(with arms)

Up
Down
Right Left Wave Hop