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The ring shout came from africa. this special rhythmic beat came dpr africa, but these songs, we just -- we couldnt not supposed to read and write, but we could remember words. so, were keeping it alive from one generation to the next generation, and now to this generation. >> growing up, my only other exposure to gullah culture was when i saw "daughters of the dust" a groundbreaking independent film by writer director julie dash. it is a tribute to julies gullah roots. in 2004, the library of c...

Thank you for being here for the gullah impaired. i appreciate that. i loved hearing the language. but before we g lets talk about song. you know the one. >> it is called kumbaya. but few people know the real history. the real history came out of the gullah giannecchini owe culture. most people around the world know kumbaya. everybody knows kumbaya. but the original is come by ya. and goes little bit like this. miss marsha if you will. come byia, my lord. come by ya. come by ya, my lord, come by...

I loved hearing the language. but before we go lets talk about that song. you know the one. >> it is called kumbyah but few people know the history. it came out of our culture. most people around the world know it at kumbyah. but the original is come by here. and goes like this. ms. marsha if you will. >>. ♪ . come by ya, my lord. come by ya, oh, lord, kumbyah ♪ >> this was made on the plantation. we didnt bring it from africa. we just put it together, the ring shout came from africa. this s...

While the gullah culture can be found in georgia and the lowcountry of south carolina, st. helena island is known as the center for the gullah culture and langue. sound of the kpun are the l and renowned geechee gullah ring shouters. get ready. . the ring shout is a religious ritual of song and dances traced all the way back to west africa. believed to be the oldest surviving african performance tradition in north america. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> they asked me to meet them here in front of the praise hou...

While the gullah culture can be found in georgia and the lowcountry of south carolina, st. helena island is known as the center for the gullah culture and language. and for some the heart, soul and sound are the renowned giannecchini gullah ring shouters. get ready. . the ring shout is a religious ritual of song and dance that can be traced back to west africa and believed to be the oldest surviving african tradition in north america. [ chanting ]. >> they asked me to meet them in here in front ...