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The ring shout came from africa. this special rhythmic beat came dpr africa, but these songs, we just -- we couldn't not supposed to read and write, but we could remember words. so, we're 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 julie's gullah roots. in 2004, the library of congress added it to the national film registry as she was the first female african-american direc...

Thank you for being here for the gullah impaired. i appreciate that. i loved hearing the language. but before we g let's 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 ya. oh lord, kumbaya. >> this was made on the explanation. we didn't fwri from africa. we put it t...

I loved hearing the language. but before we go let's 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 didn't bring it from africa. we just put it together, the ring shout came from africa. this special rhythmic beat came

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 house. they trace their roots to annett bell up days where after working hard for free they would gathe...

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 of the praise houses. after had a hard day of working for free black folks would gather here to han...