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| − | "'''African Alphabet'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song performed by [[Kermit the Frog]] and a group of [[Anything Muppets]] voiced by the South African a capella group [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]]. {{eka|2404}} Ladysmith Black Mambazo later performed the song with [[Paul Simon]], this time appearing as themselves on-screen. {{eka| |
+ | "'''African Alphabet'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song performed by [[Kermit the Frog]] and a group of [[Anything Muppets]] voiced by the South African a capella group [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]]. {{eka|2404}} Ladysmith Black Mambazo later performed the song with [[Paul Simon]], this time appearing as themselves on-screen. {{eka|2480}} |
Rather than simply recounting the letters of the [[Alphabet|alphabet]], the song tells a short story in which each word begins with a consecutive letter of the alphabet. |
Rather than simply recounting the letters of the [[Alphabet|alphabet]], the song tells a short story in which each word begins with a consecutive letter of the alphabet. |
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Revision as of 02:34, 19 July 2008
| Written by | Joe Raposo |
| Date | 1987 |
| Source | Sesame Street |
| Publisher | Jonico Music, Inc. |
"African Alphabet" is a Sesame Street song performed by Kermit the Frog and a group of Anything Muppets voiced by the South African a capella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. (EKA: Episode 2404) Ladysmith Black Mambazo later performed the song with Paul Simon, this time appearing as themselves on-screen. (EKA: Episode 2480)
Rather than simply recounting the letters of the alphabet, the song tells a short story in which each word begins with a consecutive letter of the alphabet.
A clip from Kermit's version opens the documentary The World According to Sesame Street. A clip from this version also appears in the timeline sequence in The Street We Live On.
Audio Releases
- Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration (1991)
- Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994)
- Sesame Street Best (1997)
- Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)