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| + | [[File:Sesame Street African Alphabet|thumb|300px|right|Kermit and the Anything Muppets sing "African Alphabet."]] |
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| + | [[Image:PaulSimonLBM.ABC.jpg|thumb|300px|Live-action version with Paul Simon.]] |
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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]]. |
+ | "'''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]]. The AM group is made up of five different patterns: [[Fat Blue]], [[Lavender]], [[Pumpkin]], [[Purple]], and [[Little Anything Muppets|Reddish Magenta]]. The creatures of the savanna, including numerous [[frogs]] and [[birds]], sing along as well. |
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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| + | Ladysmith Black Mambazo also performed the song with [[Paul Simon]], this time appearing as themselves on-screen. {{eka|2480}} |
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| + | A worm parody of the group, "Wormsmith Black Mambazo," sang the song in [[episode 3448|a 1996 episode]]. |
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*''[[Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration]]'' (1991) |
*''[[Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration]]'' (1991) |
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*''[[Sesame Street Celebrates!]]'' (1994) |
*''[[Sesame Street Celebrates!]]'' (1994) |
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*''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997) |
*''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997) |
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*''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003) |
*''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003) |
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| + | ;Video |
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| + | *''[[Shalom Sesame]]'': [[Show 10: Passover|Passover]] (1990) |
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| + | *''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]'' (2009) |
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| + | *''[[ABCs with Elmo]]'' (2010) |
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| + | ;Special |
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| + | *''[[Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music]]'' (1990, with added narration by [[Jon Stone]]) |
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| + | *''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]'' (1990, clip) |
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| + | *''[[The Street We Live On]]'' (2004, brief clip during timeline sequence only) |
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| + | ;Online |
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| + | *[[Sesamestreet.org]] Kermit's version: {{SSvideo|0a0db998-1563-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}} |
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| + | *[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]] Kermit's version: {{youtube|zl8pxaxxReo}} Wormsmith version: {{youtube|TAlE3zbZvB8}} |
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+ | *[[Kermit's Sesame Street Songs]] |
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[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]] |
[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]] |
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[[Category:Alphabet]] |
[[Category:Alphabet]] |
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Revision as of 22:21, 2 December 2012
| Written by | Joe Raposo |
| Date | 1987 |
| Publisher | Jonico Music, Inc. |
Sesame Street African Alphabet
Kermit and the Anything Muppets sing "African Alphabet."
Live-action version with Paul Simon.
"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. The AM group is made up of five different patterns: Fat Blue, Lavender, Pumpkin, Purple, and Reddish Magenta. The creatures of the savanna, including numerous frogs and birds, sing along as well.
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.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo also performed the song with Paul Simon, this time appearing as themselves on-screen. (EKA: Episode 2480)
A worm parody of the group, "Wormsmith Black Mambazo," sang the song in a 1996 episode.
Releases
- Audio
- Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration (1991)
- Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994)
- Sesame Street Best (1997)
- Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
- Video
- Shalom Sesame: Passover (1990)
- The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)
- The World According to Sesame Street (2006, excerpt)
- Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009)
- ABCs with Elmo (2010)
- Special
- Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990, with added narration by Jon Stone)
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990, clip)
- The Street We Live On (2004, brief clip during timeline sequence only)
- Online
- Sesamestreet.org Kermit's version: Template:SSvideo
- SesameStreet's YouTube Channel Kermit's version: (YouTube) Wormsmith version: (YouTube)