Kuru Kuru Gbede

Osain

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Stephanie recording · recorded December 17, 2022

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Lázaro Ros – Orisha Ayé - Osain

CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
Kuru kuru gbede.	Koo-roo Koo-roo gbeh-deh

RESPONSE:

common spelling	common pronunciation
mariwo osain	mah-ree-woh~sain
mariwo rere mariwo	mah-ree-woh reh-reh mah-ree-woh

TRANSLATION/MEANING

kuru kuru - (Refers to the sound of the duck) The sound of Osayín…(is the) shaking sound of mariwó

Allusion to the chant: I am moving the mariwó to come in; allow me in.

Need Help?

• The word gbede uses the sound gb. Please refer to the Alphabet: GB to hear how this may sound. When singing, the g may be nearly silent, and you may only hear *beh-deh.
• Listen to the akpwon (vocalist/chanter)! The word mariBo may also sound like mariWo. Both of these are just different variations that a singer may choose.
• The o at the end of maribo will merge into osain - listen for it in mah-ree-boh~sain.

RESOURCES:

• Havana & Matanzas, Cuba, ca. 1957: Batá, Bembé, and Palo Songs from the historic recordings of Lydia Cabrera and Josefina Tarafa

Resources

• Osain Class with Bobi Céspedes on January 3, 2022 (link)
• T. Altmann. Cantos lucumí: a los Orichas. Song 74, page ?
• Recording by Stephanie Frantz recorded on December 17, 2022
• Lázaro Ros – Orisha Ayé - Osain

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