Listening
• “Tomorrow” from Annie
• “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music
• “Circle of Life” from The Lion King
• “Tonight” from West Side Story
• “One More Day” from Heaven Come Home
(search for these on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, or wherever you have access to music!)
Videos
• Listen to some of Justin Payne’s music on his YouTube Channel, “Justin Payne–Topic”
• Disney on Broadway YouTube Channel
Reading
• A is for Audra: Broadway’s Leading Ladies from A to Z by John Robert Allman and Peter Emmerich
• B is for Broadway: Onstage and Backstage from A to Z by John Robert Allman and Peter Emmerich
• Where is Broadway? by Douglas Yacka and Francesco Sedita
• Ritchie Valens, “La Bamba”
• Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, “El Son de la Negra”
• Tlen Huicani, “La Bruja”
• Lola Beltrán, “Cucurrucucú paloma”
• Selena, “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”
• To see Alexis perform, visit alexisaraimusic.com
• “7 Mexican Songs You’ve Heard and Don’t Know The Name” – Vinheitero YouTube Channel
• Disney Pixar’s Coco
• Queen of Tejano Music: Selena by Silvia López and Paola Escobar
• Danza!: Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México by Duncan Tonatiuh
• Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood
• Songs from West Africa from Smithsonian Folkways–Playlist available on Smithsonian Folk Ways Recordings
• “Che Che Kule,” Folk Song from Ghana
• “Kaa Fo,” Folk Song from Ghana
• “Gome,” Folk Song from Ghana
• Djembe Solo by Master Drummer: M’Bemba Bangoura (YouTube)
• Learn About West African Culture | African Dance and Music Field Trip | KidVision Pre-K (YouTube)
• When You Meet a Djembe Drum by Aderemi T. Adeyemi
• Africa; Its Music and People by Pascal Bokar Thiam, Ed.D.
• The Book of Griot: A Collection of African Folktales by Alexander Junior
• Idia of the Benin Kingdom by Ekiuwa Aire
Additional Resources
• Learn more about Charles and his work with the African Culture Connection at www.AfricanCultureConnection.org.
• AfrOmaha is an organization created by Africans living in Nebraska whose mission is to connect people, foster creativity, and engage the African diaspora in the local community
Questions? Email MusicalExplorers@O-pa.org
