WAN FRAGA NO’ MO’ HANGA DE

A song from Suriname that All Around This World finds fascinating is "Wan Boto," which celebrates the coastal nation's culture of boats and making a living from the sea. An original version of this call-and-response Caribbean drumming song, performed on traditional drums playing the Afro-Surinamese genre known as kawina, can be found on the Smithsonian Folkways recording, “Creole Music of Surinam.” Years ago, at the debut performance of All Around This World's international band, the Global Orchestra, Jay took the vocal lead and performed this sing-along song at an International Make Your Own Instrument Day celebration in Philadelphia.