Name: Why
Duration: P00H05M12S
Description: Overtone singing lets us hear two or more notes at once in our own voices. This song is all about singing overtones using words and vowels sounds that we all are familiar with.

Why

from Element Suite by Raga Kids

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Overtone singing lets us hear two or more notes at once in our own voices. This song is all about singing overtones using words and vowels sounds that we all are familiar with.

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Why is a question that we ask all the time
But did you ever stop and ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee?

You only have to ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee
You only have to ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee
You only have to ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee
You only have to ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee

Why is a word with many vowels inside
Oo-oh-ah-a-ee
There are always many notes, not just one alone
The overtones over the drone

If you sing it slowly then you will know
Why is a wonderous word
If you sing it slowly then you will know
Why is a wonderous word

Why are you in such a hurry?
Everybody sing hurryrryrryrryrryrryrryrry
Slow down, you don’t have to worry
Everybody sing worryrryrryrryrryrryrryrry
No, you don’t have to be sorry
Everybody sing sorryrryrryrryrryrryrryrry
Swishing deep three pointers like Steph Curry
Everybody sing Curryrryrryrryrryrryrryrry
Leap up and shout hurray
Everybody sing hurrayrrayrrayrrayrrayrrayrrayrray

You only have to ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee
You only have to ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee
You only have to ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee
You only have to ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee

Why is a question that we ask all the time
But did you ever stop and ask oo-oh-ah-a-ee?
Why is a word with many vowels inside
Oo-oh-ah-a-ee
There are always many notes, not just one alone
The overtones over the drone

If you sing it slowly then you will know
Why is a wonderous word
If you sing it slowly then you will know
Why is a wonderous word
If you sing it slowly then you will know
Why is a wonderous word
If you sing it slowly then you will know
Why is a wonderous word

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from Element Suite, released December 7, 2019

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Raga Kids Brooklyn, New York

Led by Brooklyn based music educators and performers Sameer Gupta (tabla), Trina Basu (violin) and Neel Murgai (sitar), Raga Kids is a unique offering and an incredible way to begin exploring the music of India and America!! Raga Kids performs family concerts and classes for kids under 5. ... more

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