The joyful African call-and-response song — with lyrics, the English meaning, and dance moves you can do together.
What is the song
Che Che Kule — also spelled Kye Kye Kule or Che Che Koolay — is a traditional children's song from Ghana in West Africa. A leader sings a line, and everyone echoes it right back. That call-and-response makes it perfect for classrooms, family time, and playgrounds anywhere in the world.
In Smart Sindara's version, Sindara, Buchi, and Aisha lead the way, touching a different body part for each line — head, shoulders, waist, knees, ankles — so little ones learn movement, listening, and rhythm while they sing.
Sing along
Leader sings, children echo. Touch each body part as you go!
Good to know
Originates in Ghana, West Africa, and is now sung across the continent and in schools worldwide.
A call-and-response game — the leader sings, the group repeats, with a movement for every line.
Body parts, coordination, active listening, rhythm, and a love of African culture.
Toddlers and young children, but fun for the whole family and any classroom.
Questions
The phrases are chanted to gather children to sing and play, rather than translated word-for-word. It's a joyful invitation to join in — each line paired with a body movement from head to ankles.
Che Che Kule (head), Che Che Kofisa (shoulders), Kofisa Langa (waist), Kaka Shi Langa (knees), Kum Adende (ankles), Kum Adende — Hey!
It originates from Ghana in West Africa and has spread across the continent and into classrooms all over the world as a call-and-response game song.
A leader sings each line and the children echo it back, touching a different body part for each phrase — head, shoulders, waist, knees, then ankles — ending with a cheerful "Hey!"
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