[Dixielandjazz] Skokiaan

[Hal Vickery]

I'm guessing there is more than one version of "Skokiaan" and the one of them (the one I'm familiar with) has the words "happy, happy Africa" in them.  That's the version Louis recorded.  I can't help but plug my favorite Swedish purveyor of OKOM at this point:  Here is a version of Skokiaan (the "happy, happy Africa" version) by the Carling family in 1993 with Gunhild on trumpet, vocal, and dancing; Gerd on trombone and dancing; and Max on clarinet.

I think Gunhild was about 16 years old when this was filmed.

Hal Vickery
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Haesler<mailto:bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> 
  To: Hal Vickery<mailto:hvickery_80 at msn.com> 
  Cc: 'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List'<mailto:dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> 
  Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 2:52 AM
  Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Skokiaan


  Ron Wheeler quoted (in part] from good old Wikipedia...
  (Despite authoritative claims that Armstrong recorded a version  
  entitled "Happy Africa", this could not so far be substantiated from  
  his discography.

  Dear Ron,
  Perhaps this came about from the fact the the words "Happy happy  
  Africa" are contained in the lyrics sung by Louis and others on vocal  
  versions of "Skokiaan".
  You know what musicians are like when it comes to recalling tune tiles.
  "Let's play that song.....you know.....Happy Africa."
  Just kidding.
  Almost.
  8>)
  Kind regards,
  Bill (currently humming that old Dixieland favourite "Harpers Date".





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