Everybody Bring Your Calabash (kalabash)

"Everybody Bring Your Calabash" is a vibrant, high-energy choral piece that draws its life from the Kpanlogo tradition—a lively percussion and dance style of the Ga people of Ghana. Blending English phrases with rhythmic Ga lyrics, the song carries the infectious, driving pulse of a traditional drum ensemble. It is so catchy, in fact, that it even found a second life as a popular Ghanaian military cadence.

For a choir, this is a piece that demands movement and joy. It is not a quiet, contemplative hymn, but a full-throated celebration perfect for cultural days, concerts, or festive gatherings outside the strict liturgy. When the voices layer the rhythmic calls of "wɔgya wɔya nu koo-ko" and "bring your kalabashi," it transforms the choir loft into a space of pure, rhythmic exuberance.