“Kumbaya”
E515335
“Kumbaya” is a traditional spiritual song that became widely known in the 20th century folk revival and is often associated with communal singing and themes of peace and unity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Kumbaya” canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
spiritual song ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
African Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gullah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century folk revival
ⓘ
campfire singing ⓘ civil rights era ⓘ communal singing ⓘ |
| collectedBy | American folklorists ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
symbol of group solidarity
ⓘ
widely known in the United States ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from phrase meaning Come by here ⓘ |
| firstDocumented | 1920s ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Come By Here
ⓘ
Kum Ba Yah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConnotation |
idealistic harmony
ⓘ
naive optimism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American folk music repertoire ⓘ |
| hasLyric |
Someone’s crying, Lord, kumbaya
ⓘ
Someone’s praying, Lord, kumbaya ⓘ Someone’s singing, Lord, kumbaya ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya ⓘ |
| hasStructure | call and response ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
comfort in hardship
ⓘ
communal prayer ⓘ peace ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| includedIn | many folk song anthologies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
African American spiritual tradition
ⓘ
Gullah-speaking communities of the American South ⓘ |
| popularizedIn |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
religious choirs
ⓘ
various folk artists ⓘ |
| typicalPerformance |
acoustic guitar accompaniment
ⓘ
unaccompanied group singing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folk music concerts
ⓘ
protest gatherings ⓘ religious services ⓘ youth camps ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Baez in Concert