Karibuni – World Music for Children

What to expect

Karibuni means “welcome” in the African language Kiswahili and is the name of Josephine Kronfli & Pit Budde’s group, which first realized “world music for children” in Germany.

The family concerts invite children and parents to join in, sing, dance and explore other cultures through play.

Karibuni has performed at the WDR Weltkindertag, the Folkfestival Rudolstadt, schools and world music festivals, from Helsinki to Addis Abeba.

The cities mentioned range from Hamburg to Munich, Cologne to Berlin, and Münster to Bautzen.

• Songs come in original languages and German versions.
• Musicians from the cultures involved take part.
• The music mixes authentic sounds and melodies.
• Children learn foreign songs in their own language.
• The program travels from Africa to America.
• It also goes from the Orient to Australia.
• Children learn play songs from Africa.
• They sing songs of American Natives.
• They hop like kangaroos in Australia.
• They sing about grandpa’s donkey as in Syria.
• They dance to Karibuni’s version of “Waka Waka”.
• Karibuni has released 20 CDs.
• They wrote 11 educational books.
• Two CDs made the German Record Critics’ list.
• Awards include WDR, UNICEF, VDM and Pro Folk.