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Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist who visited Kenya and shared her music with the people there. In this video you can see her playing the violin, djembe drums being played and dancing. The song is called 'We Found Love' - it is a version of the song of the same name by Rihanna.

How many wild animals can you spot?

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We Found Love - Lindsey Stirling (VenTribe)

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The song was originally sung by One Direction in 2011. In this video, this is a grand piano with the lid opened so that you can see all of the strings.

The piano used to belong to the string section of the orchestra but now it is considered a percussion instrument as little hammers hit the strings.  It's a string instrument in the percussion section.

This family play the piano using plucking, banging, strings and different ways of getting the sound.

Notice the dog watching at 1 minute 27seconds into the video.

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What Makes You Beautiful (Piano Guys Version)

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This is a guitar quartet (group of 4) playing acoustic guitars (not electric). They are playing a medley (selection) of Disney songs.

The songs are played in this order:
Under the sea
Part of your world
You'll be in my heart
I can go the distance
A whole new world
Tale as old as time
Be our guest

Do you know which film each of the songs appear?

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40 FINGERS - Disney Medley (Official Video)

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This is a French group with many tap dancers, a drummer playing drumkit and two single bass tom drums.

The dancers tap out complicated rhythms using their feet. The drummers play different rhythms to accompany the dancers.

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This choir is a children and young people's choir from Georgia.

The song Bohemian Rhapsody is a very famous song which was originally sung y the group Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury.

The song was released in 1975 (a very long time ago) and is still considered one of the best pop songs ever written.

The choir make a fantastic job of performing with movement and all the time singing in English which is not their first language.

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A Place in the Choir is sung by Celtic Thunder and written by Bill Staines.

Try to join in every time the chorus begins.

Can you say which two animals played the violin?
Which is the only cartoon animal pictured?
Which film did this cartoon animal appear in?
How many types of birds are pictured and mentioned?
Which 6 animals clap?
Which 3 instruments do the mouse band play?

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This is a socially distanced performance by Carluke Primrose Orchestral Flutes.

The music was written by two Germans: Michael Korb and Ulrich Rosever. Korb had a fascination for bagpipes and learned to play them. The tune was written for a Highland Games in Germany in 1982 and very quickly became popular in Scotland. Ben Kelly wrote the lyrics in 1990.

I love the dog listening to the bagpipes as well!

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"Highland Cathedral" - A Socially Distanced Performance by Carluke Primrose Orchestral Flutes

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This is a rhyming story about several minibeasts and a caterpillar's journey to be a butterfly.

Can you remember the different kind of shoes the caterpillar wore?
What insect was given the slippers?
What colour were the slippers?
Which insect was given the shiny party shoes?
Which insect was given clogs?
How many clogs were there?
Which insect didn't need shoes?
Which insect was given sporty shoes?
How many sporty shoes did the caterpillar give?
The caterpillar was left with only two shoes, which insects were given them?

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Caterpillar Shoes | Sweet rhyming bedtime story for kids!

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Peat & Diesel are a band from Stornoway on the island of Lewis & Harris.

Boydie is a fisheran and writes the songs.
Uilly is a delivery driver and plays the drums.
Innes is an electrician and plays the accordion.

In the song 'My Island', they list many of the islands in the Hebrides and the video shoes the eautiful scenery.

If you enjoyed this song, try listening to the first song Boydie wrote called 'Salt & Pepper'. It's a kind of mouth mouse - nonsense words that mean absolutely nothing! It also famously mentions Justin Bieber.

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This is a percussion play-along piece.

There are parts for 4 people but if you don't have 4 people, you could just pick whichever part you would like to play. I would suggest the following:

Player 1 - circle in red - find an empty box or pot to use as a bass drum
Player 2 - square in green - find two metal cans to bash together for cymbals
Player 3 - triangle in yellow - bang two lids together for a snare drum
Player 4 - cross in orange - use two metal spoons tapped together for a triangle sound

Follow the patterns for your part and play on each dot.

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A man in Italy is playing his trumpet on a balcony during lockdown. The trumpet is a brass instrument. The other brass instruments in the orchestra are tuba, trombone, and french horn.

Imagine was performed by John Lennon. He was in the pop group called The Beatles. The other members were George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.

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Italy Lockdown: Italian man plays Trumpet from his balcony during the Coronavirus Pandemic

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This is a groovy recorder cover of 'Bad Guy' by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell.  All the instruments are played by Ralf Bienioschek.
The recorder sizes used are descant, alto and tenor with a contrabass - even lower than a bass recorder.
The electric guitar is a Fender Stratocaster.
The drums were electric and Ralf used a cowbell as well.

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BAD GUY - Groovy Recorder Cover of the great song of Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell

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This is a percussion play-along piece.

There are 4 different flowers and when the bee lands on each flower, you can do a body percussion sound e.g.
clap
pat your knees
tap your chest
slap your thighs

Once you have tried doing body percussion, you could allocate a sound for each flower using 'instruments' from your home e.g.
drum = a pot
cymbals = 2 metal lids banged together
triangle = two metal spoons tapped together
maraca = plastic tub with some rice in it

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This is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. The song was released on 12th January 2017.

A remix version featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on 17th April 2017. In this version, the dancers/players all play the same part at first. This is called unison.

When they start to do individual parts, the girl cartwheeling is my favourite!

Later in the song, they clap different rhythms while each player has a solo moment.

I think this must have taken a lot of practise to get it right!

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Despacito - Luis Fonsi Music On Piano Dance

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This is Fox in Sox / Dr Seuss raps over Dr Dre beats performed by Wes Tank.

Dr Dre is an American rapper whose real name is Andre Romelle Young. He also produces Beats headphones and sold that company to Apple.

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FOX IN SOX | Dr. Seuss Raps over Dr. Dre Beats

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This is a group performance but focusing on the snare drums.

There are bass drums and various percussion people playing in the background.
The pairs of cymbals are held up so that the snare drummers can hit them.
The snare drum players are synchronised - they play the same thing at exactly the same time.

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This song was originally written by Ben E King. This version of the song is produced by 'Playing for Change: Peace Through Music' which is a group of people who try to connect musicians around the world. This song shows us that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people.

The song starts in America (California, New Orleans) then travels to Netherlands, New Mexico, France, Brazil, Russia, Venezuela, The Congo, South Africa, Spain and Italy.

The instrument being played in New Orleans is an old-fashioned washboard (used to scrub clothes on) which is played with metal thimbles (used when sewing to prevent pricking your finger with a needle). This washboard has a woodblock attached plus 2 metal cans and a bicycle bell making several sounds possible.

The French singer is playing a skinned tambourine so it doubles as a drum.
In Brazil, a ukulele is played.
In Russia, a cello is played.
In New Orleans, the instrumental part is played on an acoustic guitar with pick-up to make the sound amplified.
In Venezuela, there is an acoustic guitar and a bass guitar (4 strings)
In The Congo, a drumkit is played.
In South Africa, a double bass is played.
The New Orleans singer plays the harmonica (mouth organ).
The Spanish man is playing conga drums.
In Italy, a saxophone is played.
The singing group in South Africa called Sinamuva are singing in their natie Zulu language.

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Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around The World

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Taimane Gardner is an American ukulele virtuoso (incredibly skilled player) and composer.  She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and began playing ukulele at age 5.

For each of the countries mentioned in this video, Taimane dresses in their styles and often sings in their language.

Notice when it reaches the British part, Taimane changes her ukulele to the left-handed position. She can clearly play equally well with either right or left hand position.

Notice also that her ukulele has pegs for 8 strings but she has only 5 strings on her instrument.

The ukuleles at school have 4 strings and Taimane has her ukulele strung with one of the strings repeated but an octave (8 notes) lower. The two repeated strings are very close to each other and the rest are spaced out.

She is an amazing ukulele player!

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'We'll Meet Again' is probably the most famous song of World War 2. This version is sung by Dame Vera Lynn who became known as the Forces Sweetheart when she travelled to sing for many soldiers to keep their spirits up during wartime. Vera Lynn was born in 1917 and lived until she was 103. When she was 97, she became the oldest person to top the charts with a collection of her songs called "Vera Lynn: National Treasure".

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This is a fun song to dance along to. It is sung by The Andrews Sisters who were an American family of three sisters: LaVerne, Maxene and Patricia (Patty).

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was a hit for The Andrews Sisters in 1941. It is an example of Rhythm & Blues music and when it was popular, the big Swing Bands were very popular too.

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Andrews Sisters   Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

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The performers are Sergei and Anastasiia. They are a circus act from Kyiv, Ukraine.

The music in the video is 'We have a map of the piano' by Mum. Mum are an Icelandic experimental pop group which started in 1997. Their music has soft vocals with electronic glitch beats and effects. They use a variety of traditional and unconventional instruments.

This is an amazing match of incredibly skilful dancing to an unusual piece of music.

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This is 'Fur Elise' by Beethoven but jazzed up by Syd R Duke and called 'Five Elise'.

The introduction is very similar to the beginning of the famous jazz piece 'Take 5' by Dave Brubeck.

Normally, 'Fur Elise' has three beats in each bar. It has been changed to five beats in each bar of music which makes the rhythm of the music change quite dramatically and gives it a jazzy feel.

Try counting the five beats for each bar.

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Five Elise [Beethoven vs Brubeck Quartet - Take Five/Für Elise mashup]

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Angelique Kidjo is the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.

UNICEF was set up in 1946 and works in more than 190 countries and territories and in the world's toughest places to reach the children and young people in greatest need.

UNICEF stands for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.

This version of 'Pata Pata' is a fresh take on Miriam Makeba's 1967 hit of the song. People from all around the world were invited to send in videos of themselves dancing to the sound and some were selected to be part of the recording Angelique made at her home in Paris.

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Pata Pata by Angélique Kidjo (official video) | UNICEF

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Vitaly Makukin is playin 'Czardas de Monti' using guitar tapping technique.

Vitaly Makukin was born in Ukraine in 1975. He was 4 years old when he began his career as a musician, playing the piano.

The guitar tapping technique looks quite like someone playing a guitar as if it were a piano with each hand playing a different part on the fingerboard of the guitar.

The piece of music 'Czardas' was written by an Italian composer called Vittorio Monti in 1904. It was based on a Hungarian folk styled dance and originally written for violin, mandolin or piano.

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Vitaly Makukin à Patrimonio - Csardas de Monti

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Steven Curtis Chapman wrote and sings the song 'Cinderella'.

The Papparotto family are:
Russ (Dad), Sohia (6 years old), Brianna (12 years old) and Sioned (20 years old). All three daughters were students at EMC Performing Arts Studio.

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This group of boomwhacker players have arranged the three pieces of music themselves and worked out how to perform them.

They play three pieces in this performance:
'Hall of the Mountain King' by Edward Greig
'Mad World' by Tears for Fears
'Scooby Doo' theme tune

After the performance:
Do you think the players will have sore legs?
How many notes does each player play at any time?
Why do you think there was someone with a mask who came and sat down?

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Mad World, Scooby Doo, and In the Hall of the Mountain King on Boomwhackers! (Fall 2016)

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One Voice Children's Choir sings 'Believer' inspired by Imagine Dragons.

The vision statement of the choir is "through music, we inspire, enrich, uplift, and serve our global community, while building youth as One Voice."

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Imagine Dragons - Believer | One Voice Children's Choir | Kids Cover (Official Music Video)

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This short film is called 'Maestro'. The music which the animals is singing is 'Guerra, Guerra'. This is a chorus from Vincenzo Bellini's opera called 'Norma'.

Spot the squirrel and say which job he has.
Spot the fish and try to say which word they singing.
Spot the turtles, frog, hedgehogs and stag.

It's a very short film - I wish it was a bit longer!

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Opera performed by animals | Maestro - CG short film by Illogic collective

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Number 29: In the Hall of the Body Percussion King

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Number 29: In the Hall of the Body Percussion King

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This body percussion group are using their rhythms to accompany a very well known tune - 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' by Edward Grieg.

At the beginning, the body percussion patterns are tricky but manageable. As the piece of music gets faster, it becomes very difficult to keep track of which patterns the group are doing.

You can see how much the group are concentrating! See if you can manage any of the patterns.

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Body Avlaia Group -  In the hall of the body percussion king

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Number 30: Bizimkiler Orchestra - Another Brick in the Wall

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Number 30: Bizimkiler Orchestra - Another Brick in the Wall

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This is Bizimkiler Orchestra from Azerbaijan playing Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall'.

The musicians only use Azerbaijani folk instruments for their music. The unusual instruments give Pink Floyd's famous song quite a different sound!

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Bizimkiler: Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Folk Cover)

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Why not try this Five(ish) Minute Dance lesson using a clock as a guide!

Can you name the instrument that is being played?

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Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning

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Five(ish) Minute Dance Lesson - African Dance: Lesson 3: Dancing on the Clock

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This is the famous Frog Chorus, written by Paul McCartney who was one of The Beatles.

The animals are singing and playing a song called 'We All Stand Together'. This was written and performed in 1984.

The first two frogs we see are playing a concertina and a violin. The concertina is a free-reed instrument like the accordion and harmonica. It has bellows (the squeezy bits) with buttons or keys at each end.

Other instruments to listen out for: flute, kazoo, glockenspiel, drums, trumpet.

Spot the frog conductor too!

Do you know the name of the Bear who is watching everything?

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Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together (1984)

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Anastasia Tyurina (aged 7) is playing Balalaika. The tune is a Russian folk song called 'Valenki'. Valenki are very warm, traditional Russian boots made of felt. Not only is Anastasia amazingly talented at playing balalaika, she is clearly loving every moment of her playing.

The balalaika is a string instrument from Russia. The Balalaika family includes the piccola balalaika, prima balalaika, sekunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass balalaika and contrabass balalaika.  They all have three string.

This is the Balalaika Osipov Russian Folk Orchestra playing the same piece as Anastasia played.

https://youtu.be/PFq-6A3lEsY

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Anastasia Tyurina (7) performs "Valenki" on her balalaika (Анастасия Тюрина 2018)

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'The Champion' is a song recorded by American country music singer Carrie Underwood and features rapper Ludacris.

The song was released on 12th January 2018 and was recorded to serve as an opening theme for NBC Sports television broadcast of the Super Bowl.

Carrie Underwood said that "The main focus was to celebrate athletes at the top of their game but we also wanted the song to resonate with people in their everyday lives."

There's a champion in every single one of us!

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Carrie Underwood - The Champion ft. Ludacris (Official Music Video)

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Number 35: Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ceilidh

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Number 35: Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ceilidh

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The Scottish Symphony Orchestra is playing music for an Eightsome Reel.

The snare drum introduces the piece and  the orchestra plays five tunes:
1. 'The De'il Amang the Tailors'
2. 'Soldier's Joy'
3. 'Mrs McLeod of Raasay'
4. 'Largo's Fairy Dance'
5. 'The De'il Amang the Tailor's to end the set.

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Number 36: Weird & Wonderful Dancing Birds

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Number 36: Weird & Wonderful Dancing Birds

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This video has several very unusual birds doing some fantastic dancing. The first bird has very fancy feathers that make it look like a dancing porcupine. There is also a bird who can moonwalk!

The music to accompany their dances is mostly written by Kevin MacLeod:
Four Beers Polka
Happy Boy End Theme
Leblon
Jumpin' Boogie Woogie is by Audioautix

The birds, in order of appearance, are:
1. Greater Bird of Paradise
2. Red-capped Manakin
3. Black-footed Albatross
4. Western Parotia
5. Magnificent Riflebird
6. Sandhill Crane
7. Superb Bird of Paradise
8. Carola's Parotia
9. Waved Albatross

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Weird & Wonderful Dancing Birds Compilation (Part 1)

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The full title of the song is 'Baby Snake - The Worm Song'. This is an animated video by Elliot Park.

The musical instrument that features in the animation is a clarinet. A clarinet belongs to the woodwind family.

The song is very catchy - see if you can join in with the chorus to begin with and then try all of the verses.

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Number 38: Ndlovu Choir from South Africa

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Number 38: Ndlovu Choir from South Africa

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The Ndlovu Choir was started in January 2009. The choir is vibrant, exuberant and colourful!

If you want to hear the story of Ndlovu You Choir: https://youtu.be/eLHRlUTTSMw

Performance of Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You': https://youtu.be/JjV36ub5ybI

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America's Got Talent 2019 Ndlovu Youth Choir Grand Final Full Performance

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Sophia Tyurina (aged 9) is playing the saxophone. She is from the small town of Balakovo in the Saratov region of Russia. She not only plays saxophone but also piano, violin, guitar, sings and dances.

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Sophia Tyurina (9) - An amazing performance! (2017)

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Number 40: The Lion Inside, Story & Hip Hop

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Number 40: The Lion Inside, Story & Hip Hop

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This is a hip hop reading of the children's book 'The Lion Inside' performed by Jana Zeineddine.

The music is 'Best Rap Freestyle Battle Hip Hop Instrumental Beat' by Mixla.

'The Lion Inside' is a children's book written by Rachel Bright and illustrated by Jim Field (Scholastic Press, 2016)

Moral of the story: we all have a mouse and a lion inside us!