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Transcript: Kwanzaa
(music plays)
Emily walks on the street carrying a balloon bouquet.
Emily is in her twenties, with long slightly wavy brown hair with lighter tips and wears jeans, a printed top and a flesh tone leather jacket.
Animated frames show clips of children at parties.
Emily says EVERYONE LOVES A PARTY,
AND THIS BASH
COMES WITH A TWIST:
TWO KIDS WHO HAVE NEVER MET.
ONE IS A PARTY HOST,
THIS IS THEIR CELEBRATION;
A girl next to Emily blows a party horn.
Emily says THE OTHER WILL GET
A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE
AS THEIR GUEST.
Two girls sing at a party with a Mexican music band.
They all says HOLA!
Emily says SURPRISES AND CHALLENGES
AWAIT THEM BOTH.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
AND YOU'RE INVITED!
Emily shows a tablet with the name of the show. It reads "It's my party!"
Kids say IT'S MY PARTY!
Emily stands in the set of Party HQ.
Emily says HI, GUYS! I'M EMILY.
WELCOME TO PARTY HQ,
WHERE WE GET OUR PARTY ON.
TO START IT UP,
I'LL BE MATCHING TWO INCREDIBLE
KIDS AND SENDING THEM OFF
TO ONE SPECIAL CELEBRATION.
LET'S MEET AZANA!
Azana's pictures appears in a frame on screen.
Azana is around 12, with short braided brown hair and wears a pink T-shirt with an inscription that reads "Arizona is awesome!"
Emily says THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:
SHE'S AN AVID READER;
SHE'S A SOCCER STAR,
AND SHE LOVES TO DRAW.
SHE'S OUR PARTY HOST,
AND KNOWS A THING OR TWO
ABOUT THIS AWESOME EVENT.
Azana says I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT.
Emily says AZANA, COME ON OUT!
Azana walks in the set and says HI!
Emily says HI! LOW FIVE!
HIGH FIVE!
OK, AZANA.
CAN YOU DRAW UP SOME CLUES
ABOUT YOUR AMAZING CELEBRATION?
Z IT WILL INCLUDE DRUMMING.
THERE'S GONNA BE DANCING
AND FOOD!
Emily says I AM FOREVER HUNGRY,
SO THAT'S GREAT!
IT'S TIME TO MATCH YOU UP
WITH YOUR PERFECT PLUS ONE.
COME ON!
They walk over to a large screen.
OUR DATABASE IS FILLED
WITH PARTYGOERS.
TELL US THREE THINGS YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR IN A PARTY GUEST!
Azana says BEING CREATIVE, OPEN-MINDED,
AND THEY HAVE TO BE HUMOROUS!
Emily says I HAVE JUST THE PERSON
STANDING BY.
YOU HEARD HER,
PARTY HQ DATABASE!
SHOW AZANA HER PERFECT PLUS ONE.
Pictures of kids are shuffled around on the screen.
A picture of a girl appears with the caption "Soha."
Soha is around 12, with shoulder length straight brown hair and wears a gray criss-cross draw string sweater and a black jacket.
Emily says YOU GOT IT ALL WITH SOHA.
THREE THINGS ABOUT SOHA:
SHE WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR;
SHE PLAYS THE CLARINET,
AND SHE'S A ROCK CLIMBER.
SOHA KNOWS HOW TO CLIMB UP
AND PARTY DOWN.
ARE YOU EXCITED
TO MEET HER?
Azana says YES!
Emily says SOHA, COME ON OUT!
Soha walks in the set and says HEY!
Azana says HI!
Soha high-fives Azana and Emily.
Emily says HI! PARTY PIC?
They pose for a picture.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
Emily says SOHA, ARE YOU READY TO HIT
ALL THE RIGHT PARTY NOTES?
Soha says YEAH! I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO SEE SOMETHING NEW.
Emily points at a button on a table and says AZANA, I'M GONNA COUNT YOU DOWN,
AND YOU'RE GONNA
RUN OVER THERE
AND PUSH THAT BUTTON.
A BUNCH OF GOLD BALLOONS
ARE GONNA FALL FROM THE CEILING
AND INSIDE ONE OF THOSE
BALLOONS, YOU'RE GONNA FIND
YOUR INVITATION.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED?
Azana and Soha say CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Emily says HERE WE GO!
THREE... TWO... ONE!
(FAST-PACED MUSIC)
Azana pushes the button. The balloons fall from the ceiling.
Emily says REMEMBER, FIND THE GOLD BALLOON!
(EMILY LAUGHING)
Soha says I FOUND ONE!
Emily says THERE'S ONE OVER HERE TOO!
Soha pops a gold balloon, grabs a note and says I FOUND IT!
Emily says WHAT IS IT?
Soha says "YOU'RE INVITED TO KWANZAA!"
(music plays)
"Kwanza" is written in large colourful letters.
Emily says AZANA IS TAKING SOHA
TO A KWANZAA PARTY!
HAVE YOU EVER
BEEN TO KWANZAA BEFORE?
Soha says NO, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO!
Emily says OH, YOU'RE IN FOR A BLAST!
AZANA, WHAT DO YOU WANNA SHARE
WITH SOHA ABOUT KWANZAA?
Azana says WELL, I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU
TO TRY THE TRADITIONAL
AFRICAN DANCING THAT WE DO.
Soha says I CAN'T WAIT TO DANCE!
Emily says I THINK WE SHOULD LEARN
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT KWANZAA.
COME ON, LET'S GO!
THERE'S A LOT TO CELEBRATE.
CHECK THIS OUT!
Pictures of a Kwanzaa celebration show up on the screen.
Emily says KWANZAA IS A LIVELY CELEBRATION
OF AFRICAN FAMILIES,
COMMUNITY AND CULTURE.
IT WAS STARTED
BY DR. MAULANA KARENGA IN 1966.
THIS PARTY STARTS
ON DECEMBER 26TH AND CONTINUES
FOR SEVEN DAYS,
UNTIL JANUARY 1ST.
EACH DAY IS DEDICATED
TO ONE OF THE 7 PRINCIPLES,
SUCH AS CREATIVITY AND FAITH.
THE COLOURS OF KWANZAA
ARE BLACK, RED AND GREEN.
THIS HOLIDAY AIMS
TO UNIFY AND UPLIFT,
AND CONCLUDES WITH A FEAST
AND GIFT-GIVING.
BEFORE YOU GO,
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
WAIT HERE, OK?
THIS IS GONNA BE FUN!
She gives the girls phones and says PARTY PHONE. PARTY PHONE.
Azana says AWESOME!
Emily says YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN KEEP IN
TOUCH WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT.
THE FUN AWAITS
THROUGH THOSE DOORS.
They all say BYE!
Emily says AND THE COUNTDOWN TO THE PARTY
BEGINS RIGHT NOW!
Soha says I'M MUSLIM AND THE TYPE
OF CELEBRATIONS WE HAVE
IS PROBABLY DIFFERENT
FROM KWANZAA.
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PARTIES
WOULD BE EID,
WHERE WE WOULD
PRAY IN THE MORNING,
AND THEN WE WOULD
HAVE THIS HUGE PARTY.
Azana says I'VE BEEN CELEBRATING KWANZAA
MY WHOLE LIFE,
AND IT'S REALLY FUN JUST
SHARING IT WITH ANOTHER PERSON
THAT HAS NO CLUE WHAT IT IS,
WHAT IT MEANS,
HOW WE CELEBRATE IT.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(KIDS LAUGHING)
4 kids dance around excitedly.
Kids say FAVOURITE HOLIDAYS!
A girl with pigtail buns says CHRISTMAS.
A girl with long brown hair says I LOVE
CHRISTMAS TOO!
I LOVE OPENING PRESENTS
AND SEEING ALL MY FAMILY.
A boy with red hair says MY FAVOURITE IS HALLOWEEN.
YOU GET LOTS
OF CANDY.
A girl with glasses says I LOVE CANDY!
The boy says I ALSO LIKE CHRISTMAS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE
SO MUCH SUGAR
AS HALLOWEEN.
Emily says PARTY HOST AZANA
AND HER GUEST SOHA
HAVE BEEN MATCHED UP TO ATTEND
A KWANZAA CELEBRATION.
WHILE AZANA KNOWS
ALL ABOUT KWANZAA,
SOHA HAS NEVER BEEN.
THERE'S A PARTY PREP, CHALLENGE
AND SURPRISE THAT THESE TWO
NEW FRIENDS WILL HAVE
TO COMPLETE BEFORE THE BIG BASH.
LET'S GET IT ALL STARTED!
(music plays)
"Party challenge" is written in big, colourful letters.
Emily says CALL AZANA'S PARTY PHONE.
(RINGING)
Azana and Soha are at Bad Dog Theatre.
Emily says HEY, GUYS!
The girls say HI, EMILY!
Emily says GREAT, YOU'VE MADE IT
TO THE REHEARSAL SPACE!
WANNA FIND OUT
WHAT YOU TWO ARE UP TO?
Soha says DEFINITELY!
Emily says I CHALLENGE YOU, AZANA,
TO GET SOHA KWANZAA-READY
AND TO PARTICIPATE IN
AN AFRICAN DANCE AT THE PARTY!
Azana says IT'LL BE EASY.
Emily says ARE YOU READY
TO DANCE YOUR SOCKS OFF?
The girls say YES!
Emily says I KNEW IT WOULD BE NO SWEAT
FOR YOU TWO. CHAT SOON!
The girls say BYE!
Azana says I DANCE EVERY YEAR AT KWANZAA,
AND I JUST LOVE IT,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO JUST TEACH
SOMEBODY ELSE THE ROUTINE.
(RHYTHMIC DRUM MUSIC)
Soha says OK! SO, WHEN AZANA WAS SHOWING
THE DANCE, IT WAS LIKE... UM,
YEAH, I'LL JUST LEAVE, YOU KNOW.
UH...
Azana says DON'T WORRY.
I'LL BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU.
Soha says I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO LEARN A NEW CULTURE.
Azana says TOMORROW'S MY PARTY, AND I'M
GONNA TEACH YOU SOME TRADITIONAL
AFRICAN DANCING.
AFRICAN DANCING IS FROM
KUUMBA,
WHICH MEANS CREATIVITY.
THAT'S ONE
OF THE 7 PRINCIPLES THAT I'M
CELEBRATING AT MY PARTY.
Soha says WHAT ARE THE OTHER
SIX PRINCIPLES?
Azana says UMOJA,
WHICH MEANS UNITY;
UJIMA,
COLLECTIVE WORK
AND RESPONSIBILITY;
UJAMAA,
COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS;
KUJICHAGULIA,
SELF-DETERMINATION;
NIA,
WHICH MEANS PURPOSE,
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
IMANI,
WHICH MEANS FAITH.
Soha says THAT'S SO AWESOME.
THERE IS A LOT TO GET TO KNOW
ABOUT KWANZAA.
Azana says FIRST, WE'RE GOING
TO PUT OUR HANDS UP
AND CROSS IT LIKE AN X.
Soha says I FEEL A LITTLE NERVOUS,
'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE
LIKE, A HUGE GROUP.
Azana says THEN YOU WANNA KIND OF
GALLOP WITH IT.
Soha says OK.
BUT... I HAVE AZANA.
SHE'LL HELP ME.
Azana says SHOW ME YOUR BEST
HORSE GALLOP.
Soha says ALL RIGHT!
Azana says SOHA'S HORSE GALLOP
WAS VERY... INTERESTING.
OK, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
HEY, WAIT.
I WAS EXPECTING HER
TO MAKE HORSE NOISES
WHEN SHE WAS GALLOPING
ALL AROUND ME. YEAH.
SO THIS IS HOW
THE AFRICAN DANCERS DO IT.
Soha says AZANA'S REALLY GOOD AT TEACHING.
SHE SHOWS IT STEP-BY-STEP.
Azana says JUMP! 1, 2, 3, JUMP!
Soha says I WILL DEFINITELY
GO HOME AND PRACTICE.
Azana says WE'RE GONNA DO THE THIRD DANCE
NOW. IT'S PRESENTING YOUR FOOT.
Azana sticks one foot out and points her palms at it.
Soha copies her.
Azana says THERE! YOU ALREADY GOT IT!
Soha says THAT'S... EASY.
Azana says YOU'RE DOING GREAT SO FAR.
THE FOURTH MOVE IS
KIND OF COMPLICATED.
Soha says I'M UP FOR IT.
She side steps and does an ascending move with her opposite arm.
She says SWOOP TO THE RIGHT, UP.
SWOOP TO THE LEFT, UP.
Soha says I DON'T KNOW
WHICH LEG TO BRING OUT,
WHICH HAND TO BRING OUT.
Azana says I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT WAS HARD TEACHING SOMEBODY
THAT HAD NO EXPERIENCE
IN THAT PARTICULAR TYPE
OF DANCE, BUT OVERALL,
SHE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
NOW, YOU TRY.
FASTER. FASTER.
EVEN FASTER.
Soha says I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE
SHE WAS DOING IT
AT A DIFFERENT PACE THAN I WAS.
OH!
Azana says OK, OK,
OK! STOP.
I'M JUST KIDDING.
IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE THAT FAST.
Soha says SHE TRICKED ME!
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Azana says SOHA'S A VERY NICE PERSON.
Soha says AZANA'S REALLY FUN.
Azana says AND NOW, IT'S FREESTYLE
AFRICAN DANCE!
GO CRAZY!
I'VE BEEN CELEBRATING KWANZAA
SINCE I WAS TOO YOUNG
TO REMEMBER, AND IT'S JUST
REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCING IT
WITH A PERSON THAT HAS NO CLUE
ON WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT WORKS.
(music plays)
Azana says I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW
SOHA DOES DURING KWANZAA.
Soha says IT'S GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN
SEEING EVERYONE DANCE
AND GET TOGETHER!
(RINGING)
The girls say HI, EMILY!
Emily says HOW ARE MY DANCING QUEENS?
Azana says SO GOOD.
Soha says SO AWESOME.
Emily says AZANA, CAN SOHA
DANCE TO THE BEAT?
Azana says YES, SHE CAN!
Emily says GOOD! WELL, THAT'S A WRAP
ON REHEARSAL.
I'VE GOT A FEW
LAST-MINUTE SURPRISES FOR YOU.
AZANA, THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET
A LITTLE CORNY FOR YOU.
AND SOHA, YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND
YOUR RHYTHM. READY?
The girls say READY!
Emily says SENDING ALL
THE DETAILS NOW. BYE!
The girls say BYE!
Soha says THE PARTY'S TOMORROW
AND I CAN'T WAIT!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
4 kids dance around excitedly.
(KIDS LAUGHING)
The kids say BEST DANCE MOVES! YEAH!
ALL RIGHT!
Kids dance and do cartwheels.
(music plays)
Kids say KWANZAA BEATS!
(RHYTHMIC MUSIC)
The kids try to perform Kwanzaa dancing.
The kids say YAY!
(KIDS LAUGHING)
Emily says AZANA AND HER GUEST SOHA
CANNOT WAIT FOR THE KWANZAA
CELEBRATION TOMORROW.
AZANA'S ON HER WAY
TO A SECRET ASSIGNMENT,
AND I'VE GOT A SPECIAL SURPRISE
FOR SOHA THAT'S HARD TO BEAT.
"Party Surprise" is written in big, colourful letters.
Emily says CALL SOHA'S PARTY PHONE!
Soha stands outside an African drums and art crafts store.
(RINGING)
Emily says HI, SOHA!
Soha says HI, EMILY!
Emily says WELCOME TO AFRICAN DRUMS
ARTS AND CRAFTS.
YOU'LL BE LEARNING
DRUMMING TODAY. ARE YOU EXCITED?
Soha says I PLAY THE CLARINET,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO
TRY SOMETHING NEW.
Emily says AZANA IS GONNA BE BLOWN AWAY
WHEN SHE HEARS YOU DRUMMING
AT THE PARTY!
Soha says I CAN'T WAIT FOR HER TO SEE!
Emily says QUAMMIE IS YOUR INSTRUCTOR, ONE
OF THE BEST DRUMMERS AROUND.
HE'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE!
I KNOW YOU'LL BE A BIG HIT.
Soha says OH, COME ON!
Soha walks into the store and says WHEN I WALKED INTO
THE STORE, IT WAS LIKE, AMAZING.
THERE WERE SO MANY, LIKE,
CULTURAL ITEMS THERE.
I WAS REALLY SURPRISED
WHEN I SAW
SO MANY DRUMS.
Quammie says SOHA! COME ON IN, GIRL.
Quammie is in his fifties, bald and with a goatee. He wears a colourful African robe and black jeans.
Quammie says HOW YOU DOING?
Soha says HI, QUAMMIE.
Quammie says HI. GOOD TO MEET YOU.
SO, I HEAR THAT TOMORROW,
YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY
FOR KWANZAA.
Soha says YES. I WAS REALLY EXCITED
TO DRUM 'CAUSE IT WAS
SOMETHING NEW.
(music plays)
Quammie plays the drums for Soha.
Soha says I'M JUST LOOKING
AT HIM LIKE, UM...
OK. THAT'S GOOD.
(music plays)
Soha says THAT'S REALLY GOOD!
Quammie says YEAH?
LET ME HEAR SOMETHING FROM YOU.
Soha says UH...
NO, THANKS.
Quammie says SO, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
A LITTLE LESSON TODAY.
YOU WILL FIT
RIGHT IN. OK?
Soha says ALL RIGHT.
Quammie says I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING
CALLED THE BASS,
AND THAT WE PLAY
ALMOST TO THE CENTRE.
PERFECT! ALL RIGHT!
Soha says SO, HOW ARE DRUMS USED?
Quammie says DRUMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
IN AFRICAN CULTURE.
IF YOU WANT TO TELL THE PEOPLE
IN ANOTHER VILLAGE
THAT THIS EVENT IS COMING UP,
THEN THERE'S MUSIC
THAT YOU PLAY.
Soha says LIKE A DRUM-BASED LANGUAGE?
Quammie says THAT'S RIGHT.
Soha says SO COOL! LIKE...
Quammie says LEFT, RIGHT.
Soha says I THINK AZANA'S GONNA BE
REALLY SURPRISED TOMORROW
'CAUSE SHE HAS NO IDEA
I'M GONNA BE DRUMMING.
Quammie says SO TOMORROW,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PART OF AN ENSEMBLE,
A GROUP OF PEOPLE
PLAYING TOGETHER.
IT HAS NOT ONLY THE DJEMBE
BUT
DUNDUNBA,
WHICH HAS
A VERY LOW SOUND LIKE
(BOTH IN A DEEP VOICE):
Soha says DUNDUNBA.
Quammie says AND THEN YOU HAVE THE
SANGBAN,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE LEADER
OF THE ORCHESTRA.
SANGBAN.
Soha says OK. SO, THIS IS A LOW DRUM;
THIS IS A HIGH DRUM.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE
KENSEDENI,
WHICH IS THE SMALL DRUM.
(BOTH IN A HIGH-PITCHED VOICE):
They say KENSEDENI.
Quammie says THEN YOU HAVE THE BELLS,
WHICH I CALL
KENKENI.
THEY HAVE A REALLY
HIGH-PITCHED SOUND
THAT I WON'T TRY TO DO.
YOU COULD DO IT.
(HIGH-PITCHED VOICE):
Soha says KENKENI.
Quammie says THAT'S GOOD!
Soha says QUAMMIE WAS A GREAT TEACHER.
Quammie says SO... TOMORROW.
They shake hands.
Quammie says YEAH.
Soha says YOU'RE GONNA
ROCK THEM. RIGHT?
Soha says YEAH. YEAH!
HE WOULD ENCOURAGE ME.
HE WOULD GIVE ME A FIST BUMP
WHENEVER I DID SOMETHING GOOD.
(music plays)
They practice.
Soha says STAYING ON THE RHYTHM
WITH QUAMMIE,
WHO'S A REALLY GOOD DRUMMER,
WAS REALLY HARD,
BECAUSE HE HAD
A LOT OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE,
AND THERE I AM,
JUST ONE DAY OF EXPERIENCE.
THAT WAS
REALLY FUN.
Quammie says FIST BUMP.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
4 kids dance around excitedly.
Kids say WHAT'S A DJEMBE?
A boy in a knit hat says IT'S A... IT'S A TYPE OF FOOD.
A boy in a black fedora says IT'S A TYPE OF DANCE MOVE.
A girl with a top not says A TYPE OF ANIMAL?
The boy in the knit hat says IT'S A TYPE OF POTATO?
A girl with purple-rimmed glasses says CAMERAS...
WITH POTATOES ON TOP?
They all giggle.
The boy in the knit hat says IT'S A DRUM?
(DINGING SOUND)
A "Like" Emoji appears on screen.
Kids say WHAT'S THIS MADE OF?
The boy in the fedora says STRING AND WOOD. PAPER.
A STRONG TYPE OF PAPER.
The girl with glasses says WOOD?
ANIMAL SKIN!
The boy in the knit hat says IF THE WOOD IS MADE OUT OF TREE,
AND THE TREE IS MADE OUT OF SEED
AND THE SEED
IS MADE OUT OF...
The girl with glasses says A HUMAN.
(KIDS GIGGLING)
Kids say DRUMMING TIME!
(music plays)
Each kid takes turns playing the Djembe drum and then they play all together.
Back in the set, Emily says SOHA IS DEFINITELY DRUMMING UP
SOME GOOD TIMES.
LET'S SEE WHAT AZANA'S PREPARING
FOR THE BIG FEAST!
"Party Prep" is written in big, colourful letters.
Emily says CALL AZANA'S PARTY PHONE.
(RINGING)
Azana stands outside a restaurant called "The Harlem Underground."
Emily says HI, AZANA!
Azana says HI, EMILY!
Emily says I SEE YOU'VE MADE YOUR WAY TO
THE HARLEM UNDERGROUND KITCHEN.
READY TO FIND OUT
WHAT I HAVE PLANNED?
Azana says YES! WHAT IS IT?
Emily says YOU'RE GONNA MAKE CORNBREAD
TO BRING
TO THE FEAST OF FEASTS.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
Azana says THAT SOUNDS GREAT! I'M READY
TO TAKE MY BAKING SKILLS
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
Emily says JERVIS IS AN EXPERT CHEF,
AND CORNBREAD IS A SPECIALTY
OF HIS. I KNOW YOU TWO
WORKING TOGETHER
WILL BE A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
CALL YOU LATER!
Azana says BYE, EMILY!
Azana walks in the kitchen and says AT KWANZAA, WE CELEBRATE
KARAMU,
WHICH MEANS FEAST,
WHICH INCORPORATED CORNBREAD.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE SOME CORNBREAD.
CHEF JERVIS IS NUMBER ONE.
I LOVE HIS CORNBREAD.
Azana meets Chef Jervis in the kitchen.
Jervis is in his thirties, bald and clean-shaven. He wears a red chef's jacket and a black cap put on backwards.
Jervis says SUGAR, CORN, CHEESE, BUTTER,
FLOUR, CORNMEAL, EGGS, SALT AND
CHILI PEPPER. ARE YOU READY?
Azana says YES.
Jervis says LET'S ROCK.
YOU WANNA DO
THE HONOURS?
Azana says SURE.
Azana pours the flower and sugar into a large pot.
Azana giggles and says I LOVE SUGAR!
Jervis says CORN.
Azana says CORN REPRESENTS EACH CHILD
IN THE FAMILY. IF YOU HAVE
THREE
MUHINDIS,
OR CORN,
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE THREE
CHILDREN IN YOUR FAMILY
THAT YOU'RE CELEBRATING
KWANZAA WITH. CHEESE, PLEASE!
Jervis says THAT'S WHAT MAKE IT
SO FLUFFY AND SO TASTY.
THIS BATCH HERE IS
GONNA FEED 500 PEOPLE.
Azana says 500?! THAT'S A LOT!
Jervis says DON'T BE SHY.
Azana says OK.
CRACKING THE EGGS
I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH
BECAUSE I MAKE BREAKFAST,
SO I'M A PROFESSIONAL.
THIS IS CRACKING ME UP.
(CRACKING SOUND)
Jervis says BEFORE WE MIX THIS,
I NEED TO QUIZ YOU.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Jervis says SO, WHAT IS
THE MEANING OF KWANZAA?
Azana laughs and says IT'S A NON-RELIGIOUS FESTIVITY
THAT PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
BASICALLY CELEBRATE
OTHER THAN CHRISTMAS. AND YOU
CAN RELATE ON IT SOMETIMES.
COLLECTIVE WORK
AND RESPONSIBILITY,
WHAT RESPONSIBILITY DO YOU
HAVE THIS YEAR AND COMING UP?
NOW, THIS IS
THE FUN PART!
Jervis says YEAH. YES, IT IS.
IF YOU REALLY LIKE
THE DOUGH THING.
Azana mixes the batter with her hand.
Jervis says JUST GET IN...
Jervis says THIS IS... OH, A LOT!
IT'S SLIMY,
AND ALL THE INGREDIENTS
FELT LIKE BRAINS.
AND THEN, I FELT CORN.
I DON'T KNOW.
Jervis says BUT IT TASTES GREAT.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Jervis says YOU WANT SOME HELP?
Azana says YES, PLEASE!
Jervis stirs the batter and says SO, GO LIKE THIS AND MIX IT
UPSIDE DOWN. MIX IT AROUND.
(AZANA GROANING)
Azana says WE HAD TO MIX IT ALL UP
AND STIR IT.
AND IT'S VERY HEAVY!
SO, HE MUST BE GETTING
A LOT OF EXERCISE.
MAKING THE CORNBREAD WAS A GREAT
EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO LEARN.
THE CORNBREAD
TURNED OUT SO WELL!
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE
AT MY PARTY TO TRY IT.
(FAST-PACED MUSIC)
Emily says HAPPY KWANZAA!
PARTY PREP, PARTY SURPRISE
AND PARTY CHALLENGE
HAVE ALL BEEN COMPLETED.
SOHA HIT THE DRUMS
AND PICKED UP THE BEAT,
WHILE AZANA BAKED
A VERY SPECIAL TREAT.
EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO,
INCLUDING ME!
TIME TO JOIN THE PARTY.
(RHYTHMIC DRUMMING)
"Party Time" is written in big, colourful letters.
People set up for the Kwanzaa party at the Warden Wood Community centre.
Azana says IT'S MY PARTY!
Kids and adults hang up banners, put down candles and set up chairs for the performances, while a man plays the drums.
Azana says WELCOME TO MY PARTY!
Soha says THANKS FOR INVITING ME!
Azana says WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE MOST TODAY?
Soha says DANCING.
Azana says YOU PRACTICED?
Soha says YES.
Azana says ALL RIGHT,
LET'S DO IT.
They high-five.
(RHYTHMIC DRUMMING)
A woman over the microphone says AND THE CHILDREN
IN OUR VILLAGE ARE SO EXCITED.
THEY WANT YOU TO LIVE JOY.
AND SO, HERE WE GO!
(music plays)
Kids perform African dancing for a cheering crowd. A woman in a colourful dress performs a solo dance.
(CHEERING)
Outside the community centre, Emily says MADE IT! I AM SO EXCITED
TO SEE WHAT THE GIRLS
HAVE PLANNED.
I'M ABOUT TO HEAD INSIDE
RIGHT NOW TO FIND OUT. COME ON!
The woman over the mic says NOW TODAY, WE HAVE SOME VERY
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES FOR YOU
THAT WAS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE
SOME OF THE
KUUMBA
THAT WE HAVE.
A caption reads "Kuumba means creativity."
(RHYTHMIC DRUMMING)
Soha says I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS,
BUT LIKE, I WAS LIKE, IT'S FINE.
Soha and Azana hit the stage with other kids and perform a dance number.
Soha says I DON'T THINK I REALLY LIKE,
NAILED IT LIKE HER,
BECAUSE LIKE,
OUT OF NOWHERE,
I'M STARTING TO DO THAT,
AND I DON'T KNOW
WHERE MY HAND GOES.
Azana imitates Soha's incorrect dancing moves.
(music plays)
Soha says I WAS REALLY
SURPRISED TO SEE EMILY.
Azana says I WAS VERY HAPPY
THAT SHE CAME TO MY CELEBRATION.
Emily joins in on the dancing, copying what everybody's doing.
(music plays)
Azana says SOHA, YOU DID A GREAT JOB
FOR A PERSON
THAT LEARNED THAT IN ONE DAY.
I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU,
AND I HOPE
YOU ENJOYED IT.
Azana says THANK YOU.
The woman over the mic says WE WILL INTRODUCE THE SYMBOLS
OF KWANZAA. AND FOR EACH SYMBOL,
WE ARE GOING TO SAY...
They all sing KWANZAA'S HERE,
LET'S CELEBRATE IT TODAY
A little boy says FILL UP TO THE TOP
THE
KIKOMBE CHA UMOJA
The crowd sings KWANZAA'S HERE,
LET'S CELEBRATE IT TODAY
(music plays)
Soha says SO, MY BIGGEST SURPRISE
WAS WHEN EACH CHILD CAME UP
AND TALKED ABOUT A SPECIFIC ITEM
FROM KWANZAA, AND HOW IT'S
IMPORTANT TO THEIR CULTURE.
The little boy says COLOURS OF KWANZAA:
BLACK FOR THE PEOPLE,
RED FOR THEIR STRUGGLE
AND GREEN FOR THEIR FUTURE.
The woman over the mic says WE HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT!
THE DRUMMERS
AND A GUEST PERFORMER
IS GONNA DO
A LITTLE DRUMMING CIRCLE.
Soha walks up to the stage holding a Djembe drum.
Azana says WHEN I SAW SOHA
WALK UP WITH THE DRUM,
I WAS SO SURPRISED.
I WAS SHOCKED!
Soha performs the drumming, sitting in a line with a group of men.
(music plays)
Azana says BUT YOU LIKE, DRUMMED.
IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING
TO JUST SEE YOU DRUM,
AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY.
(music plays)
(CHEERING)
Emily says YAY!
Azana says I HAVE TO GIVE YOU
A HIGH FIVE FOR THAT.
Soha says I PRACTICED AT HOME.
Azana and Soha lights Kwanzaa candles.
Azana says TEACHING SOHA
ABOUT MY CULTURE
WAS VERY EDUCATING TO ME TOO,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY
THAT I GAVE YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Party goers start to dig into the food.
Azana shows off the corn bread.
Soha says THE CORNBREAD
THAT AZANA MADE,
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD!
Azana says PEOPLE APPRECIATED IT
A LOT BECAUSE THEY SAID
IT TASTES GOOD,
'CAUSE I JUST HAVE...
BEAUTIFUL COOKING SKILLS, SO...
AND I HAD TO THANK
CHEF JERVIS FOR THAT
BECAUSE HE HELPED A LOT.
Emily says I'VE GOTTA SAY, KWANZAA IS SO
MUCH FUN! SOHA, WHAT HAS BEEN
YOUR FAVOURITE PART
OF KWANZAA SO FAR?
Soha says WHEN EVERYONE GOT TOGETHER
AND DANCED.
Emily says AND AZANA, WHAT HAS
BEEN THE BEST PART
OF BRINGING SOHA TO KWANZAA?
Azana says JUST LETTING HER EXPERIENCE
WHAT I CELEBRATE EACH YEAR.
Emily says NOW, I HAVE TO SAY
THAT I AM SO IMPRESSED
THAT YOU LEARNED
HOW TO DRUM IN ONE DAY.
THAT IS SO COOL!
HOW DID YOU FEEL UP THERE?
Soha says I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO ACTUALLY
DRUM WITH THE OTHER DRUMMERS.
Emily says MM-HMM. AND HOW
DID YOU THINK SHE DID?
Azana gives two thumbs up and says I THINK SHE DID GREAT.
Emily says WELL, TWO THUMBS UP IS
GOOD FOR ME. GUYS, I'M...
KIND OF HUNGRY, AND THAT FOOD
IN THERE IS LOOKING AMAZING.
WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE JOIN IN ON THE FEAST?
Azana says YES!
Emily says OK, LET'S GO.
COME ON!
They plate the food and sit down to eat.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Soha says KWANZAA'S SIMILAR
TO OUR MUSLIM CULTURE:
WE HAVE FOOD; WE HAVE DANCING;
WE HAVE SIMILAR CLOTHING.
WE HAVE THE SAME CONCEPTS,
BUT WE JUST...
DO THE CONCEPTS DIFFERENTLY.
Emily tries on a necklace and says OOH!
Soha says THAT LOOKS GOOD.
People running crafts tables at the party wave at the camera.
(music plays)
Soha says THE GRAND MARCH WAS SOMETHING
THAT I HAD NO IDEA
WHEN IT HAPPENED, WHERE EVERYONE
GOT TOGETHER.
THEY STARTED DANCING, AND EMILY
WAS ONE OF THE LEADERS,
AND IT WAS REALLY FUNNY
'CAUSE SHE WAS REALLY CONFUSED.
IT WASN'T JUST
INCLUDING ONE TYPE OF PEOPLE,
IT WAS INCLUDING EVERYONE:
LITTLE KIDS, ELDERS,
KIDS LIKE US.
SO, IT WAS REALLY UNIQUE TO ME.
People crouch to go underneath the arms of the other dancers in the Grand March.
Azana says I'M SO HAPPY YOU
CAME TO MY KWANZAA PARTY,
AND I HOPE, HOPE, HOPE
YOU KIND OF, SORT OF
REMEMBER EVERYTHING.
Soha says I'LL REMEMBER.
IT WAS REALLY FUN.
Azana says I WOULD CONSIDER SOHA
AS A NEW FRIEND,
AND I'M SO HAPPY
YOU CAME TO MY PARTY.
(music plays)
Emily, Soha, and Azana dance together alongside the other party goers.
Azana hugs Soha and says THANK YOU!
Emily says THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES
OF CELEBRATIONS
AND SO MANY CULTURES
TO CELEBRATE. I LOVE
A BIG PARTY AND A BIG FEAST.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAY
TO DISCOVER NEW BEATS,
NEW FOOD AND NEW FRIENDS.
I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE NEXT AMAZING PARTY!
I THINK I HAVE ROOM
FOR ONE MORE SLICE
OF CORNBREAD. BYE!
Azana says T'S JUST,
THIS GIRL!
Soha says YEAH.
Emily, Azana and Soha take a selfie together.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
Azana and Soha say IT'S MY PARTY!
They dance together with a cheering crowd.
(CHEERING)
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Series producer, Daniel Bourré.
Host, Emily Agard.
Directed by Gloria Kim and Sharon Lewis.
Produced in association with TVOKids.
Copyright 2018, It's my party Productions. All rights reserved.
Emily walks on the street carrying a balloon bouquet.
Emily is in her twenties, with long slightly wavy brown hair with lighter tips and wears jeans, a printed top and a flesh tone leather jacket.
Animated frames show clips of children at parties.
Emily says EVERYONE LOVES A PARTY,
AND THIS BASH
COMES WITH A TWIST:
TWO KIDS WHO HAVE NEVER MET.
ONE IS A PARTY HOST,
THIS IS THEIR CELEBRATION;
A girl next to Emily blows a party horn.
Emily says THE OTHER WILL GET
A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE
AS THEIR GUEST.
Two girls sing at a party with a Mexican music band.
They all says HOLA!
Emily says SURPRISES AND CHALLENGES
AWAIT THEM BOTH.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
AND YOU'RE INVITED!
Emily shows a tablet with the name of the show. It reads "It's my party!"
Kids say IT'S MY PARTY!
Emily stands in the set of Party HQ.
Emily says HI, GUYS! I'M EMILY.
WELCOME TO PARTY HQ,
WHERE WE GET OUR PARTY ON.
TO START IT UP,
I'LL BE MATCHING TWO INCREDIBLE
KIDS AND SENDING THEM OFF
TO ONE SPECIAL CELEBRATION.
LET'S MEET AZANA!
Azana's pictures appears in a frame on screen.
Azana is around 12, with short braided brown hair and wears a pink T-shirt with an inscription that reads "Arizona is awesome!"
Emily says THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:
SHE'S AN AVID READER;
SHE'S A SOCCER STAR,
AND SHE LOVES TO DRAW.
SHE'S OUR PARTY HOST,
AND KNOWS A THING OR TWO
ABOUT THIS AWESOME EVENT.
Azana says I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT.
Emily says AZANA, COME ON OUT!
Azana walks in the set and says HI!
Emily says HI! LOW FIVE!
HIGH FIVE!
OK, AZANA.
CAN YOU DRAW UP SOME CLUES
ABOUT YOUR AMAZING CELEBRATION?
Z IT WILL INCLUDE DRUMMING.
THERE'S GONNA BE DANCING
AND FOOD!
Emily says I AM FOREVER HUNGRY,
SO THAT'S GREAT!
IT'S TIME TO MATCH YOU UP
WITH YOUR PERFECT PLUS ONE.
COME ON!
They walk over to a large screen.
OUR DATABASE IS FILLED
WITH PARTYGOERS.
TELL US THREE THINGS YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR IN A PARTY GUEST!
Azana says BEING CREATIVE, OPEN-MINDED,
AND THEY HAVE TO BE HUMOROUS!
Emily says I HAVE JUST THE PERSON
STANDING BY.
YOU HEARD HER,
PARTY HQ DATABASE!
SHOW AZANA HER PERFECT PLUS ONE.
Pictures of kids are shuffled around on the screen.
A picture of a girl appears with the caption "Soha."
Soha is around 12, with shoulder length straight brown hair and wears a gray criss-cross draw string sweater and a black jacket.
Emily says YOU GOT IT ALL WITH SOHA.
THREE THINGS ABOUT SOHA:
SHE WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR;
SHE PLAYS THE CLARINET,
AND SHE'S A ROCK CLIMBER.
SOHA KNOWS HOW TO CLIMB UP
AND PARTY DOWN.
ARE YOU EXCITED
TO MEET HER?
Azana says YES!
Emily says SOHA, COME ON OUT!
Soha walks in the set and says HEY!
Azana says HI!
Soha high-fives Azana and Emily.
Emily says HI! PARTY PIC?
They pose for a picture.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
Emily says SOHA, ARE YOU READY TO HIT
ALL THE RIGHT PARTY NOTES?
Soha says YEAH! I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO SEE SOMETHING NEW.
Emily points at a button on a table and says AZANA, I'M GONNA COUNT YOU DOWN,
AND YOU'RE GONNA
RUN OVER THERE
AND PUSH THAT BUTTON.
A BUNCH OF GOLD BALLOONS
ARE GONNA FALL FROM THE CEILING
AND INSIDE ONE OF THOSE
BALLOONS, YOU'RE GONNA FIND
YOUR INVITATION.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED?
Azana and Soha say CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Emily says HERE WE GO!
THREE... TWO... ONE!
(FAST-PACED MUSIC)
Azana pushes the button. The balloons fall from the ceiling.
Emily says REMEMBER, FIND THE GOLD BALLOON!
(EMILY LAUGHING)
Soha says I FOUND ONE!
Emily says THERE'S ONE OVER HERE TOO!
Soha pops a gold balloon, grabs a note and says I FOUND IT!
Emily says WHAT IS IT?
Soha says "YOU'RE INVITED TO KWANZAA!"
(music plays)
"Kwanza" is written in large colourful letters.
Emily says AZANA IS TAKING SOHA
TO A KWANZAA PARTY!
HAVE YOU EVER
BEEN TO KWANZAA BEFORE?
Soha says NO, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO!
Emily says OH, YOU'RE IN FOR A BLAST!
AZANA, WHAT DO YOU WANNA SHARE
WITH SOHA ABOUT KWANZAA?
Azana says WELL, I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU
TO TRY THE TRADITIONAL
AFRICAN DANCING THAT WE DO.
Soha says I CAN'T WAIT TO DANCE!
Emily says I THINK WE SHOULD LEARN
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT KWANZAA.
COME ON, LET'S GO!
THERE'S A LOT TO CELEBRATE.
CHECK THIS OUT!
Pictures of a Kwanzaa celebration show up on the screen.
Emily says KWANZAA IS A LIVELY CELEBRATION
OF AFRICAN FAMILIES,
COMMUNITY AND CULTURE.
IT WAS STARTED
BY DR. MAULANA KARENGA IN 1966.
THIS PARTY STARTS
ON DECEMBER 26TH AND CONTINUES
FOR SEVEN DAYS,
UNTIL JANUARY 1ST.
EACH DAY IS DEDICATED
TO ONE OF THE 7 PRINCIPLES,
SUCH AS CREATIVITY AND FAITH.
THE COLOURS OF KWANZAA
ARE BLACK, RED AND GREEN.
THIS HOLIDAY AIMS
TO UNIFY AND UPLIFT,
AND CONCLUDES WITH A FEAST
AND GIFT-GIVING.
BEFORE YOU GO,
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
WAIT HERE, OK?
THIS IS GONNA BE FUN!
She gives the girls phones and says PARTY PHONE. PARTY PHONE.
Azana says AWESOME!
Emily says YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN KEEP IN
TOUCH WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT.
THE FUN AWAITS
THROUGH THOSE DOORS.
They all say BYE!
Emily says AND THE COUNTDOWN TO THE PARTY
BEGINS RIGHT NOW!
Soha says I'M MUSLIM AND THE TYPE
OF CELEBRATIONS WE HAVE
IS PROBABLY DIFFERENT
FROM KWANZAA.
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PARTIES
WOULD BE EID,
WHERE WE WOULD
PRAY IN THE MORNING,
AND THEN WE WOULD
HAVE THIS HUGE PARTY.
Azana says I'VE BEEN CELEBRATING KWANZAA
MY WHOLE LIFE,
AND IT'S REALLY FUN JUST
SHARING IT WITH ANOTHER PERSON
THAT HAS NO CLUE WHAT IT IS,
WHAT IT MEANS,
HOW WE CELEBRATE IT.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(KIDS LAUGHING)
4 kids dance around excitedly.
Kids say FAVOURITE HOLIDAYS!
A girl with pigtail buns says CHRISTMAS.
A girl with long brown hair says I LOVE
CHRISTMAS TOO!
I LOVE OPENING PRESENTS
AND SEEING ALL MY FAMILY.
A boy with red hair says MY FAVOURITE IS HALLOWEEN.
YOU GET LOTS
OF CANDY.
A girl with glasses says I LOVE CANDY!
The boy says I ALSO LIKE CHRISTMAS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE
SO MUCH SUGAR
AS HALLOWEEN.
Emily says PARTY HOST AZANA
AND HER GUEST SOHA
HAVE BEEN MATCHED UP TO ATTEND
A KWANZAA CELEBRATION.
WHILE AZANA KNOWS
ALL ABOUT KWANZAA,
SOHA HAS NEVER BEEN.
THERE'S A PARTY PREP, CHALLENGE
AND SURPRISE THAT THESE TWO
NEW FRIENDS WILL HAVE
TO COMPLETE BEFORE THE BIG BASH.
LET'S GET IT ALL STARTED!
(music plays)
"Party challenge" is written in big, colourful letters.
Emily says CALL AZANA'S PARTY PHONE.
(RINGING)
Azana and Soha are at Bad Dog Theatre.
Emily says HEY, GUYS!
The girls say HI, EMILY!
Emily says GREAT, YOU'VE MADE IT
TO THE REHEARSAL SPACE!
WANNA FIND OUT
WHAT YOU TWO ARE UP TO?
Soha says DEFINITELY!
Emily says I CHALLENGE YOU, AZANA,
TO GET SOHA KWANZAA-READY
AND TO PARTICIPATE IN
AN AFRICAN DANCE AT THE PARTY!
Azana says IT'LL BE EASY.
Emily says ARE YOU READY
TO DANCE YOUR SOCKS OFF?
The girls say YES!
Emily says I KNEW IT WOULD BE NO SWEAT
FOR YOU TWO. CHAT SOON!
The girls say BYE!
Azana says I DANCE EVERY YEAR AT KWANZAA,
AND I JUST LOVE IT,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO JUST TEACH
SOMEBODY ELSE THE ROUTINE.
(RHYTHMIC DRUM MUSIC)
Soha says OK! SO, WHEN AZANA WAS SHOWING
THE DANCE, IT WAS LIKE... UM,
YEAH, I'LL JUST LEAVE, YOU KNOW.
UH...
Azana says DON'T WORRY.
I'LL BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU.
Soha says I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO LEARN A NEW CULTURE.
Azana says TOMORROW'S MY PARTY, AND I'M
GONNA TEACH YOU SOME TRADITIONAL
AFRICAN DANCING.
AFRICAN DANCING IS FROM
KUUMBA,
WHICH MEANS CREATIVITY.
THAT'S ONE
OF THE 7 PRINCIPLES THAT I'M
CELEBRATING AT MY PARTY.
Soha says WHAT ARE THE OTHER
SIX PRINCIPLES?
Azana says UMOJA,
WHICH MEANS UNITY;
UJIMA,
COLLECTIVE WORK
AND RESPONSIBILITY;
UJAMAA,
COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS;
KUJICHAGULIA,
SELF-DETERMINATION;
NIA,
WHICH MEANS PURPOSE,
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
IMANI,
WHICH MEANS FAITH.
Soha says THAT'S SO AWESOME.
THERE IS A LOT TO GET TO KNOW
ABOUT KWANZAA.
Azana says FIRST, WE'RE GOING
TO PUT OUR HANDS UP
AND CROSS IT LIKE AN X.
Soha says I FEEL A LITTLE NERVOUS,
'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE
LIKE, A HUGE GROUP.
Azana says THEN YOU WANNA KIND OF
GALLOP WITH IT.
Soha says OK.
BUT... I HAVE AZANA.
SHE'LL HELP ME.
Azana says SHOW ME YOUR BEST
HORSE GALLOP.
Soha says ALL RIGHT!
Azana says SOHA'S HORSE GALLOP
WAS VERY... INTERESTING.
OK, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
HEY, WAIT.
I WAS EXPECTING HER
TO MAKE HORSE NOISES
WHEN SHE WAS GALLOPING
ALL AROUND ME. YEAH.
SO THIS IS HOW
THE AFRICAN DANCERS DO IT.
Soha says AZANA'S REALLY GOOD AT TEACHING.
SHE SHOWS IT STEP-BY-STEP.
Azana says JUMP! 1, 2, 3, JUMP!
Soha says I WILL DEFINITELY
GO HOME AND PRACTICE.
Azana says WE'RE GONNA DO THE THIRD DANCE
NOW. IT'S PRESENTING YOUR FOOT.
Azana sticks one foot out and points her palms at it.
Soha copies her.
Azana says THERE! YOU ALREADY GOT IT!
Soha says THAT'S... EASY.
Azana says YOU'RE DOING GREAT SO FAR.
THE FOURTH MOVE IS
KIND OF COMPLICATED.
Soha says I'M UP FOR IT.
She side steps and does an ascending move with her opposite arm.
She says SWOOP TO THE RIGHT, UP.
SWOOP TO THE LEFT, UP.
Soha says I DON'T KNOW
WHICH LEG TO BRING OUT,
WHICH HAND TO BRING OUT.
Azana says I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT WAS HARD TEACHING SOMEBODY
THAT HAD NO EXPERIENCE
IN THAT PARTICULAR TYPE
OF DANCE, BUT OVERALL,
SHE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
NOW, YOU TRY.
FASTER. FASTER.
EVEN FASTER.
Soha says I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE
SHE WAS DOING IT
AT A DIFFERENT PACE THAN I WAS.
OH!
Azana says OK, OK,
OK! STOP.
I'M JUST KIDDING.
IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE THAT FAST.
Soha says SHE TRICKED ME!
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Azana says SOHA'S A VERY NICE PERSON.
Soha says AZANA'S REALLY FUN.
Azana says AND NOW, IT'S FREESTYLE
AFRICAN DANCE!
GO CRAZY!
I'VE BEEN CELEBRATING KWANZAA
SINCE I WAS TOO YOUNG
TO REMEMBER, AND IT'S JUST
REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCING IT
WITH A PERSON THAT HAS NO CLUE
ON WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT WORKS.
(music plays)
Azana says I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW
SOHA DOES DURING KWANZAA.
Soha says IT'S GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN
SEEING EVERYONE DANCE
AND GET TOGETHER!
(RINGING)
The girls say HI, EMILY!
Emily says HOW ARE MY DANCING QUEENS?
Azana says SO GOOD.
Soha says SO AWESOME.
Emily says AZANA, CAN SOHA
DANCE TO THE BEAT?
Azana says YES, SHE CAN!
Emily says GOOD! WELL, THAT'S A WRAP
ON REHEARSAL.
I'VE GOT A FEW
LAST-MINUTE SURPRISES FOR YOU.
AZANA, THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET
A LITTLE CORNY FOR YOU.
AND SOHA, YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND
YOUR RHYTHM. READY?
The girls say READY!
Emily says SENDING ALL
THE DETAILS NOW. BYE!
The girls say BYE!
Soha says THE PARTY'S TOMORROW
AND I CAN'T WAIT!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
4 kids dance around excitedly.
(KIDS LAUGHING)
The kids say BEST DANCE MOVES! YEAH!
ALL RIGHT!
Kids dance and do cartwheels.
(music plays)
Kids say KWANZAA BEATS!
(RHYTHMIC MUSIC)
The kids try to perform Kwanzaa dancing.
The kids say YAY!
(KIDS LAUGHING)
Emily says AZANA AND HER GUEST SOHA
CANNOT WAIT FOR THE KWANZAA
CELEBRATION TOMORROW.
AZANA'S ON HER WAY
TO A SECRET ASSIGNMENT,
AND I'VE GOT A SPECIAL SURPRISE
FOR SOHA THAT'S HARD TO BEAT.
"Party Surprise" is written in big, colourful letters.
Emily says CALL SOHA'S PARTY PHONE!
Soha stands outside an African drums and art crafts store.
(RINGING)
Emily says HI, SOHA!
Soha says HI, EMILY!
Emily says WELCOME TO AFRICAN DRUMS
ARTS AND CRAFTS.
YOU'LL BE LEARNING
DRUMMING TODAY. ARE YOU EXCITED?
Soha says I PLAY THE CLARINET,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO
TRY SOMETHING NEW.
Emily says AZANA IS GONNA BE BLOWN AWAY
WHEN SHE HEARS YOU DRUMMING
AT THE PARTY!
Soha says I CAN'T WAIT FOR HER TO SEE!
Emily says QUAMMIE IS YOUR INSTRUCTOR, ONE
OF THE BEST DRUMMERS AROUND.
HE'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE!
I KNOW YOU'LL BE A BIG HIT.
Soha says OH, COME ON!
Soha walks into the store and says WHEN I WALKED INTO
THE STORE, IT WAS LIKE, AMAZING.
THERE WERE SO MANY, LIKE,
CULTURAL ITEMS THERE.
I WAS REALLY SURPRISED
WHEN I SAW
SO MANY DRUMS.
Quammie says SOHA! COME ON IN, GIRL.
Quammie is in his fifties, bald and with a goatee. He wears a colourful African robe and black jeans.
Quammie says HOW YOU DOING?
Soha says HI, QUAMMIE.
Quammie says HI. GOOD TO MEET YOU.
SO, I HEAR THAT TOMORROW,
YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY
FOR KWANZAA.
Soha says YES. I WAS REALLY EXCITED
TO DRUM 'CAUSE IT WAS
SOMETHING NEW.
(music plays)
Quammie plays the drums for Soha.
Soha says I'M JUST LOOKING
AT HIM LIKE, UM...
OK. THAT'S GOOD.
(music plays)
Soha says THAT'S REALLY GOOD!
Quammie says YEAH?
LET ME HEAR SOMETHING FROM YOU.
Soha says UH...
NO, THANKS.
Quammie says SO, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
A LITTLE LESSON TODAY.
YOU WILL FIT
RIGHT IN. OK?
Soha says ALL RIGHT.
Quammie says I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING
CALLED THE BASS,
AND THAT WE PLAY
ALMOST TO THE CENTRE.
PERFECT! ALL RIGHT!
Soha says SO, HOW ARE DRUMS USED?
Quammie says DRUMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
IN AFRICAN CULTURE.
IF YOU WANT TO TELL THE PEOPLE
IN ANOTHER VILLAGE
THAT THIS EVENT IS COMING UP,
THEN THERE'S MUSIC
THAT YOU PLAY.
Soha says LIKE A DRUM-BASED LANGUAGE?
Quammie says THAT'S RIGHT.
Soha says SO COOL! LIKE...
Quammie says LEFT, RIGHT.
Soha says I THINK AZANA'S GONNA BE
REALLY SURPRISED TOMORROW
'CAUSE SHE HAS NO IDEA
I'M GONNA BE DRUMMING.
Quammie says SO TOMORROW,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PART OF AN ENSEMBLE,
A GROUP OF PEOPLE
PLAYING TOGETHER.
IT HAS NOT ONLY THE DJEMBE
BUT
DUNDUNBA,
WHICH HAS
A VERY LOW SOUND LIKE
(BOTH IN A DEEP VOICE):
Soha says DUNDUNBA.
Quammie says AND THEN YOU HAVE THE
SANGBAN,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE LEADER
OF THE ORCHESTRA.
SANGBAN.
Soha says OK. SO, THIS IS A LOW DRUM;
THIS IS A HIGH DRUM.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE
KENSEDENI,
WHICH IS THE SMALL DRUM.
(BOTH IN A HIGH-PITCHED VOICE):
They say KENSEDENI.
Quammie says THEN YOU HAVE THE BELLS,
WHICH I CALL
KENKENI.
THEY HAVE A REALLY
HIGH-PITCHED SOUND
THAT I WON'T TRY TO DO.
YOU COULD DO IT.
(HIGH-PITCHED VOICE):
Soha says KENKENI.
Quammie says THAT'S GOOD!
Soha says QUAMMIE WAS A GREAT TEACHER.
Quammie says SO... TOMORROW.
They shake hands.
Quammie says YEAH.
Soha says YOU'RE GONNA
ROCK THEM. RIGHT?
Soha says YEAH. YEAH!
HE WOULD ENCOURAGE ME.
HE WOULD GIVE ME A FIST BUMP
WHENEVER I DID SOMETHING GOOD.
(music plays)
They practice.
Soha says STAYING ON THE RHYTHM
WITH QUAMMIE,
WHO'S A REALLY GOOD DRUMMER,
WAS REALLY HARD,
BECAUSE HE HAD
A LOT OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE,
AND THERE I AM,
JUST ONE DAY OF EXPERIENCE.
THAT WAS
REALLY FUN.
Quammie says FIST BUMP.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
4 kids dance around excitedly.
Kids say WHAT'S A DJEMBE?
A boy in a knit hat says IT'S A... IT'S A TYPE OF FOOD.
A boy in a black fedora says IT'S A TYPE OF DANCE MOVE.
A girl with a top not says A TYPE OF ANIMAL?
The boy in the knit hat says IT'S A TYPE OF POTATO?
A girl with purple-rimmed glasses says CAMERAS...
WITH POTATOES ON TOP?
They all giggle.
The boy in the knit hat says IT'S A DRUM?
(DINGING SOUND)
A "Like" Emoji appears on screen.
Kids say WHAT'S THIS MADE OF?
The boy in the fedora says STRING AND WOOD. PAPER.
A STRONG TYPE OF PAPER.
The girl with glasses says WOOD?
ANIMAL SKIN!
The boy in the knit hat says IF THE WOOD IS MADE OUT OF TREE,
AND THE TREE IS MADE OUT OF SEED
AND THE SEED
IS MADE OUT OF...
The girl with glasses says A HUMAN.
(KIDS GIGGLING)
Kids say DRUMMING TIME!
(music plays)
Each kid takes turns playing the Djembe drum and then they play all together.
Back in the set, Emily says SOHA IS DEFINITELY DRUMMING UP
SOME GOOD TIMES.
LET'S SEE WHAT AZANA'S PREPARING
FOR THE BIG FEAST!
"Party Prep" is written in big, colourful letters.
Emily says CALL AZANA'S PARTY PHONE.
(RINGING)
Azana stands outside a restaurant called "The Harlem Underground."
Emily says HI, AZANA!
Azana says HI, EMILY!
Emily says I SEE YOU'VE MADE YOUR WAY TO
THE HARLEM UNDERGROUND KITCHEN.
READY TO FIND OUT
WHAT I HAVE PLANNED?
Azana says YES! WHAT IS IT?
Emily says YOU'RE GONNA MAKE CORNBREAD
TO BRING
TO THE FEAST OF FEASTS.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
Azana says THAT SOUNDS GREAT! I'M READY
TO TAKE MY BAKING SKILLS
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
Emily says JERVIS IS AN EXPERT CHEF,
AND CORNBREAD IS A SPECIALTY
OF HIS. I KNOW YOU TWO
WORKING TOGETHER
WILL BE A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
CALL YOU LATER!
Azana says BYE, EMILY!
Azana walks in the kitchen and says AT KWANZAA, WE CELEBRATE
KARAMU,
WHICH MEANS FEAST,
WHICH INCORPORATED CORNBREAD.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE SOME CORNBREAD.
CHEF JERVIS IS NUMBER ONE.
I LOVE HIS CORNBREAD.
Azana meets Chef Jervis in the kitchen.
Jervis is in his thirties, bald and clean-shaven. He wears a red chef's jacket and a black cap put on backwards.
Jervis says SUGAR, CORN, CHEESE, BUTTER,
FLOUR, CORNMEAL, EGGS, SALT AND
CHILI PEPPER. ARE YOU READY?
Azana says YES.
Jervis says LET'S ROCK.
YOU WANNA DO
THE HONOURS?
Azana says SURE.
Azana pours the flower and sugar into a large pot.
Azana giggles and says I LOVE SUGAR!
Jervis says CORN.
Azana says CORN REPRESENTS EACH CHILD
IN THE FAMILY. IF YOU HAVE
THREE
MUHINDIS,
OR CORN,
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE THREE
CHILDREN IN YOUR FAMILY
THAT YOU'RE CELEBRATING
KWANZAA WITH. CHEESE, PLEASE!
Jervis says THAT'S WHAT MAKE IT
SO FLUFFY AND SO TASTY.
THIS BATCH HERE IS
GONNA FEED 500 PEOPLE.
Azana says 500?! THAT'S A LOT!
Jervis says DON'T BE SHY.
Azana says OK.
CRACKING THE EGGS
I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH
BECAUSE I MAKE BREAKFAST,
SO I'M A PROFESSIONAL.
THIS IS CRACKING ME UP.
(CRACKING SOUND)
Jervis says BEFORE WE MIX THIS,
I NEED TO QUIZ YOU.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Jervis says SO, WHAT IS
THE MEANING OF KWANZAA?
Azana laughs and says IT'S A NON-RELIGIOUS FESTIVITY
THAT PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
BASICALLY CELEBRATE
OTHER THAN CHRISTMAS. AND YOU
CAN RELATE ON IT SOMETIMES.
COLLECTIVE WORK
AND RESPONSIBILITY,
WHAT RESPONSIBILITY DO YOU
HAVE THIS YEAR AND COMING UP?
NOW, THIS IS
THE FUN PART!
Jervis says YEAH. YES, IT IS.
IF YOU REALLY LIKE
THE DOUGH THING.
Azana mixes the batter with her hand.
Jervis says JUST GET IN...
Jervis says THIS IS... OH, A LOT!
IT'S SLIMY,
AND ALL THE INGREDIENTS
FELT LIKE BRAINS.
AND THEN, I FELT CORN.
I DON'T KNOW.
Jervis says BUT IT TASTES GREAT.
(BOTH LAUGHING)
Jervis says YOU WANT SOME HELP?
Azana says YES, PLEASE!
Jervis stirs the batter and says SO, GO LIKE THIS AND MIX IT
UPSIDE DOWN. MIX IT AROUND.
(AZANA GROANING)
Azana says WE HAD TO MIX IT ALL UP
AND STIR IT.
AND IT'S VERY HEAVY!
SO, HE MUST BE GETTING
A LOT OF EXERCISE.
MAKING THE CORNBREAD WAS A GREAT
EXPERIENCE FOR ME TO LEARN.
THE CORNBREAD
TURNED OUT SO WELL!
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE
AT MY PARTY TO TRY IT.
(FAST-PACED MUSIC)
Emily says HAPPY KWANZAA!
PARTY PREP, PARTY SURPRISE
AND PARTY CHALLENGE
HAVE ALL BEEN COMPLETED.
SOHA HIT THE DRUMS
AND PICKED UP THE BEAT,
WHILE AZANA BAKED
A VERY SPECIAL TREAT.
EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO,
INCLUDING ME!
TIME TO JOIN THE PARTY.
(RHYTHMIC DRUMMING)
"Party Time" is written in big, colourful letters.
People set up for the Kwanzaa party at the Warden Wood Community centre.
Azana says IT'S MY PARTY!
Kids and adults hang up banners, put down candles and set up chairs for the performances, while a man plays the drums.
Azana says WELCOME TO MY PARTY!
Soha says THANKS FOR INVITING ME!
Azana says WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE MOST TODAY?
Soha says DANCING.
Azana says YOU PRACTICED?
Soha says YES.
Azana says ALL RIGHT,
LET'S DO IT.
They high-five.
(RHYTHMIC DRUMMING)
A woman over the microphone says AND THE CHILDREN
IN OUR VILLAGE ARE SO EXCITED.
THEY WANT YOU TO LIVE JOY.
AND SO, HERE WE GO!
(music plays)
Kids perform African dancing for a cheering crowd. A woman in a colourful dress performs a solo dance.
(CHEERING)
Outside the community centre, Emily says MADE IT! I AM SO EXCITED
TO SEE WHAT THE GIRLS
HAVE PLANNED.
I'M ABOUT TO HEAD INSIDE
RIGHT NOW TO FIND OUT. COME ON!
The woman over the mic says NOW TODAY, WE HAVE SOME VERY
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES FOR YOU
THAT WAS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE
SOME OF THE
KUUMBA
THAT WE HAVE.
A caption reads "Kuumba means creativity."
(RHYTHMIC DRUMMING)
Soha says I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS,
BUT LIKE, I WAS LIKE, IT'S FINE.
Soha and Azana hit the stage with other kids and perform a dance number.
Soha says I DON'T THINK I REALLY LIKE,
NAILED IT LIKE HER,
BECAUSE LIKE,
OUT OF NOWHERE,
I'M STARTING TO DO THAT,
AND I DON'T KNOW
WHERE MY HAND GOES.
Azana imitates Soha's incorrect dancing moves.
(music plays)
Soha says I WAS REALLY
SURPRISED TO SEE EMILY.
Azana says I WAS VERY HAPPY
THAT SHE CAME TO MY CELEBRATION.
Emily joins in on the dancing, copying what everybody's doing.
(music plays)
Azana says SOHA, YOU DID A GREAT JOB
FOR A PERSON
THAT LEARNED THAT IN ONE DAY.
I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU,
AND I HOPE
YOU ENJOYED IT.
Azana says THANK YOU.
The woman over the mic says WE WILL INTRODUCE THE SYMBOLS
OF KWANZAA. AND FOR EACH SYMBOL,
WE ARE GOING TO SAY...
They all sing KWANZAA'S HERE,
LET'S CELEBRATE IT TODAY
A little boy says FILL UP TO THE TOP
THE
KIKOMBE CHA UMOJA
The crowd sings KWANZAA'S HERE,
LET'S CELEBRATE IT TODAY
(music plays)
Soha says SO, MY BIGGEST SURPRISE
WAS WHEN EACH CHILD CAME UP
AND TALKED ABOUT A SPECIFIC ITEM
FROM KWANZAA, AND HOW IT'S
IMPORTANT TO THEIR CULTURE.
The little boy says COLOURS OF KWANZAA:
BLACK FOR THE PEOPLE,
RED FOR THEIR STRUGGLE
AND GREEN FOR THEIR FUTURE.
The woman over the mic says WE HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT!
THE DRUMMERS
AND A GUEST PERFORMER
IS GONNA DO
A LITTLE DRUMMING CIRCLE.
Soha walks up to the stage holding a Djembe drum.
Azana says WHEN I SAW SOHA
WALK UP WITH THE DRUM,
I WAS SO SURPRISED.
I WAS SHOCKED!
Soha performs the drumming, sitting in a line with a group of men.
(music plays)
Azana says BUT YOU LIKE, DRUMMED.
IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING
TO JUST SEE YOU DRUM,
AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY.
(music plays)
(CHEERING)
Emily says YAY!
Azana says I HAVE TO GIVE YOU
A HIGH FIVE FOR THAT.
Soha says I PRACTICED AT HOME.
Azana and Soha lights Kwanzaa candles.
Azana says TEACHING SOHA
ABOUT MY CULTURE
WAS VERY EDUCATING TO ME TOO,
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY
THAT I GAVE YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Party goers start to dig into the food.
Azana shows off the corn bread.
Soha says THE CORNBREAD
THAT AZANA MADE,
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD!
Azana says PEOPLE APPRECIATED IT
A LOT BECAUSE THEY SAID
IT TASTES GOOD,
'CAUSE I JUST HAVE...
BEAUTIFUL COOKING SKILLS, SO...
AND I HAD TO THANK
CHEF JERVIS FOR THAT
BECAUSE HE HELPED A LOT.
Emily says I'VE GOTTA SAY, KWANZAA IS SO
MUCH FUN! SOHA, WHAT HAS BEEN
YOUR FAVOURITE PART
OF KWANZAA SO FAR?
Soha says WHEN EVERYONE GOT TOGETHER
AND DANCED.
Emily says AND AZANA, WHAT HAS
BEEN THE BEST PART
OF BRINGING SOHA TO KWANZAA?
Azana says JUST LETTING HER EXPERIENCE
WHAT I CELEBRATE EACH YEAR.
Emily says NOW, I HAVE TO SAY
THAT I AM SO IMPRESSED
THAT YOU LEARNED
HOW TO DRUM IN ONE DAY.
THAT IS SO COOL!
HOW DID YOU FEEL UP THERE?
Soha says I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO ACTUALLY
DRUM WITH THE OTHER DRUMMERS.
Emily says MM-HMM. AND HOW
DID YOU THINK SHE DID?
Azana gives two thumbs up and says I THINK SHE DID GREAT.
Emily says WELL, TWO THUMBS UP IS
GOOD FOR ME. GUYS, I'M...
KIND OF HUNGRY, AND THAT FOOD
IN THERE IS LOOKING AMAZING.
WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE JOIN IN ON THE FEAST?
Azana says YES!
Emily says OK, LET'S GO.
COME ON!
They plate the food and sit down to eat.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Soha says KWANZAA'S SIMILAR
TO OUR MUSLIM CULTURE:
WE HAVE FOOD; WE HAVE DANCING;
WE HAVE SIMILAR CLOTHING.
WE HAVE THE SAME CONCEPTS,
BUT WE JUST...
DO THE CONCEPTS DIFFERENTLY.
Emily tries on a necklace and says OOH!
Soha says THAT LOOKS GOOD.
People running crafts tables at the party wave at the camera.
(music plays)
Soha says THE GRAND MARCH WAS SOMETHING
THAT I HAD NO IDEA
WHEN IT HAPPENED, WHERE EVERYONE
GOT TOGETHER.
THEY STARTED DANCING, AND EMILY
WAS ONE OF THE LEADERS,
AND IT WAS REALLY FUNNY
'CAUSE SHE WAS REALLY CONFUSED.
IT WASN'T JUST
INCLUDING ONE TYPE OF PEOPLE,
IT WAS INCLUDING EVERYONE:
LITTLE KIDS, ELDERS,
KIDS LIKE US.
SO, IT WAS REALLY UNIQUE TO ME.
People crouch to go underneath the arms of the other dancers in the Grand March.
Azana says I'M SO HAPPY YOU
CAME TO MY KWANZAA PARTY,
AND I HOPE, HOPE, HOPE
YOU KIND OF, SORT OF
REMEMBER EVERYTHING.
Soha says I'LL REMEMBER.
IT WAS REALLY FUN.
Azana says I WOULD CONSIDER SOHA
AS A NEW FRIEND,
AND I'M SO HAPPY
YOU CAME TO MY PARTY.
(music plays)
Emily, Soha, and Azana dance together alongside the other party goers.
Azana hugs Soha and says THANK YOU!
Emily says THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES
OF CELEBRATIONS
AND SO MANY CULTURES
TO CELEBRATE. I LOVE
A BIG PARTY AND A BIG FEAST.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT WAY
TO DISCOVER NEW BEATS,
NEW FOOD AND NEW FRIENDS.
I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE NEXT AMAZING PARTY!
I THINK I HAVE ROOM
FOR ONE MORE SLICE
OF CORNBREAD. BYE!
Azana says T'S JUST,
THIS GIRL!
Soha says YEAH.
Emily, Azana and Soha take a selfie together.
(CAMERA CLICKING)
Azana and Soha say IT'S MY PARTY!
They dance together with a cheering crowd.
(CHEERING)
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Series producer, Daniel Bourré.
Host, Emily Agard.
Directed by Gloria Kim and Sharon Lewis.
Produced in association with TVOKids.
Copyright 2018, It's my party Productions. All rights reserved.
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