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Have we been singing 'Kumbaya' wrong this whole time? The Gullah Geechee say, yes.

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" Kumbaya " is a Gullah Geechee phrase that literally translates to "come by here" Pamela Bailey , creator of the Antebellum Diaspora Project that focuses on reuniting families separated by chattel slavery recently uploaded a video to social media explaining how the song is supposed to sound.

The average person isn't aware of the roots of the song.

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41

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informal

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English

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48

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