I'm rather glad this "Kumbaya moment" nonsense doesn't seem to have made it across the Atlantic. Or the Pacific either, it appears from some of the posts on this thread.

Ditto, McGrath!

Although I was ignorant of the Gullah in the 60s-80s I did learn about them when I lived in South Carolina for a while in 1991-2. Even then I didn't learn of their connection to the song until I read this thread.

Cheers, Rowan