Boowa & Kwala
Boowa & Kwala are cartoon characters created and voiced by Véronique and Jason Barnard. Boowa is a blue dog and Kwala is a yellow koala. Starting in 1998, their initial success came on the web through boowakwala.com. In 2000, they became part of the UpToTen website and, at their peak, received visits from over a million children a month. They were also the stars of a series of CD-ROMs and a 52 episode TV series produced by PMMP.
History[edit]
In summer 1998, Véronique and Jason Barnard created Boowa & Kwala. Initially a music CD for children, the characters were later made into a story book[1] (narrated by Sir Tony Robinson in English and Jean Claude Dreyfus in French).
On December 1, 1998, boowakwala.com was launched in French and English with several games, a song, and an advent calendar.[2]
For several years in the mid-2000s, Boowa & Kwala were available in France through the Orange[3] portal and through the Tata portal in India.
Their families[edit]
In 2002, Boowa & Kwala introduced their families to the world.
Boowa's family
- Mother - Mawa Wawa (voiced by Jason Barnard)
- Father - Dawa Wawa (voiced by Jason Barnard)
- Sister - Siwa Wawa (voiced by Léonor-Jo Barnard)
- Puppet - Goula Goula (voiced by Léonor-Jo Barnard)
Kwala's family
- Mother - Mummy Koala (voiced by Céline Chevrier)
- Father - Daddy Koala (voiced by Jason Barnard)
- Grandmother - Grandma Koala (voiced by Céline Chevrier)
- Grandfather - Grandpa Koala (voiced by Jason Barnard)
CD-ROMs[edit]
The songs and activities from the site were released as a series of CD-ROMs by Emme in 2006.[4][5]
TV series[edit]
In 2007, a 52-episode TV series,[6] directed by Xavier Picard and produced by PMMP in association with ITV International and Guilli, was released in French and English and screened in France, Canada (TVO), Poland, USA, New Zealand. It was also released as a DVD in the US and Canada.[7][8][9]
Each episode contains a song, written by Véronique and Jason Barnard, and released as a 53-title music album.
References[edit]
- ↑ https://burnaby.bibliocommons.com/item/show/620369002_around_the_world_in_12_songs_with_boowa_and_kwala
- ↑ Poillerat, Denis (15 September 2015). "Babelweb : Boowa et Kwala s'occupent de vos enfants". Le Monde Informatique. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-04-24. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ http://www.01net.com/astuces/le-tour-du-monde-de-boowa-et-kwala-329570.html
- ↑ "Boowa & Kwala". Worthington Public Library. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Boowa & Kwala". PorchLight Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Jonet, Nathaniel (10 October 2008). "Movie Review: Boowa & Kwala". Blogger News. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Moody, Annemarie (30 April 2008). "Boowa & Kwala To Make Their U.S. Debut on DVD". Animation World Network. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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