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[English] Kalumba
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# KALUMBA *One Beat. One World. Everybody Dancing.* **[INTRO — African Drums, Handclaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Boom-boom! Clap!)* Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Can you feel the rhythm? Can you hear the people? Something beautiful is happening! Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! *(Bass drops)* Hey! Hey! **[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Dance Hook]** Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! Everybody move a little closer! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Let the happy feeling take over! Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! Feel the rhythm in your shoulders! One, two, three! Come dance with me! KALUMBA! Everybody's free to move! **[VERSE 1 — Bright Afrobeats, Bouncy Highlife Guitar]** There's a light beyond the darkness, There's a song beneath the rain. There's a voice that once was silent, Now it's singing out again. Where a wall once stood between us, Now a bridge can take its place. Where a dream was left forgotten, There's another chance to chase. Someone's dancing by the roadside, Someone's singing from a door. One by one, the neighbours join them, Till the music fills the floor. Every person brings a story, Every heart a different tune. When we put our songs together, There's a place for me and you. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** Feel the rhythm in your heartbeat, Feel the music in your feet. Take a step and bring somebody Into this amazing beat. Every hand can lift another, Every voice can sing along. When the whole world moves together, Let the celebration carry on! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! Everybody move a little closer! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Let the happy feeling take over! Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! Feel the rhythm in your shoulders! One, two, three! Come dance with me! KALUMBA! Everybody's free to move! **[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]** Ka! Ka! Lum! Lum! Move your shoulders! Make some room! Ba! Ba! Hey! Hey! Step together! Sway! Sway! KALUMBA! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Warm Highlife Guitar]** Mama's building up her business, Papa's working toward a plan. There's a child with dreams of flying, There's a maker shaping things by hand. There's a farmer watching seedlings, There's a trader on the move. Different people, different journeys, But there's room for every groove. From the village to the city, From the mountains to the sea, Sweefin connects people and possibilities, Helping more take part and dream. When more people find new pathways, When more voices can be heard, We can build a wider circle And a more connected world. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Feel the rhythm in your heartbeat, Feel the music in your feet. Take a step and bring somebody Into this amazing beat. Every hand can lift another, Every voice can sing along. When the whole world moves together, Let the celebration carry on! **[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]** Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! Everybody move a little closer! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Let the happy feeling take over! Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! Feel the rhythm in your shoulders! One, two, three! Come dance with me! KALUMBA! Everybody's free to move! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]** If your voice has gone unheard, Let it find a place to sing. If your road has been a lonely one, Let somebody join you in. We may never share one language, We may never share one home. But beneath our different stories, Every heartbeat has its own song. *(Music fades. A single drumbeat remains.)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Can you feel the rhythm? Crowd: Oh, yes! Lead: Can you move your feet? Crowd: Oh, yes! Lead: Who can join the dance? Crowd: Everybody! Lead: Then show me how you move! *(Percussion builds)* Ka! Ka! Lum! Lum! Step to the left! Step to the right! Clap two times! Turn around! Ka-lum-ba! Feel that sound! *(Massive Amapiano bass drop — extended instrumental dance groove)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! Everybody move a little closer! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Let the happy feeling take over! Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! Feel the rhythm in your shoulders! One, two, three! Come dance with me! KALUMBA! Everybody's free to move! **[OUTRO — Warm Highlife Guitar, Fading Crowd Vocals]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! From the farmer to the dreamer, From the maker to the child, There's a world of possibility When we make the circle wide. Sweefin brings us ways to connect, To create, exchange, and grow. Ka-lum-ba! Ka-lum-ba! One beat. One world. KALUMBA! *(Final celebratory drum hit)*