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[Dagbani] Unloopa

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afrobeat

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Lyrics

# UNLOOPA
*Break the Cycle. Change the Rhythm.*

**[INTRO — Bare Footsteps, Handclaps, Deep African Drum]**

*(Footsteps circling. A drum begins.)*

Rana n-raana,
Gbɛŋ gbɛŋ kɔŋ.

Gbɛŋ gbɛŋ yɛla,
Gbɛŋ gbɛŋ suŋa.

N tiŋa—

N yuli suŋa!

Hey! Hey!

UNLOOPA!

**[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Yuli gbɛŋ gbɛŋ, n nyaŋ gbɛŋ!

Oh ya, UNLOOPA!
Tiŋ kpaya, suŋa yɛla!

Firi daŋ!
Tuŋ diŋ!

N nyaŋ gbɛŋ pa gbɛŋ ni!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
N yuli suŋa ni!

**[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Bright Highlife Guitar]**

Mama ka yɛli n-nyɛla
Pa yɔbu daa yɔbu.
Saha biɛ tɛhi yɛli,
Nyaŋ daŋ ka yɛli.

N di ka yɛli kpaya,
Ka yɛli n-nyɛla pa yɛli.
Kɔba yɛli, kɔba yɛli,
Kɔba yɛli ka yɛli.

Pa yɔbu, n-fara yɛli
Ka yɛli yɛli pa yɛli.
N-yɛli yɛli yɛli ka yɛli
Nyaŋ yɛli yɛli yɛli.

Yɛli yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli ka yɛli.
N-yɛli yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Nyaŋ yɛli yɛli yɛli.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]**

Ka yɛli, "Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli."
N yɛli, "Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli?"

Firi yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli!

Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli.

Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Yuli gbɛŋ gbɛŋ, n nyaŋ gbɛŋ!

Oh ya, UNLOOPA!
Tiŋ kpaya, suŋa yɛla!

Firi daŋ!
Tuŋ diŋ!

N nyaŋ gbɛŋ pa gbɛŋ ni!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
N yuli suŋa ni!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Gbɛŋ! Gbɛŋ!
Yuli yɛli!

Firi daŋ!
Tiŋ kpaya!

Hey! Hey!
Yuli yɛli!

UNLOOPA!
Suŋa yɛli kpaya!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]**

N-nyɛli yɛli yɛli,
N-nyɛli yɛli yɛli.
N-nyɛli yɛli yɛli,
N-nyɛli yɛli yɛli.

Pa yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Pa yɛli yɛli yɛli.
N-nyɛli yɛli yɛli,
Nyaŋ yɛli yɛli yɛli.

Sweefin yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli.
N-nyɛli yɛli yɛli,
Nyaŋ yɛli yɛli yɛli.

Yɛli yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli.
N-nyɛli yɛli yɛli,
Nyaŋ yɛli yɛli yɛli.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Ka yɛli, "Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli."
N yɛli, "Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli?"

Firi yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli!

Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli.

Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli yɛli,
Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli!

**[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Yuli gbɛŋ gbɛŋ, n nyaŋ gbɛŋ!

Oh ya, UNLOOPA!
Tiŋ kpaya, suŋa yɛla!

Firi daŋ!
Tuŋ diŋ!

N nyaŋ gbɛŋ pa gbɛŋ ni!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
N yuli suŋa ni!

**[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Slow Handclaps]**

Nya laa n-nyɛɛ bɔrɔ ni,
Bɔlima ma nyɛ yɛlima.

Nya laa dɔɔr ni n-yi bɔlima,
Bɔlima ma n-ya bɔlima.

Nya laa bɔrima ka yɛlima,
Nya laa n-nyɛ yɛlima,

Bɔlima ka yɛlima,
Nya laa n-ya tuma.

*(Silence. One heartbeat.)*

**[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]**

Nya laa yɛlima tuma bɔlima?

Nya laa yɛlima bɔlima nyɛ yɛlima?

*(A single drumbeat.)*

Nya laa n-yi bɔlima.

Tuma n-yi!

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Nya laa yɛ n-nyɛ bɔlima?
Crowd: Daa! Daa!

Lead: Nya laa yɛ n-yi tuma?
Crowd: Yɛ! Yɛ!

Lead: Nya laa n-ya yɛlima?
Crowd: Nya bɔlima!

Lead: Nya laa n-yi n-yi!

*(Bass builds)*

Nya! Nya!
Nya bɔlima!

Nya nyɛ bɔlima!
Tuma n-yi!

Nya bɔlima! Nya bɔlima!
Nya! Nya!

UNLOOPA!
Nya laa n-yi bɔlima!

*(Massive bass drop — extended instrumental dance break)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Nya bɔlima, UNLOOPA!
Nya laa tuma, n-yi bɔlima!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Nya laa n-yi bɔlima!

Nya n-yi!
Tuma n-yi!

Nya bɔlima n-yi!
Nya bɔlima, UNLOOPA!

Nya laa n-yi bɔlima bɔlima!

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Crowd Chant]**

Nya n-nyɛ—
Nya laa bɔlima!

Nya bɔlima n-yi
Bɔlima n-yi.

Nya laa Africa n-yi,
Nya laa n-yi bɔlima.

Sweefin n-yi yɛlima,
Nya laa yɛ n-yi.

UNLOOPA!
UNLOOPA!

Nya laa n-yi bɔlima.
Nya laa n-yi bɔlima.

*(Final thunderous drum hit.)*