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[Isoko] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Oghene noyo, orhie vwo.* **[INTRO — Ute, Ologho Igbene, Oghenevwo Okpoma]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, iwe! Erhie iwe! Gha na uvo re orhie? Gha na ebo re ukodo? Oghene vwo! *(Ugbede di vwo.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — URHOBO AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tso oghene, vwo norhie! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kpo orhie re "Gha!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Vwo orhie vwo edoro! Igo vwo, Efo vwo— TUMBAYA! Vwerhe oghene vwo! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Oru na oghene vwo, Ogba na oghene vwo. Oru na oghene vwo, Ogba na oghene vwo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Ogba na oghene vwo, Ogba na oghene vwo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, vwe orhie re oghene, Vwe orhie re oghene. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tso oghene, vwo norhie! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kpo orhie re "Gha!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Vwo orhie vwo edoro! Igo vwo, Efo vwo— TUMBAYA! Vwerhe oghene vwo! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Gha vwo! Vwe! Vwe! Ba! Ba! Kpo! Kpo! Vwo vwerhe! Vwo vwerhe! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, vwe orhie re oghene, Vwe orhie re oghene. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. Oghene vwo ebo, Oghene vwo ebo. **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tso oghene, vwo norhie! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kpo orhie re "Gha!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Vwo orhie vwo edoro! Igo vwo, Efo vwo— TUMBAYA! Vwerhe oghene vwo! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** [Verse] Oghene, oviavwe kpa mi, O gbenu ogho no kpa. Ederho re oki emu, Odi oki na mi oyibo. Oghene no ruwe re, Oghene na oki re. Odi oghene no kpa erha, Odi oghene no kpa erha. [Chorus] Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Odi oghene no kpa erha! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Odi oghene no kpa erha! Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Odi oghene no kpa erha! Oghene no kpa erha, Oghene no kpa erha— TUMBAYA! Odi oghene no kpa erha! [SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD] Oghene no kpa erha… Oghene no kpa erha… Oghene no kpa erha… Oghene no kpa erha! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Oghene no kpa erha? Crowd: Yes, we do! Lead: Oghene no kpa erha? Crowd: Me and you! Lead: Oghene no kpa erha? Crowd: Everybody! Lead: Then move your body! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Step! Step! Ba! Ba! Clap! Clap! Ya! Ya! Turn around! TUMBAYA! Feel that sound! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR] Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Shake the dust and dance away! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Let the whole wide world say, “Go!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Bring your dreams into the day! One step out, Two steps in— TUMBAYA! Let the good times begin! [OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR] Oghene no kpa erha, Oghene no kpa erha. Oghene no kpa erha, Oghene no kpa erha. Sweefin brings new ways to connect, To create, exchange, and grow. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Oghene no kpa erha. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*