[Soninke] Zamboya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZAMBOYA *Furu kɛ. Nya furu. Kɛlɛ furu.* **[INTRO — Handclaps, Shakers, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Kɔrɔ-kɔrɔ! Boom!)* N bɛɛn na tiŋa! N na kɛlɛ la! Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Kɛnɛ kɔrɔ n bɛ, Kɛnɛ kɔrɔ n bɛ. Nye fɛɛrɛ? ZAMBOYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Furu kɛ, furu la! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Nya furu, n bɛ kɛla! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Furu kɛ, furu la! Kɛnɛ! Kɛnɛ! Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ! ZAMBOYA! N bɛɛ furu kɛ! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Nya kɛ furu la fɛn, Kɔlɛ kɛ furu la. N bɛɛn na tiŋa kɛ, N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ furu. N bɛ fɛrɛ kɛ n bɛ, Kɔrɔ furu la n bɛ. N bɛ furu bɛɛ kɛ, Nya furu kɛ n bɛ. N bɛɛn na fɛrɛ kɛ, N bɛɛn na furu kɛ. N na kɛlɛ bɛɛ, Nya furu kɛ n bɛ. N bɛɛn na furu la, N bɛɛn na furu kɛ. N bɛɛn na furu kɛ, Furu fɛrɛ la! **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** N bɛ fɛɛrɛ la kɔ, N bɛ kɛnɛ kɔrɔ fɛ! Nya kɛnɛ fɛrɛ kɛ, N bɛ n fɛɛrɛ kɛ. Nye fɛɛrɛ bɛ kɛnɛ, Nya kɛnɛ fɛrɛ la! N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ, Nya fɛɛrɛ la! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Furu kɛ, furu la! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Nya furu, n bɛ kɛla! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Furu kɛ, furu la! Kɛnɛ! Kɛnɛ! Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ! ZAMBOYA! N bɛɛ furu kɛ! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Zam! Zam! Hey! Hey! Bo! Bo! Nya! Nya! Ya! Ya! Furu fɛ! ZAMBOYA! N bɛɛ furu kɛ! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** N bɛɛ fɛrɛ kɛ, N bɛɛ fɛrɛ furu. N bɛɛ fɛrɛ kɛ, N bɛɛ fɛrɛ kɛ. N bɛɛn na kɛnɛ fɛ, N bɛɛn na furu fɛ. Kɔrɔ fɛrɛ kɛ, Furu fɛrɛ bɛ! N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ, N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ. Furu kɛ n bɛ, Kɛnɛ fɛrɛ n bɛ! N bɛɛn na furu la, N bɛɛn na furu kɛ. N bɛɛn na furu kɛ, Furu fɛrɛ la! **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** N bɛ fɛɛrɛ la kɔ, N bɛ kɛnɛ kɔrɔ fɛ! Nya kɛnɛ fɛrɛ kɛ, N bɛ n fɛɛrɛ kɛ. Nye fɛɛrɛ bɛ kɛnɛ, Nya kɛnɛ fɛrɛ la! N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ, Nya fɛɛrɛ la! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Furu kɛ, furu la! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Nya furu, n bɛ kɛla! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Furu kɛ, furu la! Kɛnɛ! Kɛnɛ! Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ! ZAMBOYA! N bɛɛ furu kɛ! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** [VERSE] Nde i ye a si ma kɛru, Nde i ye a si ma fɛɛn, I na fɔxɔ i bɔ Ni i na bɔ nɔŋ kaara. Dunia ye bɛrɛ kɛnya, Dunia ye bɛrɛ kɔrɛ. Futuru di nɔkɔra Dunuŋ na tile. *(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)* **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: A kɔrɛ ya? Crowd: N torɔ! N torɔ! Lead: A kaɗi kɛ bɔ? Crowd: N na! N na! Lead: A kaɗi sabati? Crowd: Tɔɔrɔ tɛ! Lead: N na dɔɔ kun! *(Percussion builds.)* Zam! Zam! Kɔrɛ! Kɔrɛ! Bo! Bo! Fɔ! Fɔ! Ya! Ya! Tanɛn! ZAMBOYA! Fɛɛn ye! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Jine, dunia na tɔɔrɔ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Fɛɛn ye, kɔrɛ tɔɔrɔ! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Dunia na sabati! Kɔrɛ! Kɔrɛ! Fɔ! Fɔ! ZAMBOYA! Fɛɛn na! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Kɔrɛ n na, Kɔrɛ n i na. Dunya di nɔkɔra A na tɔɔrɔ. Sweefin di a jine, A fɔxɔ, a na tɔɔrɔ. Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Jine. Nɔkɔra. Fɔxɔ kɛ. ZAMBOYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*