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[Soninke] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Duniyankoo danbe fo xarakoo.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, i ka! I ka! I ni duniyankoo? I ni donso jiyo? Alaa, jango! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Nda jiyo, danbe fo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniyankoo fo, “Taa!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! I ni duniyankoo fo! Foforroo kelen, Foforroo fila— TUMBAYA! Xarakoo kaara! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Kunu tile a bori, Ko suku ye suxuma. Tile tile a baxi, A ko banni be sunna. A ke donso, a ke xuru, A ke duniyankoo xuru. A ke xuru kanne, A la ko a be sunna. Muso ko fooro, Sama ka se wa. Denke ka da kanne, A be tile la. N ma fo xarakoo, N ma fo xuru. Duniyankoo jango, N ka se wa. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, a xuru la na, A xuru la tile tile. A la ko a be sunna, Nda donso ke wa. I ni tile tile, I ke na. Duniyankoo jango, A ka ke wa! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Nda jiyo, danbe fo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniyankoo fo, “Taa!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! I ni duniyankoo fo! Foforroo kelen, Foforroo fila— TUMBAYA! Xarakoo kaara! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Kelen kelen! Nda! Nda! Ba! Ba! Saxi! Saxi! Sira sira! Kuma da! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Fooro ka fooro, Duniyankoo ka se wa. Xuru ka xuru, A kanne a ke wa. Duniyankoo ka jango, A ka ke wa. Duniyankoo ka jango, A ka ke wa. Sama ka se wa, Duniyankoo ka jango. Duniyankoo ka jango, A ka ke wa. A ka ke wa, Duniyankoo ka se wa. Duniyankoo ka jango, A ka ke wa. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, a xuru la na, A xuru la tile tile. A la ko a be sunna, Nda donso ke wa. I ni tile tile, I ke na. Duniyankoo jango, A ka ke wa! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Nda jiyo, danbe fo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniyankoo fo, “Taa!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! I ni duniyankoo fo! Foforroo kelen, Foforroo fila— TUMBAYA! Xarakoo kaara! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[VERSE]** Su n'kaara da n'faara ni, Su n'saama kelen na. N'ka n'yaafa n'ye n'faara, Su n'bun n'yaara ni. **[CHORUS]** N'kaara ben n'duura, N'feere ben n'yaafa. N'saama n'yaara ni, Su n'baara kelen. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** N'do kaara na… N'do saama na… N'do foyi kaara… Su n'duura! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: N'do kaara? Crowd: Iye, n'do! Lead: N'do saama? Crowd: N'ye n'do! Lead: N'su na? Crowd: N'ko n'duura! Lead: N'su n'kaara! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Demba! Demba! Ba! Ba! Tumba! Tumba! Ya! Ya! Jigi kaara! TUMBAYA! N'feere kaara! *(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! N'kaara n'ye n'duura! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! N'saama n'kaara ni! Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! N'do kaara n'yaara! Kelen n'duura, Kelen n'yaara— TUMBAYA! N'do kaara ni! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** N'kaara kelen n'duura, N'kaara kelen n'yaara. N'faara n'ye n'duura, N'faara n'ye n'yaara. Sweefin n'yaara ni, N'do n'yaara ni. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! N'kaara ben n'duura. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*