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[Bambara] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Ko kan ka dô yôrô.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, i ka! A ni i ka! I ka fôlô la? I ka don la? Ala ka i bô! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sakili kɔnɔ, dô yôrô! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniya yèlèma, "Kô!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fôlô da kalo la! Kelen don, Filan don— TUMBAYA! Ni bèlèba ka kɔrɔ! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Kun fôlô san bɛn Nafolo ye dɔɔrɔ. Sini barika yèlèma, Dɔgɔkun bɔ la saba. Mogo den ka don, Mogo den ka bɔlɔ. Mogo den ka fôlô K'i ma n'i kɔnɔ. Musokè ka sigi dôgô, Fadenw ka kalan kɛ. Dɔgɔden ka sira jɛ Ka bɔgɔra jɔrɔ. Kaw ka jɛman kɛ, Kaw ka ka sira. Fôlô ye sira fè Ni si kɛ aw ye. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** O, i ka tugu n'ka fɛ, I ka tugu kalo kɛ. Jigi yɔrɔ la, ka furu, Ka don ka ban sira. Ni i ka barika, Bɔlɔ kɛ mogo min. Fôlô bɛ ye kalo, Ni aw bɛ ye kɛ! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sakili kɔnɔ, dô yôrô! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniya yèlèma, "Kô!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fôlô da kalo la! Kelen don, Filan don— TUMBAYA! Ni bèlèba ka kɔrɔ! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Boro kɛ! Dô! Dô! Ba! Ba! Fɔ! Fɔ! Jɔ! Jɔ! Ala ka bô! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Jɛkulu ka siran, Wɛrɛ ka fôlô. Kalan ka sira sɔrɔ, Jɛkaw ka siran. Duguw la kalo, Misiw la kalo, Mogow ka bɔlɔ ni Fôlô ka sira. Sweefin ka fɔlô, Ka bɔlɔ kɛ, Ka jɛman kɛ, Ka yɔrɔ fɛn. Ni mogo ka sira, Mogo ka kɛ. Fôlô bɛ ka kalo, Ni aw bɛ ye kɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** O, i ka tugu n'ka fɛ, I ka tugu kalo kɛ. Jigi yɔrɔ la, ka furu, Ka don ka ban sira. Ni i ka barika, Bɔlɔ kɛ mogo min. Fôlô bɛ ye kalo, Ni aw bɛ ye kɛ! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sakili kɔnɔ, dô yôrô! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniya yèlèma, "Kô!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fôlô da kalo la! Kelen don, Filan don— TUMBAYA! Ni bèlèba ka kɔrɔ! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** [VERSE] Si yirini bɛ dɔn ka kɛ, Si i kɔrɔ bɛ nyɔgɔ fɛn dɔrɔn, I bɛ jɛya kɛra, Sini la i bɛ se sɔn. Dɔɔrɔ min ye jɔyɔrɔ, Kuma min ye donkilin. Sini bɛ bɛ ka di, Ni an bɛ tɛgɛ ka tɔɔrɔ. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* [SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD] Fɛgnɛ ye i dali... Donkili ye i jɛ... Dunfɛ bɛ ka sɛbɛn... I bɛ siran! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Fɛgnɛ ye i ma? Crowd: Awo, a bɛ! Lead: Ritimini? Crowd: Ne ni i! Lead: N’ bɛ fɔ? Crowd: Tɔɔrɔ bɛ! Lead: An bɛ sara! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Dɔrɔn! Dɔrɔn! Ba! Ba! Fɔ! Fɔ! Ya! Ya! Bɔ kɔnɔ! TUMBAYA! Jɛgɛn ni! *(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! Mɔgɔ yira sara! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Dunfɛ bɛ siran, “Ka taa!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fɛgnɛ bè sini kɛ! Dɔrɔn kɔ, Dɔrɔn fɛ! TUMBAYA! Jɛgɛn bɛ ka sɛbɛn! [OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR] Dɔɔrɔ kɛlɛ fɛnɛ, Dɔɔrɔ kɛlɛ jɔyɔrɔ. Jɛya bɛ yɛrɛ kɛ, Sini bɛ kɛra kɛ. Sweefin bɛ jɛya kɛ, Ka kɛ, ka bɔ, ka dɔ. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Fɛgnɛ ye sara dɔrɔn. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*