[Mandinka] Zumaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZUMAYA *Jokoo Luma. Kanu Luma.* **[INTRO — Handclaps, Marimba, Deep Bass]** *(Two claps)* Hey! Hey! I mu ye? Ala ka jabi jabi! Zu-ma-ya! *(Bass drops)* **[CHORUS — Infectious Afro-House Hook]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Domo yeh joo luma! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Kanu ka daka la nyi! Dingo la, dingo la, Joloto ka kili! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kanu luma joo luma! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Syncopated Guitar]** Kanu kanu jii kema, Bantaba buka nene. Kunu la julo kema, Kanu ka daka la nyi. Baa lu la nye teela, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Fo kili ye mansa, Kanu ka jii la nyi. Kanu ka kanu ye nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka jii la nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka kanu ye nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka jii la nyi. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]** Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka jii la nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi! Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka jii la nyi! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Domo yeh joo luma! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Kanu ka daka la nyi! Dingo la, dingo la, Joloto ka kili! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kanu luma joo luma! **[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]** Naa! Di! Joloto ka kili! Kanu! Kanu! Kanu ka tilo nyi! Zu! Ma! Ya! Domo yeh! Zu! Ma! Ya! Hey! Hey! Hey! **[VERSE 2 — Warm Female Lead, Rolling Log Drums]** Mama ka tilo nyi, Papa ka tilo nyi. Dimba ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka jii la nyi. Kanu ka jii la nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka jii la nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka jii la nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka jii la nyi. Kanu ka kanu ye nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka jii la nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka jii la nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi! Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka jii la nyi! **[CHORUS — Festival Drop]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Domo yeh joo luma! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Kanu ka daka la nyi! Dingo la, dingo la, Joloto ka kili! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kanu luma joo luma! **[BRIDGE — Percussion Break, Layered Voices]** Kanu ka tilo nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. Kanu ka jii la nyi, Kanu ka tilo nyi. [Verse] Koo faata, laa ko faata, Koo laa ko ke diyaa. Kanu bulo teeri la, Kanu bulo teeri kaani. *(Music drops to handclaps)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Kanu bulo teeri? Crowd: Nto! Nto! Lead: Kanu bulo laa? Crowd: N laa! N laa! Lead: N ka kanu teeri? Crowd: A be! A be! Lead: Fo n jangi ka kanu! *(Bass returns)* Fu! Fa! Jangi ka kanu! Ku! Ku! Kanu bulo laa! Sweefin! Sweefin! Kanu bulo laa! Zu-ma-ya! Fo n teeri laa! **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ala bulo laa kanu! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Kanu bulo laa kanu! Kanu bulo, kanu bulo, Jangi ka kanu! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ala bulo laa kanu! **[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Fading Handclaps]** Kanu bulo, Kanu bulo laa. Kanu bulo laa, Kanu bulo laa. Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Sweefin bulo laa, Kanu bulo laa. Zu-ma-ya! Kanu bulo laa! *(Final drum hit)*