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[Bambara] Unloopa

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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# UNLOOPA
*Bɛ kɛlɛ. Jigi yɛrɛ.*

**[INTRO — Bare Footsteps, Handclaps, Deep African Drum]**

*(Tumu ni dɔgɔ. Dunun bɛ jɔ.)*

Sira la, sira la,
Fɛn kɛ fɛn la.

Fɛn bɛ jɔ, 
Fɛn bɛ sɔrɔ.

Nba jɛ—

An bɛ jigi yɛrɛ!

Hey! Hey!

UNLOOPA!

**[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Bɛ kɛlɛ, kɔrɔ fɛ!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Sira fɔ, jigi kɛlɛ!

Fɔ a la!
Ka jɔ!

Kɔrɔ fɛ, sira la!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
An bɛ jigi yɛrɛ ni!

**[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Bright Highlife Guitar]**

Mama bɛ jɛki ko
Dɔrɔn wɛrɛ ni tile.

Tile kelen ka don, ka don
Ko kelen bɛ yɛrɛ.

I ka jigi bɔ a la,
A bɔ sira fɔ.

Jɛki kelen, jɔkɔrɔ kelen,
Ka sira bɛ ka yɛrɛ.

Farafinna bɛ jigi sira,
Ka fɛn bɛ kɔrɔ.

Dɔgɔ dɔnkili bɛ yɛrɛ
Ka fɔrɔ la.

I ni fɛn bɛ sɔrɔ,
A bɛ kɛlɛ.

Nba ka sira bɛ jigi,
Ka jigi yɛrɛ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]**

A ka fɔ, “I bɛ jɛ ye.”
An ka fɔ, “Nba ka bɔ?”

Kɔrɔ kelen la ka fɔ,
Sira fɔ!

Fɔrɔ bɛ ka jɔ,
Dunun bɛ kɔrɔ.

Sira la an bɛ yɛrɛ,
An bɛ jigi jigi!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Bɛ kɛlɛ, kɔrɔ fɛ!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Sira fɔ, jigi kɛlɛ!

Fɔ a la!
Ka jɔ!

Kɔrɔ fɛ, sira la!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
An bɛ jigi yɛrɛ ni!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Sira! Sira!
Bɛ kɛlɛ!

Fɔ a la!
Sira fɔ!

Hey! Hey!
Kɔrɔ fɔ!

UNLOOPA!
Jigi kɛlɛ nɛn!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]**

Fɛn dɔgɔ bɛ jigi,
Fɛn dɔgɔ bɛ fɔ.

Jɛki dɔgɔ bɛ kɛlɛ,
Jigi dɔgɔ bɛ fɔ.

Fɔrɔ la ka sira,
Kɔrɔ la ka fɔ.

Fɛn bɛ jigi sira,
Ka kɛlɛ bɛ jɔ.

Sira bɛ jɔ a la,
Ka jigi yɛrɛ.

Jigi bɛ fɔrɔ,
Ka sira bɛ yɛrɛ.

A bɛ sɔrɔ fɔrɔ,
Ka jigi yɛrɛ.

A bɛ jigi jigi,
Ka sira bɛ yɛrɛ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

A ka fɔ, “I bɛ jɛ ye.”
An ka fɔ, “Nba ka bɔ?”

Kɔrɔ kelen la ka fɔ,
Sira fɔ!

Fɔrɔ bɛ ka jɔ,
Dunun bɛ kɔrɔ.

Sira la an bɛ yɛrɛ,
An bɛ jigi jigi!

**[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Bɛ kɛlɛ, kɔrɔ fɛ!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Sira fɔ, jigi kɛlɛ!

Fɔ a la!
Ka jɔ!

Kɔrɔ fɛ, sira la!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
An bɛ jigi yɛrɛ ni!

**[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Slow Handclaps]**

N b'a la ka mun b'a fa
Ala ka bon ka n be se.

N b'a la ka so feri ye
Ala ka so feri ye i ka bo.

Ka a ke n'ba kɔnɔ
Ka a ke n'muso kɔnɔ

Taga dun ka fɔ, kɛnɛya
Ka bɛ i ka jɛgɛ.

*(Silence. One heartbeat.)*

**[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]**

Ala ka duguma bɛ ka nyi?

Ala ka kɔnɔ bɛ ka jɛgɛ?

*(A single drumbeat.)*

Tige jɛ!

K'a fɔra!

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: I bɛ kɔrɔ bɔ a kɔ?
Crowd: Ayi! Ayi!

Lead: I bɛ kɔrɔ jɛgɛ?
Crowd: Kɔ! Kɔ!

Lead: A ye bɔ kɛ kɛlɛ?
Crowd: I ka bɔ!

Lead: Ala ka i fɔ!

*(Bass builds)*

Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ!
Ala ka fɔ!

Fɔra! Fɔra!
Ka jɛgɛ!

Dɔ! Dɔ!
Bɔ! Bɔ!

UNLOOPA!
Ayi kɛra!

*(Massive bass drop — extended instrumental dance break)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Fɔra kɔrɔ, i ka bɔ!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Kɔnɔ jɛgɛ, fɔ kɔrɔ!

Fɔra!
Ka jɛgɛ!

Dɔ bɔ a yere yere!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Ala ka kɔnɔ jɛgɛ!

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Crowd Chant]**

Kɔrɔ kɔrɔ—
Ayi kɛra!

Fɔ fɔrɔ
Bɔ a yere.

Afrika ka duniya,
Ala ka kɔnɔ fɔ.

Sweefin bɛ yɛrɛ,
Ka yɛrɛ bɛ nɔgɔ.

Un-loop!
UNLOOPA!

Fɔra kɔrɔ.
Kɔnɔ jɛgɛ.

*(Final thunderous drum hit.)*