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[Temne] Jamora

by Swifin Echoes

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# JAMORA
*Wan Wol. Wan Ritim. Milyon Drim.*



[INTRO — Playful Marimba, Finger Snaps, Deep Afro-House Kick]

Hey!

A di si yu na de!

Wetin yu de wait fa?

Di musik na yu yone!

Oh-eh-oh!
Ah-ya-ya!

Wan smol step…

Wan smol smile…

Di wol don kam ya!



[CHORUS — IMMEDIATE EXPLOSIVE DANCE DROP]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Dance lek tumara stat tiday!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Evri bodi kach di light!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Tek dat feeling na di wol!

Step in!
Slide out!

Tun am op an mek am fly!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kam an dance na di bɛta side!



[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Las nait di strit bin quiet,
Notin de unda di mun.
Den sombodi fain di ritim,
An di whole block kach di tune.

Frum a windo kam a whistle,
Frum a doya kam a clap.
Sombodi step na di midul,
An di druma ansa bak.

Drim de behainch windo,
Stori de na evri fes.
Som don wait fo chanse,
Som de fain deya own way.

Weya di wol don kep wi distant,
Wi kin bild a bridge ensted.
Tun di musik to welkam,
Lem di ritim go ahead.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE VOCALS]

Yu de fil dat smol shiva
Wen di basline hit yu fut?

Yu de yeri di wol de kol
Tru di ritim of di bit?

Tek a step to sombodi,
Giv di momint rum to gro.

Wen wi bring wi drim togeder,
No telin weya wi go go!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Dance lek tumara stat tiday!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Evri bodi kach di light!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Tek dat feeling na di wol!

Step in!
Slide out!

Tun am op an mek am fly!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kam an dance na di bɛta side!



[POST-CHORUS — SIGNATURE DANCE CHANT]

Ja! Ja!
Step right in!

Mo! Mo!
Lem spin!

Ra! Ra!
Han op hai!

JAMORA!
Tɔch di sky!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Evri bodi!
Wi de ya!



[VERSE 2 — WARM FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Mammy de mek plan
Fo di biznes we she go grow.
Papa de tec skill
We en pikin dem fo know.

Fama get haves,
Trada get drim.
Young inventor de draw
We di wol neva bin sim.

Frum di village to di siti,
Frum di montin to di shor,
Evri pɔsin bring talɛnt,
Evri life deserve much mor.

Sweefin open ways to connect,
Fo exchange, create, an trade.
Wen more pɔsin get a path,
More possibilities we go mek.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILD]

Yu de fil dat smol shiva
Wen di basline hit yu fut?

Yu de yeri di wol de kol
Tru di ritim of di bit?

Tek a step to sombodi,
Giv di momint rum to gro.

Wen wi bring wi drim togeder,
No telin weya wi go go!



[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Dance lek tumara stat tiday!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Evri bodi kach di light!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Tek dat feeling na di wol!

Step in!
Slide out!

Tun am op an mek am fly!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kam an dance na di bɛta side!



[BRIDGE — SOULFUL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

If yu evr fil fɔgɛt,
If yu evr ston alon,

Mek yu fain open doya,
Mek yu fain ples we yu kol hom.

Evri vois deserve yeri,
Evri drim deserve chanse.

An tiday, unda dis star,
Evri bodi go dance.

Wi no kin promiss izi ansas,
Wi no kin wish di wok away.

Bot wi kin bild a lele bɛta
Wit di chɔisis mek tiday.

[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC STOPS]

*(One clap.)*

Hey!

Yu de yeri am?

*(Two claps.)*

Dis na di start, e don begin.

*(A low bass pulse.)*

Lɛh wi si am spread!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: O una redi?

Crowd: REDI!

Lead: Una de yeri?

Crowd: YERI!

Lead: Hu go join wi?

Crowd: ALL MAN!

Lead: Den muv yu bodi!



[THE JAMORA STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ja! Ja!
Kam na!

Mo! Mo!
Lɛh e spin!

Ra! Ra!
Hɔn op!

JAMORA!
Touch di sky!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP)*



[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — AFRO-HOUSE BASS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, MARIMBA]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!

*(Percussion solo, rolling bass, rising brass.)*



[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Dansa laik tumara start na it!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
All man catch di light!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Tek dat feeling worldwide!

Kam na!
Slide out!

Turn am op, lɛh e fly!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kam dans na di brighta side!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING VOCALS]

Wan million drim!
Wan million way!

Lɛh wi hope
Wit evriday!

Wan million voice!
Wan melody!

Wan world of possibility
For yu en mi!

JAMORA!



[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, CROWD VOCALS]

Wan small step,
Wan small smile.

Moa kind heart
Go travel far mile.

Sweefin bring wi ways fɔ connect,
Fɔ create, exchange, en grow.

Ja-ja-JAMORA!

Lɛh di whole world know!

Wan world.
Wan rhythm.
Wan million drim.

JAMORA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*