Africano ...The Mother of Groove
- Drum Affirmation
Lagbaja Olagbaja
Lagbaja omo Tamedu
Orin gbogbo,ilu gbogbo
Bo ba ti ba tijo wa
Tia ni
Ani bo ba ti ba tijo wa
Tia ni
Lagbaja Olagbaja
Lagbaja omo Tamedu
Orin gbogbo,ilu gbogbo
Bo ba ti ba tijo wa
Tia ni
Ani bo ba ti ba tijo wa
Tia ni
Bee fe e gbo
Bee fe e ko
Tia ni, tia ni.
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Africalypso
Africalypso, Africalypso
Some four hundred years ago
They took away my forefathers
From Africa to America
My forefathers took along their music
And some became jazz
Some become soul
Some became rhythm and blues, swing, big band,
Bop, hip hop, funk, jazz, rap, reggae, raga
And some became calypso
The body can be enslaved but never ever the spirit
So wherever there’s soul in the music
Wherever the spirit moves the music
Whether in Trinidad and Tobago
Whether Brasilia, I say Brasilia
America, Europa, Australia, Asia
Wherever there’s soul in the music
Behinde it you find the African
Africalypso, Africalypso
Ah! Ayan, show them Africa
Eeeeee, Ooooo, Ayeele, Africa
Ikira o, Eee, Eee, Eee, Eh!
Ah! ..... Africalypso
Lagbaja, Lagbaja
Lagbaja Olagbaja
Lagbaja omo Tamedu
Tamedu omo Lamorin
Lamorin omo Lakasegbe
Lakasegbe omo Laado
Laado mom Lagbaja
Orin gbogbo,ilu gbogbo
Bo ba ti ba tijo wa, tia ni
Ani bo ba ti ba tijo wa
Tia ni
Bee fe e gbo
Bee fe e ko
Tia ni, tia ni, tia ni
Ikira, Eee,Eee, Eee, Eh!
Africalypso, Africalypso
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Who Man?
Mankind shall never find justice
Until first we ensure justice between the sexes
Man to woman
Who? Who man without woman?
He’s nothing, nothing at all
We cannot do without her, Yet she’s disrespected
The day she gets her due, mankind would discover
Justice long elusive, no injustice is greater
Than man to woman, Man oppresses woman so
How would life be? A world without woman?
Empty as a ghost town, Eerie as a graveyard
Who is man? Who? Who man without woman?
He’s nothing, nothing at all
She bares with dignity, The stress of pregnancy
How dare we complain, It’s a daughter not a son
Would you have existed, Were your mother never born,
If you call yourself the stronger sex, let me see
Your hand in the air, Maybe you should bare the baby,
What a site would be, To see man in labour
Man oppresses woman so
How would life be? A world without woman?
Empty as a ghost town, Eerie as a graveyard
Who? Who man? Who is man without woman?
He’s nothing, he’s nothing at all
Ah … orchestra
Tell me what would you do without woman
Adam minus Eve? Zero! Romeo minus Juliet? Zero!
Jack minus Jill? Zero! John minus Janet? Odo rabata!
Kola minus Lola? Zero! Ade minus Sade? Zero!
Femi minus Kemi? Zero! Owei minus Premo? Odo
Rabata!
Adamu minus Hauwa? Zero! Emeka minus Ngozi?
Zero! Chinedu mius Ada? Zero! Gari without sugar?
Odo rabata! Boli ti o lepa? Odo rabata!
Who are you? Who are you re? Ah! Without woman?
Oo ja mo nkankan
Nothing! You are nothing man, Nothing at all
Whoooo? Who make life sweet? Woman!
Who make man happy? Woman!
Yet can make man cry o? Woman!
Woman! Woman! Respect! Woman!
Who born your grandpa? Woman!
Who born your father? Woman!
So treat her nice! Woman!
Respect the mother of the world!
How would life be? A world without woman?
Empty as a ghost town, Eerie as a graveyard
Who man? Who? Who man without woman?
He’s nothing at all
Humankind shall never find justice
Until first we ensure justice between the sexes
For it is the same way the so called stronger sex
Oppresses the weaker sex
That the stronger man oppress the weaker man
And the stronger nations oppress the weaker nations
May it not come to pass, Likewise
That someday, The extraterrestrial cometh to oppress
humankind
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Mammoney
Ah ... ailowo lowo ajanilaya baba ijaya
After you thief thief finish
And after committing other ungodly atrocities
You go mosque on Friday, Allah Akbar
You go church on Sunday, Alleluyah
You deceive yourself that you worship God
You can quote all the verses of the holy book
But as long as corruption full your soul
Verily, verily, I say unto you
You worship not the living God
But the biggest idol in the whole world
Who do you worship? Orisa mammoney orisa?
Searc your soul, you worship money?
Dollar dollar, Yen yen …… baba cash
Pound pound, euro euro …. cash cash
Cefa cefa, Cedi cedi
Rand rand, Naira naira
You thief all the money carry abroad
Building foreign economy while the people suffer
in penury
You claim to worship God
You fool nobody but yourself
For the creator sees the soul
Break it down, break it down
Doth sayeth the Lord
No man can serve two masters
Either he would hate the one and serve the other
Or else he would hold to the one and despice the other
Ye cannot serve God and mammoney
Do you worship God or do you worship money?
Further sayeth the Lord
Thou shall have no other God but me
Is money serving you or you serving money?
You spending money or money spending you?
After your prosperity, do you share aplenty?
Would you wait until your deathbed to look back
And realize, Oh all is vanity?
Verily, verily, I say unto you
They worship not the living God
But the biggest idol in the whole world
Who do you worship? Orisa Mammoney orisa?
Search your soul, Do you worship money?
Dollar dollar, Yen Yen
Pound pound, Euro euro
Cefa Cefa, Cedi Cedi
Rand rand, Naira naira
Search your soul, search your soul
You claim to worship God
You fool nobody but yourself
For the creator sees the soul -
Rock Me Gentle
Take it easy, let me flow
And you flow with me
Flow with the rhythm, Easy
Easy not so busy
Enough jumping around,
Enough prancing
Are we dancing or exercising?
Eeee Let me hold your hand now
Bodies fused as one
Sway together now
Our bodies move as one
Rock me gentle, rock me slow
Let the rhythm, rock my soul
Why do you hustle?
Do you wanna wrestle?
This is not a tussle
You just rock my torso
Can’t you see the mood is right
Can’t you feel the groove is tight
Eeee let me hold your hand now …… (bridge)
Rock me gentle, rock me slow
Let the rhythm, rock my soul
- Never Far Away
Hmmm all alone, when I think about the good times
That we shared together baby
I cannot understand how we ever let things fall apart
Sipanpala iyawo towo osi bobe, sipanpala
Uh all alone, when I think about the good times
That we shared together baby
I cannot understand, how we ever let things get so bad
I shouldn’t have let you go
Let you out of my sight baby
I never knew how much I cared
Never knew
Wherever I go, wherever you are
Baby baby you’re never far away
You’re always on my mind
Sipanpala iyawo towo osi bobe, sipanpala
When I think of you, All I see is your smile
I can feel it, Someday we’d be together again
I can’t wait to see that day
We’d be together again
Baby baby baby you and I
Let it be soon
Wherever I go …
I wish I never, I wish I never let you go
I wish I made you stay right by my side
Baby you’re always on my mind
Always always always always
Baby baby you’re never far away
You’re always on my mind - Aisan
Ko gbodo mu mi ju e o
Ko gbodo mu e ju mi o
Bo ba sesi mukan jukan
Pagidari! Awo se kini o
Awo fe fo niyen
Se wipe won sope
Abokoku ni e
Se wipe won sope
Mo ti ra e niye
Se wipe won sope
Mo ti yi e lori
Se wipe won sope
Ife npa e bi oti
Se wipe won sope
Ife ti di e, o di e loju
Se wipe won sope
Bigbin fa ikarahun a tele
Iwo figbe le fagbepo
Adimeru tiwon niyen
Falana gbo ti e
Tara eni la gbo
Se wipe won sope
Ife ti yi e lori
En, igba na wa nko
Oda na, so fun mi
Ka ma tan raw a je
Ka soro sibi toro wa
Se won paro mo e ni
Ife yio Aisan ni
Ife, O ga, Aisan
Sabokoku ko ni e
Won o paro mo e ke
O wa mo un to je o dara
Bo se nse e lo nse mi
Bo se nse mi lo nse e
Ife yin pa emi mi oti
O ti ko siwo lori
O da emi ni gbese
Ehen aisan ni
O fo wo loju
Ee Aisan ni o, aisan ni o
Aisan ti o gbogun
KOluwa ma fi se wa
Amo eyi ti se wan a
Temi o gbogun afi iwo
Tie o gbogun afi emi
Itakun to sogba to sogba
Lo sagbe lo selegede
Bo se mu e lo mu mi o
Bo se mu mi lo mu e
Ko ya moo mu wa dogba baun ni o
Ko gbodo mu mi ju o o
Ko gbodo mu o ju mi o
Bo ba sesi mukan jukan
Pagidari awo se kini
Pagidari awo se kini, pagidari awo se kini
Pagidari awo payin
Awo fo
Awo ya
Awo tu
Mo won lori lai sawa
Eyi ti se wan a aaa
Temi o gbogun afiwo
Tie o gbogun afemi
Ko gbodo mu mi ju e o
Ko gbodo, ko gbodo gbodo mu e ju mi o
Bo ba sesi mukan jukan
Pagidari awo se kini o
Awo ya
- Dream Come True
You came along, You proved me wrong
I thought that I could never ever find
You are the only one, Who makes life fun
You’re the only one of your kind
I’d been searching for so long for a girl like you
Someone who would make me happy every time she smiled
Someone I could share my life, my love, my everything with
I’d been through a lot of girls I thought I wanted
I had looked in every nook and corner I couldn’t find
So I lost all hope ‘cos I was sure that I could never find
Then you came along, you proved me wrong
I thought that I could never find
You are the only one, who makes life fun
You’re the only one of your kind
You are my dream come true
Mo momo wa
Un o mo mo ri
Afi wo nikan soso
I’d been searching for so long for a guy like you
Someone who would make me happy every time he smiled
Someone I could share my love, my life my everything with
I’d been through a lot of guys I thought I wanted
I had looked in every nook and corner I couldn’t find
So I lost all hope ‘cos I was sure that I could never find
But then you came along …..
Mo momo wa …..
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Scream
This is Mode nine and Lagbaja on the bass
Giving the world a taste of the African groove
Jam the bass,jam the bass
The game is changing now, I find the ball in my court
Someone call the cheerleaders, I need some vocal support
If you find it hard to feed your family one square meal
And you’re flat broke and suddenly our kids fall ill
Others get mocked by friends ‘cos they don’t puff els
They make ‘em feel rejected like they don’t mix well
Oh well if you’re in school and not lazy
Yet your future kinda seems hazy
Let off some steam before you go crazy
Or you’re a baby growing up and your parents don’t
Understand you
Back then it was cool but now they cant stand you
And you’ve had it up to here which is not surprising
Or you’re chick and your guy’s pressurizing
You feel the pressure rising
Just fight back the tears
Or you’ve been looking for a job for the past ten years
Worried to a point where you grow grey hair
I got the medicine let off some hot air
Just scream if you’ve had it up to here
Let it out, let it out, let it out, let it out
Don’t stop till you see a change
It’s dangerous to be silent
Life is tough like hell
The world is not well
Evil is tough to quell
Nuff reasons to yell
Scream off some tension
Scream! Get attention
Scream!
I scream when the law be wrongfully arresting
Amidst the chaos my voice wont be resting
After the silence is the wailing and screaming
What is the meaning of all this noise pollution
We scream out loud to start off a revolution
I’m a proud African intellect high
That’s why I shout out, walk chest out head in the clouds
I’m loud that’s why you hear me before you see me
They tried to lock me down but the hollering freed me
I bring the good vibes your ear drums need me
They scream feed me
When I holla on the mike I do the opposite of whispering
You hear me all night
If you duct tape my mouth the war would still be fought
With words transmitted through mental thoughts
I shout like we do each other in traffic
Screaming like a psycho acting erratic
Shhhhh just kill the noise and holla back without
A word
If you’re telepathic
I got the medicine, let off some hot air
Scream if you’ve had it up to here
Let it out, Let it out, let it out, let it out
Don’t stop till you see a change
It’s dangerous to be silent
Life is tough like hell …
Scream!
Make yourself heard
If they don’t wanna hear, we blow their ear
Get their attention
Scream!
Till you see a change
We’ve no choice
Than to scream
On the top of our voices
Don’t stop till you see a change
It’s dangerous to be silent
- Skentele Skontolo
Ko si fashion kan to ju tia lo
Iro ati buba yen pelu gele skontolo
Ah! Gele o dun bii ka mo we
Ka moo we ko dabi ko ye ni
Gele o dun bii ka moo we
Ka moo we ko dabi ko ye ni
Eyi ye e o
Baba ta lo so pe ko ye e? Awon da?
Baba ta lo so pe ko ye e
Ki keke pa, ko pa mo won lenu
Keketike paa mo baba won lenu
Ki keke pa se, ko pa mo won lenu se
Keketike paa mo baba won lenu
Oro hunrun hunrun inu elede lo mi gbe
Bo ba soju lo ndun won ka gba jigi fun won
Se tori mi le lo ge gele skentele
Se tori mi le lo ge gele skentele
Abi tori won le ge gele skentele
Bo ba se tori mi le ge eeeeee
Emi naa a ge fila mi skontolo
Onigele yi … sekentele, E joo ma …skontolo
Onigele yi … sekentele, E joo ma …skontolo
Ki lo de, O ti lo wa ju baby
E saa ma figba wa loju
Eyi wa nle e de ni o si nkankan
Aaa ki lo de? Why o mama?
Mi o mama reyin ma ah e joo
E ba mi sun sibi, E je ki nriwaju
Onigele yi, Ejoo ma
Ki lo de, Ah aree aree
E ma ma je o jabo, O ma ti fe tu leyin ke
Abi ki nshoki e leyin nibi
Tee ba tete shoki e a jabo
Load yi o wa poju aunty?
Bo ba sesi yirun seyin a tu ka
Why ooo, so fe yi mi lori ni?
O ti lo waju baby
This one dey you say nothing nothing nothing dey
Ah onigele yi … skentele, E joo ma … skontolo
Koju soko … Umbrella … Labalaba … Ice cream
Ceiling fan … Lukumo … National theatre …
E wo gele genge lori aji gbo toko … woman diesel
E wo gele genge lori aji gbo toko
Aye ni un o je un o ni jiya
E wo gele genge lori aji gbo toko
Satellite … Boys follow me … Overload leleyi o
Bee ba ge gele skentele, Ma ge fila skontolo
Fem … Fem … kan panu won lonje bee
Se baby yen wowo? Ko wowo,
So wowo? Ko wowo, Ani so wowo? Ko wowo
Ah wowo girls don finish for Naija
E ma tori mi, e ma tori mi ree ja ajaku o .. iwo, lenu e
E ma tori wa, e ma tori wa ree ja ajaku o
Eni gele mi ba wori e lo mi a we
Eni gele mi ba wori e lo mi a aaa
E ma to ri mi, e ma tori wa, E ma tori mi ree je ajaku o
Iwo! Gele o dun bii ka mo we
Ka moo we ko dabi ko ye ni
Eyi ye e o baba ta lo so pe ko ye e
Baba ta lo so pe ko ye e
Ki keke pa, ko pa mo won lenu
Se tori wa le lo ge gele skentele
To ba se tori mi le lo ge gele skentele
Emi naa a ge fila mi skontolo
Onigele yi … skentele, E joo ma … skontolo - Emi Mimo
Emi Mimo, so kale
Emi Mimo, sori mi
Emi Mimo, latoke wa
Fokan mi, se bugbe
Fokan mi, se bugbe re
Emi Mimo, ba le wa
Emi Mimo, sile wa
Emi Mimo, latoke wa
File wa, se bugbe
File wa o, se bugbe re
Emi Mimo, so kale
Emi Mimo, silu wa
Emi Mimo o, latoke wa
Filu wa, se bugbe
Filu wa o, se bugbe re
Fopin si
Rudurudu
Rederede
Radarada
Rederede
Hilahilo hilahilo hilahilo
Gbogbo aye nte siwaju
Kawa naa ba won te
Emi mimo nikan lole se
Ba gbeke le omo Adamo
Ee otubante
Igi ti a feyin ti
O fe wo luni pa
Awe dakun ba mi feju
O buta senu
E jowo e kin wa leyin
Won yegun sowo
Be olojo o dekun kika
Ekolo iboji
Won nreti ran ara yi
Ojo nlo ojo nlo ojo nlo
Emi mimo, so kale
Emi mimo, saye won
Emi mimo o, latoke wa
Fokan won, sebugbe
Fokan won o, sebugbe re