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Nyota Yako

By arthurbuliva - Posted on May 22nd, 2008
  • Nyota Yako View all from TID
    Top In Dar
    2008
    Swahili
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANm5uEbzze4

Chorus:
Jua kwamba wewe ndio wangu
Baridi ya roho 'seisha na hamu
Sura yako dawa kwangu
Raha za pungu' kando zangu [Not really sure what this means]
Mahaba yako ndio tiba yangu
Nyota yako yang'ara yangu

Hebu tathmini kisha nipe jibu
'vi kwanini hutaki kunijibu
Mitihani yote nimeshinda
Nadhani ni wakati
Penzi letu sisi liwe wazi
Roho yangu inauma (a lady helps co-sing this line)
Maumivu sasa basi
Sasa basiiiii

Ni kwa thabiti nielewe
Pesa sio mapenzi...
Pesa sio mapenzi...
Kwa utenzi huu
Nielewe baby
Nakuhitaji mpenzi
Wewe nd'o faraja yangu
Wewe nd'o faraja yangu
Far

Sampling African music - Soul Makossa

By Chale - Posted on May 21st, 2008
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Soul Makossa Cameroun Manu DibangoThere have been many instances where African musicians have sampled popular American songs. The sampling gets done so blatantly that you could call some songs 'Thriller in Swahili', 'Amazing Grace in Zulu' and 'Unleash the dragon in Twi'. One popular remix or sampling is that of Banky W's Ebute metta which was also first known as the Nigerian remix of Rihanna's Umbrella. People may complain about the lack of originality of these African musicians but maybe they will care to know that Manu Dibango's Soul Makossa is part of the backbone for Rihanna's worldwide hit - Please don't stop the music. "Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-ma-ko-ssa" is that line that has kept dance floors going since 1972.

Kom speel

By ogopabutterfly - Posted on May 20th, 2008
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  • Kom speel View all from Gal Level
    Gal Level
    Act like you know
    2007
    Daphne Willibard, Frieda Haindaka
    English
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POhyLbDFHy0

Chorus
Ai kom speel nou saam tog
Ai kom speel nou saam, o kangalo kawa (repeat) X2

Daphne’s Verse
Amushe on the dance floor
Linyenga tamu sketa now
You can do it
Ek hou mos van makitie
Ndihole oku dansa, shake it, break it, groove it all night
Linyengeni just like that,
Tifukuleni all the way, dansa, shake it, break it groove it all night
I wanna see you break it down, come on break it to this song
Dansa, shake it, break it, groove it all night.

Frieda’s verse
Just give another moment and I will turn it all around
I mean I w

Chit-chat: Naija Nitemare

By Museke - Posted on May 19th, 2008
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Museke: How are you?
Naija Nitemare: Gud men..chillinn workin hard on both mixtapes n da album cummin out early next year...

Museke: Can you tell us about your background and family?
Naija Nitemare: Yea...born n brougth up in NIGERIA(EDO STATE) moved down here wen I was 12 yearz wif da fam...started rappin wen I was 10..but didn't put out
nuthin till my big break in 2006..gettin signed under hoodridaz ENT.
now run a lable called "SLUM CITY BOYZ" so eva since den I've been doin
me.

Museke: How did you get the name Naija Nitemare?
Naija Nitemare: Da name naija came 4rm da luv of my country while nitemare was given 2 me by linzo my C.E.O, I added both 2gether n it came out hot n raw...

Okyeame Kwame's second album: M'awensem

By Chale - Posted on May 17th, 2008
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One of my favorite rappers in Ghana is Okyeame Kwame aka the Rap Doctor. After the interview I had with him, I may be tempted to say he is pushing for the title of ‘favorite’ period. He is already known as one of the best lyricists in Ghana and is one of the most featured rappers in the country. He has the honour of being the rapper featured on Daddy Lumba’s remix, Obi ate me so bo. Apart from Lumba’s songs with Mr. Borax, he had never featured a rapper. Such is the pedigree of the old KASS boy who is one-half of famed rap duo, Akyeame.

Okyeame Kwame’s latest album is called M’anwensem. It is the Twi translation of ‘my poetry’. Not many people liken poetry to music. I am a pretty good poet but have not been able to write any good music. Okyeame Kwame can do both and is even merging them. He calls the album his poetry and it conveys his thoughts. Even the songs are written in stanzas and not choruses, hooks and verses like most songs are written. Quame Nsiah Appau is bringing something new and I believe he will leave a legacy with this effort. His Bohyeba album announced his arrival with hit songs like Mate ahwe ne do mu (I have fallen into her love), Hello Maame, Te m’ase (understand me) and Ghana Mmaa (Ghanaian women), while his critically acclaimed single on Obrafour’s Execution Diary called Opabeni enjoyed massive airplay.

Banky W

By enoch - Posted on May 16th, 2008
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    2008-05-16
    Olubankole Wellington

Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky W, is an American born-Nigerian R&B artiste.

His father is from Badagry while his mother is from Calabar in Cross River State. When he was five, we moved back to Nigeria and lived here for 12 years and attended Corona Primary School, Home Science Association Secondary School and Ajao Secondary School all in Lagos. He sang in a lot of choirs.

Kamata

By StoflapChi - Posted on May 16th, 2008
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  • Kamata View all from Faizel MC
    Faizel MC
    Kamata
    2008
    Fauz Bashir
    Swahili, Luganda
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39TV9l1gis

Eeeeeeeeeeeehhhh taaaaa, konendongoX2

KoonagwendongoX4
Kilila, kilila mama, Kilila gwe X2
Saka, saka saka baby saka X2
Koonagwendongo X4

Chorus

Elele elele elele eleleee, cheza mama (Kamata)
Elele elele elele elelee, cheza ngoma X2

Verse 1
Kino ekidongo kyendese
Baana beeka mulikuki
Situka lady, koona, vakubyensi wesanyuse
Kila siku mimi naleta ngoma
Tunacheza sote, ebu ebu come katika moss moss, lets dance together
Bulijjo Faizel ndeeta’bana bekyanga
Bulijjo nzeno ndeeta’mweno mwekyanga
Sijja nze, kupowa mpaka lwemunnakkilizaX2

X-Project

By jamie claude - Posted on May 16th, 2008
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  • X-Project View all from Nigeria
    2008-05-16
    Majeed Akinwunmi Akinwoye (Majeed), Aziz Mohammed Kamara (Slez), Salieu Umaru Sindi (Saal)

X-Project is an Afrobeat and hip hop group. Majeed Akinwunmi Akinwoye (Majeed) is from Nigeria while Aziz Mohammed Kamara (Slez), and Salieu Umaru Sindi (Saal) are from Sierra Leone.

The group was formed in 2000, with Majeed as band leader. Initially, the group had an additional group member Moses Kamara (Shack).

Jeremiah Gyang

By enoch - Posted on May 16th, 2008
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    2008-05-16
    Jeremiah Gyang

Jeremiah Gyang was born in Jos, Plateau State in Nigeria to a musically inclined family. He wrote his first song at the age of 7. By observing his father who was an accomplished vocalist as well as an instrumentalist, he learned how to play both the guitar and keyboard proficiently by the age of eleven.

Jeremiah worked in the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Abuja for 3 years as a keyboardist, percussionist and vocalist. He left thereafter to join Quest Media Studios in 2002, where he worked for two years as a songwriter and producer.

Nhlanhla brands herself, is Mafikizolo no more?

By Chale - Posted on May 14th, 2008
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Nhlanhla Sibongile Mafu Nciza MafikizoloMafikizolo and African music fans have to be wondering - has Nhlanhla Sibongile Mafu Nciza of Mafikizolo fame gone solo? She launched her first solo album last year and is now the face of Sunsilk as she seeks to shed her Mafikizolo image and push her name more into the limelight.

She has even launched a fashion line called NN Vibes or NN Vintage (NN are her initials). She owns it with her husband, music mogul and co-owner of TS Records, Thembinkosi “TK” Nciza. Thembinkosi owns TS Records with popular radio and TV personality, DJ Sbu Leope.

Nhlanhla released her debut solo album titled Inguquko (Change) through TS Records. This was after Mafikizolo abandoned plans for a new album and Nhlanhla quit Kalawa Jazmee to join TS Records. Kalawa believes we'll see more Mafikizolo music in the future as she still remains a member of the Mafikizolo duo but for now Nhlanhla is enjoying a successful solo career.

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