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Includes unlimited streaming of Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and The Gambia
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lyrics
I a o Adiatta ejukotool Ee ah oh Adiatta, I didn’t see her
Elisa ejukutool o e ma Elisa, I didn’t see her oh ay ma
Bouba Dioumaye bukon kai? Bouba Dioumaye where is he?
Añiil ajoola tan dutokool burok The Jola child does nothing but work
dahase
Mama Aline Sitoe Mama Aline Sitoe
Ubonket wulaw kasumay kulanuul We pray that peace returns to the Casamance
bo Casamance kuwañaal
Ata Emit aranbenool anubaj Father Emit return us to peace
da kasumay
Di burokolaal duyokale And to our work farming rice
Aha añiil asukaten Aha the poor child
Powerful collection rooted in the stories that must be re-told. Played by some of the most generous community music people I’ve met during my foray into Old Time music.
This CD is a keeper! Ellen B. (Elly) Marshall
A master of the West African kora, living in Denmark, brings together folk and pop from different corners of the globe to stunning effect. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 5, 2018