Bamako City (Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 15th November 2014)

[Spoken: Damon Albarn] Thank you Wha— it's a great, it's a great pleasure to be here Thank you I want to introduce The Heavy Seas And, I wan—, hehe, I wanna try Well, we-we're gonna play a few songs from a record that, uh I was part of, really lucky, really kinda changed my life Back thirteen years ago, called Mali Music And, uh, well, we're really, you know I'm, feel very privileged to have my Very old friend Afel Bocoum here And another old friend, Madou Diabaté So, we're gonna, uhm Wе're gonna sort of travel a bit [Instrumental Intro] [Chorus: Afel Bocoum] Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta [Verse: Afel Bocoum] Oumou daouda bannou pa ya daouda Natié ba bi dou ba wou dolam do Dou bal fi yata gé ba mma wara lé Noumou a djoula trage ba mma wara lé Jarasa sokoura jayra ana mouséo [Chorus: Afel Bocoum & Backup Singer] Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta [Verse: Afel Bocoum] Oumou daouda bannou pa ya daouda Natié ba bi dou ba wou dolam do Dou bal fi yata gé ba mma wara lé Noumou a djoula tragе ba mma wara lé Jarasa sokoura jayra ana mouséo [Chorus: Afel Bocoum & Backup Singer] Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta [Interlude: Afel Bocoum] Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you to come We are invited by Damon and friends And I would like to send much love And hope to my country, Mali It's very difficult and sad It, eh, another kind of help, thank you for that May God save Mali No music, no wedding, no meeting, nothing Because rubbel, eh, disease, crisis And I, I heard, this n—, eh, this night We have six cases of Ebola It's too much for one hand We need the help Thank you so much [Saxophone Solo] [Chorus: Afel Bocoum & Backup Singer] Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta Ngalla djébé na ngambaré yara ta