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