[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