Makambo "Why?" - Zulu - Geoffrey Oryema - Red Shoe
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Makambo "Why?" - Zulu - Geoffrey Oryema - Red Shoe
Please Read: A story from the land of the Zulu in Africa. (NOTE: Some words in video spelled for effect or sound - as opposed to correct spelling.) Correct Artist and Source Information listed below. (To the extent possible.) Perhaps one of the most beautiful mood music songs in the world. While the actual lyrics are nearly impossible to interpret or translate - they cut across all language barriers and speak clearly to all peoples. Similarly the mood and the message of this song may be applied externally as it questions the human condition or internally for a mind bending, soul moving introspective look into the more personal matters of the heart. Either way it connects with the listener in a way that cannot be defined by mere words as it drips raw emotion and moves the soul. "Makambo" - Geoffrey Oryema - Uganda - Original Score - Geoffrey Oryema - "Red Shoe Diary" (I've been looking for love. But I didn't find it.) (Remix - Compilation) ************* FOR A GLIMPSE OF THIS EXCELLENT ARTIST GO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4_5KAiYaNs&feature=related "Why?" - Wally Badarou - Zulu Story (Remix - Compilation) (NOTE: Some words in video spelled for effect or sound - as opposed to correct spelling.) Title: "Why?" - By: Wally Badarou I've been asking for peace. Ngibathe Ngicelu Xolo (I've been asking for Peace) Ngatholi nzondo (But all I got was war) Ngibathe Ngecelu thando ma, ah oh (I've been looking for love) Yiningathi yini ngomhlaba (But I didn't find togetherness) Yini Singa Funu Zwano ? ah oh (What is wrong with the world?) Ngibathe Ngicelu Xolo (What is wrong with the people?) Ngatholi nzondo, ah oh (Why don't we want peace?) Washu mathambo espoki wathi (Says the Skeleton of Africa) Africa, Umhlaba ubolile (Africa, the world is rotting) Abantu bane nkohla kalo (People are turning to evil) Umhlaba ubolile (The world is rotting) Umhlaba unengozi (The world is wounded) Sudan, Rwanda, Angola, Malawi, Liberia, Zaire Stop the killing Phansingo dlame (Stop the killing) South Africa: war is never good Phansingo dlame (Stop the killing) So why ? So why ? So why ? Africa, Africa will sing - so why ? The sun in your heart is your smile - so why ? Wozani bizanu tula - So why ? (Come on, let's call for peace - zulu) Geoffrey Oryema (born April 16, 1953) is an internationally renowned Ugandan musician. At the age of 24, at the height of Idi Amin's power, Oryema was smuggled across the Ugandan border in the trunk of a car, following the death of his father, cabinet minister Erinayo Wilson Oryema, beginning a life in exile. Today his songs keep alive the languages of his youth - Swahili and Acholi and lost country of Uganda. Oryema has collaborated with, amongst others, Peter Gabriel. Gabriel's record label, Real World, helped with the first three of Oryema's albums. He later moved to Sony, in France where Oryema resides. Besides his native languages, he also sings in English and French. A Truly Inspired Master. All of his music is highly recommended. (lieon = lyon = king - translation not associated with any known or actual person.) *****
YouTube | May 9, 2008
