Habib Koite & Bamada – I Ka Barra (Your Work)

Habib Koite & Bamada – I Ka Barra (Your Work)

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About Habib Koité:

Habib Koité (born 1958 in Thiès, Senegal) is a solo singer, songwriter and guitarist, based in Mali. His band, Bamada, is a supergroup of West African musicians, including Kélétigui Diabaté playing balafon. Habib Koité is known primarily for his unique approach to playing the guitar by tuning it on a pentatonic scale and playing on open strings as one would on a kamale n’goni. Other pieces of his music sound more like the blues or flamenco which are two styles he learned under Khalilou Traore.

Habib Koité‘s vocal style is intimate and relaxed, emphasizing calm, moody singing rather than operatic technical prowess. Members of Bamada play talking drum, guitar, bass, drum set, harmonica, violin, calabash, and balafon. Habib Koité composes and arranges all songs, singing in English, French, and Bambara. Muso Ko is the debut album by Habib Koité & Bamada. Two tracks “I Ka Barra” and “Din Din Wo” are included in the Sample Music package included with Windows Vista.

lyrics:

BARRA BARRA hozd wel boghd ou zawara

barra barra fezd wel l’hozd ma b’qa amene

barra barra l’alach we ness menhoussine

barra barra la horma dolm wet ouboudia

barra barra nechfou l’widane helkou b’houratte

barra barra noujoum t’fate derguete chems

barra barra ma b’qa kheir la saada wala z’har

barra barra ma b’kate sadjra sektou la t’iour

barra barra ma bka lil ka n’har ghir dalma

barra barra jahanama ma b’ka zine

barra barra k’tar z’mane ma b’kate horma

barra barra fozd l’harb we dem isil

barra barra ghir l’hitane l’hitane waqfine

barra barra l’khaouf wa ness saktine

barra barra l’hozd wel boghd wa zawara

barra barra wel hozd ma b’qa amene

barra barra nechfou l’widane helkou l’bhourane

barra barra noujoum t’fate derguette chems

barra barra ma b’qa kheir la saada wata z’har

barra barra ma b’qa z’djour saktou la tiour

barra barra ma b’qa lil la n’har ghir dalma

barra barra gh’bina jahanama ma b’ka zine

barra barra k’tar z’méme ma b’qate horma

barra barra l’fezed wel harb wa dem isil

barra barra ghir l’hitane hitane waqfine

barra barra l’khaouf ness saktine

barra barra l’hozd fezd ou zawara

barra barra fezd wel hozd ma b’qa améne

barra barra noujoum t’fate derquéte chéms

barra barra ma b’qa kheir la saada la z’har

barra barra ma b’qa z’djour sektou lé tiour

barra barra ma b’qa lil ka n’har ghir dalma

barra barra djahanama ma b’qa zine

barra barra k’tar z’méne ma b’qate horma

Possible English Translation?
Why drink the water from my hand?
Contagious as you think I am
Just tilt my sun towards
your domain.
Your cup runneth over again.

(Chorus 1)
Don’t scream about
Don’t think aloud
Turn your head now baby
Just spit me out
Don’t worry about
Don’t speak of doubt
Turn your head now baby
Just spit me out

Why follow me to higher ground?
Lost as you swear I am.
Don’t throw away your basic needs,
Ambiance and vanity.

Don’t scream about
Don’t think aloud
Turn your head now baby
Just spit me out
Don’t worry about
Don’t speak of doubt
Turn your head now baby
Just spit me out

(Chorus 2)
December promise you gave unto me
December whispers of treachery
December clouds are now covering me
December songs no longer I sing

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