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Naremakan Mandinka
05:56
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I sing this song for all the Fula, the Diallo’s, Sidibe’s, Sangare’s & Diakite’s
The people of knowledge and wisdom, people of immigration who came a long way from Ethiopia and spread all over West Africa, Mali, Senegal, Burkina, and Guinea.
I praise also the people of the great Mandingo Empire of Mali who live in harmony and peace with the Fula
Throughout the centuries, in the place that was once the biggest empire of Africa. I praise Naremakan Sunjata the king of Mali.
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Nungulunba
03:43
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Hey, the old hunter is very knowledgeable
Teach us about the wonder of Mother Nature
Hey, the master of parole, at the entrance of Wassoulou I have met you
People are not the same; some know about today, but not about tomorrow
Tani, the messenger, tell me more about Mother Nature, the wonders of nature
Call the birds of Wassoulou
The sound of the people, lovers be careful, sit and talk, sit and chat, walk the walk and talk the talk.
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Filani (Twins)
03:14
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Come my love and let’s have fun to the sound of Patty’s djembe.
Come my love and let’s have fun to the sound of Mamadou’s drum.
Come my love and let’s have fun to the sound of Matt’s guitar.
Come my love and let’s have fun to the sound of Hugo’s drum set.
Come my love and let’s have fun to the sound of Peter’s keyboard.
Come my love and let’s have fun to Jam’s djembe.
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Let’s go to the river, let’s go to the mountains
Let’s go to the top of the mountain.
Yeah, the old Pilon (spirit) is talking.
Yeah, the bird (vulture) that does not care about dead animals but live ones.
Yeah the world, let’s go conquer the world, the free world.
In this world, people are not the same regarding their character or their strength.
Come and play with me in Wassoulou to the sounds of the drum and the Kamale Ngoni.
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Nade (My Child)
03:59
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I could talk endlessly about you, but let’s have fun together.
The little bird of Wassoulou is here to entertain you.
The son of the twins, I am calling you, so we can have fun.
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Diyale (My Love)
04:21
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My love I am leaving, but I will return soon, and we will have fun
Life is about having fun also
My love, people from here are saying hi
People from America are saying hi
People from Guinea are saying hi
People from all the places I am traveling to are saying hi to you
When I come back we will sing the song that we like to sing together, and, we will eat the food we want to
We will do all the fun things we always do together
Fighting is not good, love is better
Yes, I am back, Tani, the Kamale Ngoni player is back
Let’s have fun
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Laban (The Last)
05:55
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Thank you very much!
Him, the old Jango (spirit) is making noise
Some people know about today, but not about tomorrow
Nick, play bass for me!
The world is been created so long ago
Son of the world or Tani is a son of the world
Humanity, human kind, let’s be humble!
We shall know our time is much better than that of the past
Thank you, God, because you can do so many things
When I lay down and think, I realize how lucky I am
Hey, let’s play the doundoun, the Bambara doundouni
Tani plays the Ngoni, the Bambara Ngoni
Let’s have a party
In the end, we will never know all about the world
This is why we should enjoy our time.
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Yelema (Change)
03:42
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Don’t live your life without a goal
Don’t change your path without a goal
Always have a goal, so you know where you are going and what you are doing
Just don’t change for the sake of change.
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Kamale N'goni
05:34
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Yeah, I am grateful to my host
Yeah, I am grateful to the people of Wassoulou
Yeah, I am going to meet the angels
When you go to Mali, greet the people for me please
I am grateful to my mom and dad
This part that I am playing right now, reminds me of my love, my partner for life, my angel
The sounds of the birds, this part that I am playing is to say hi to the Diakite’s (Tani’s family), the people of Kaba (a city in Mali), hey, the sounds of the little birds, the sounds of Tani.
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Wassoulou N'gri
04:05
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Being young means being ignorant, so I call the youth to learn from the elders. They are the ones owning wisdom and knowledge. Life is a journey, life is a compromise, life is a conversation. Enjoy it, but get rid of ignorance, go around the world and learn. I ask God to forgive the twins Bourema, Diara - my dad.
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Tani Diakite Madison, Wisconsin
Tani is a musical force who has inspired an entire community of artists. With his Kamale n'goni, a West African ancestor to the banjo, and his plaintive singing, he never fails to drop the deepest blues around.
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