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Hip hop
& Rap
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Kaidan Gaskia |
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Ismo One |
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Wass Wong |
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Berey Koy |
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Cool Maïga &
Jevees do Masta |
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YouTube Zarma music
& dance clips
Berey Koy: Unité
Berey Koy is a hip hop band from
Niger (no homepage available). The members of this group are
Féodal, Papson (Papa Diablo) and Soul B. The group is formed
in 2001. The name
beerikoy means someone who takes down or someone who
works (the soil) with a pick. The group won the national
Nescafé African Révélations (NAR) in Niger in 2004 and
became third in the regional final that found place in Accra
(read
here article in French about national winners in 2003,
2004 and 2005).
The title of the song Unité is French means unity.
The song is in French and Zarma. The bilingual refrain is
written out as good as possible and a rough translation is
given.
Refrain in Zarma
[1]
(French in italics) |
Rough translation (uncertain) |
| Ir ma garaw, ir ma garaw |
Let's avenge, let's avenge |
| Ir ma te afollon |
Let's do only one |
| Ir sambu tara kambu daŋ |
We soon take up a hymne |
| Ma ir ma ba da kulu |
That we love all |
| Ir ma garaw, ir ma garaw |
Let's avenge, let's avenge |
| Ir ma te afollon |
Let's do only one |
| Pour la pais et l’unité de la
continent Afrique |
For peace and unity of the African continent |
| Ir ma garaw, ir ma garaw |
Let's avenge, let's avenge |
| Ir ma te afollon |
Let's do only one |
| Ir sambu tara kambu daŋ |
We soon take up a hymne |
| Ma ir ma ba da kulu |
That we love all |
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[1]
the transcription and/or translation may contain
errors,
please contact me for corrections. |
Only a
video together with Oneens and Enyoniam is available on YouTube.
Here Unité and Every Body Dance can be downloaded.
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Bombardier |
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Other songs
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Idi Sarki |
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Djoumassi dit Hansi Bonkoyo |
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Boureima Disko |
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Mali Yaro |
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Moussa Poussi |
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