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Wass Wong:   Cimi fonda

Wass Wong stands for the message of the warriors. The group is formed in 2000 by merging two Nigerien rap groups Wassika and Wongari. Wassika is Haousa for message and Wongari (or wongaari) is Zarma for warrior. Main members of the group are Aradu Nasty, Alpha Moustapha Keita, alias Bilal Keit, and Almamy Koye. Guests musicians are Freddy, Tchetchiko, Pele and Torodo. Two albums are published T-nibon-C and Anazoua. The album T-nibon-C contains well known songs as Si, Regard du Sud en La détresse. Anazoua contains in addition to the title song numbers as Sharo, Cimi fonda, sida, and "Je tue avec le mic".

The title of the song cimi fonda (written as tchimi fonda) is Zarma and means the truth way. Although the title is in Zarma, the song itself also is in French and English. The tri-lingual refrain is written out as good as possible and a rough translation is given.

Some other videos of Wass Wong you can view on YouTube (French, Zarma)