Ma Afrika - Culoe De Song Feat. Shota

Описание: This song is one of Culoe de Song's tracks from the 2013 album, Exodus. Never heard something that burst into energy and rhythm so powerful right from the beginning to the end, feeling sad and happy in the same time. Shota's voice works best in here. Sadly, I cannot find the track online to buy so I extract it from a SoundCloud mix.

The video is a Zaouli dance, from Ivory Coast. I just thought they go well together.
The Guro people with a population of over 500,000 people are direct descendants of the pre-colonial and West African Mali empire`s epic hero Sundiata Keita. They believe that after disintegration of the Mali empire, they migrated southward to Ivory Coast to escape Mandinka expansion.
Guro people are very traditional people and believe in their ancient culture. They have male and female secret societies which people are initiated into. The male society is Je and the female one is called Kne. Mask are worn by these secret societies.
One important mask of the Guro people is Zamble. The spirit of Gu, the wife of the supernatural being, Zamble, is also depicted in the masks of the Guro, These masks, polychrome or brown and black, consist of intricate details. Considered the most beautiful of the Guro masks, the Zamble masks are the most desired of collectible masks."

Lyrics (as found translated online)

kwaze kwabuhlungu (it is so painfull)
izingane azisa fundi (children do not go to
school)
zibulalana zodwa (they killing one another)
ezikoleni (at schools)
kwaze *kwalukhulu bakithi (it is so immense)
we ma afrika (my africans)
sibulalana sodwa (we are killing each other)
konakelephi (what went wrong)
yini isihlungi asingaga (what is all the pain for)
we ma afrika (my africans)
ukubukela omunye umuntu (to watch another
person0
eshabalala (perish)
bantu bakithi (people from my nation0
masihlalisane (lets live togther)
ngokuthula (in peace)
o kodwa ndlu emnyama (but black house)
masifunganeni *( do not know meaning)
ngokuzwana (by getting along)