(Traditional
drums
begin…
boom!
bada-bam!)
Blakkciti
music.......
Ashiaman
fita
line
records.....
Lead:
Saltpond!
Are
you
ready?!
Crowd:
We
ready
oooh!
Lead:
Yamoransa!
Ɛyɛ
dɛn?!
Crowd:
Yɛyɛ
fine
oooh!
Lead:
Nkusukum
man,
mo
wɔ
he?!
Crowd:
Yɛwɔ
ha!
Yɛwɔ
ha!
Lead:
From
generation
to
generation!
Crowd:
O-DAM-BEA!
O-DAM-BEA!
Blakkciti
Music
pon
di
riddim!
Ɛnnɛ
yɛnnyɛ
awerɛhow,
Ɛnnɛ
yɛnkae
yɛn
amammerɛ!
Everybody
put
your
hands
up
high!
Odambea
aba
oooh!
Odambea
aba
oooh!
Odambea!
Odambea!
Yɛma
no
so!
Saltpond
to
Yamoransa,
everybody
let's
go!
Ɛnnɛ
yɛbɛsaw,
yɛbɛsaw
akɔsi
anɔpa!
Odambea
yɛn
afahyɛ,
yɛn
anigye
wɔ
ha! (
Pidgin)
Odambea
don
land,
everybody
gather!
Make
the
drum
talk,
make
the
people
answer!
From
the
old
to
the
young,
make
we
join
together!
One
people,
one
culture,
we
go
shine
forever!
Crowd:
Odambea! (
Hey!)
Lead:
Odambea! (
Hey!)
Mese
me
nua,
bra
ha,
yɛnkɔ
afahyɛ
no
ase,
Abusua
nyinaa
aba,
yɛn
ani
agye
paa.
Yɛn
nananom
kaa
yɛn
ho
asɛm,
ɛnsɛ
sɛ
yɛn
werɛ
fi,
Yɛn
amammerɛ
yɛn
ahonyade,
yɛbɛkora
so
daa.
From
generation
to
generation,
the
story
still
dey
flow,
Our
elders
plant
the
seed,
now
the
younger
ones
dey
grow.
We
no
dey
dance
for
nothing,
there's
a
meaning
in
the
sound,
When
the
traditional
drums
begin,
everybody
gather
round!
Chiefs
in
their
glory,
elders
in
their
pride,
Beautiful
Ghana
culture,
let
the
whole
world
see
the
light!
Fante
kasa
wɔ
yɛn
ano,
yɛn
koma
mu
yɛ
dɛ,
Odambea
yɛn
afahyɛ,
yɛn
nyinaa
yɛ
bi!
Drummer,
hit
am
harder! (
Boom-boom-bam!)
Azonto
dancer,
turn
around! (
Turn
am!)
Mbaa
no,
momma
mo
nsa
so!
Mmarima
no,
momma
mo
nnyigye!
When
I
say
Odambea,
you
say
yɛma
no
so!
Lead:
Odambea!
Crowd:
Yɛma
no
so!
Lead:
Odambea!
Crowd:
Yɛma
no
so!
Lead:
Who
owns
the
culture?
Crowd:
Nkusukum
people!
Lead:
Who
brings
the
fire?
Crowd:
Odambea
people!
Ɛnnɛ
yɛn
nua
biara,
bra
bɛka
yɛn
ho,
Mma
wo
werɛ
mfi
baabi
a
wofii,
na
woakɔ
akyirikyiri.
Yɛn
nananom
akwantu
no,
yɛbɛka
ho
asɛm,
Yɛn
mma
benya
nimdeɛ,
wɔbɛto
yɛn
din
bio.
My
people,
this
na
our
time,
make
we
celebrate
our
land,
No
matter
where
you
travel,
never
forget
where
you
stand.
From
Saltpond
to
Yamoransa,
let
the
message
cross
the
sea,
Our
history,
our
identity,
our
pride
and
unity!
Rich
man,
poor
man,
everybody
join
the
dance,
When
the
drums
start
talking,
give
the
culture
one
more
chance!
No
division
for
the
festival,
make
the
love
increase,
Odambea
bring
the
people,
let
the
whole
community
unite
in
peace! (
Bass
drops.
Fast
Azonto
drums
and
brass
horns.)
DJ:
Are
you
ready?!
Left
leg —
kpa!
Right
leg —
kpa!
Shoulder —
shake!
Waistline —
turn!
Mmaa
no,
monyɛ
dɛ!
Mmarima
no,
monnyɛ
dɛ!
One
time
for
the
ancestors!
Two
times
for
the
culture!
Three
times
for
the
people!
Everybody
shout:
ODAMBEA!
Oya
move
am
left,
move
am
right,
Saltpond
people,
light
up
the
night!
Yamoransa,
make
your
body
talk,
When
Blakkciti
drops
the
beat,
make
the
whole
town
rock! (
The
music
drops
to
a
single
talking
drum.
The
lead
sings
slowly.)
Yɛn
nananom,
yɛn
werɛ
remfi
mo,
Mo
too
kwan
maa
yɛn,
yɛanya
yɛn
nnɛ
yi.
Yɛn
amammerɛ
bɛtena
hɔ,
Yɛn
abakɔsɛm
renyera
da.
We
remember
where
we
came
from,
We
respect
the
road
our
elders
walked.
We
carry
the
story
to
the
next
generation,
Odambea —
our
pride,
our
celebration! (
Choir
rises) \*\*
Odambea,
yɛn
koma
mu!
Odambea,
yɛn
mogya
mu!
Odambea,
yɛn
amammerɛ!
Yɛma
no
so
daa
nyinaa!\*\*
Odambea!
Odambea!
Yɛma
no
so!
Saltpond
to
Yamoransa,
everybody
let's
go!
Ɛnnɛ
yɛbɛsaw,
yɛbɛsaw
akɔsi
anɔpa!
Odambea
yɛn
afahyɛ,
yɛn
anigye
wɔ
ha!
Odambea
don
land,
nobody
go
home!
Feel
the
traditional
drums,
let
the
Azonto
flow!
Fante
yɛn
kasa,
yɛn
amammerɛ
yɛn
crown,
Blakkciti
Music,
make
the
whole
world
know!
Lead:
Odambea!
Crowd:
Yɛma
no
so!
Lead:
Yamoransa!
Crowd:
Yɛma
no
so! (
Drums
roll
faster,
crowd
chanting)
O-DAM-BEA!
O-DAM-BEA! (
Drums
roll
faster,
crowd
chanting)
O-DAM-BEA!
O-DAM-BEA!
Yɛn
amammerɛ
renyera
da!
O-DAM-BEA!
O-DAM-BEA!
Blakkciti
Music —
yɛma
no
so! (
Drums
roll
faster,
crowd
chanting)
O-DAM-BEA!
O-DAM-BEA!
Yɛn
amammerɛ
renyera
da!
One
people,
one
culture,
one
celebration!
Blakkciti
Music —
ODAMBEA
ANTHEM! 🔥🥁
Faya,
faya
ogya,
remember
blakkciti
am
out!!!!!!!?