Artist: Blakk Pot
Title:Visit Nandom!
A Cheerful Highlife Song for the Dagara People
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Genre: Highlife/Afrobeat fusion
Tempo: Upbeat, danceable (120 BPM)
Key: G Major
Instruments: Xylophone (bɛnɛ), drums, guitar, horns, shakers
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(Spoken/Sung in a welcoming tone)
Visit Nandom! Visit Nandom!
Land of beautiful flowers and beautiful people!
Everybody sing!
I dedicate this song to Kekule, Eddy, Monkey No Fine, Benjilo
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Visit Nandom, Visit Nandom, home of culture and pride
Where the Dagara people stand side by side
Beautiful names, beautiful smocks we wear
Joy in our hearts, love in the air!
Kakube is calling, hear the drums beat
Festival time, everybody on your feet
Children are dancing, elders are smiling
Nandom is a place where joy is never dying!
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(Danceable, call and response)
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Land full of humility!
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Come and see our beauty!
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Jɔjɔ with TZ, the best food in town
Sɛngsɛn with green leaves, won't let you down
Strength in our bodies, power in our soul
Dagara people, we are made whole!
Xylophone playing, different rhythms flow
Bɛnɛ, bagr bɛnɛ, watch the dancers go
Bɛwaa talking, speaking with the drum
Nandom people, we are second to none!
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Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Land full of humility!
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Come and see our beauty!
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Our dirges are the best, no discrimination
Every voice matters in this nation
From the youngest child to the oldest one
Nandom is a family, we are one!
(Drum roll, tempo picks up)
Are you ready?!
Let's go! Blakk Pot
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(Call out)
Dance! Dance! Dance for Nandom!
Move your body, feel the rhythm!
Bɛnɛ! Bagr bɛnɛ! Bɛwaa! Is the dance
Everybody clap your hands!
(Clapping break - audience participation)
Clap! Clap! Clap-clap-clap!
Clap! Clap! Clap-clap-clap!
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Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Land full of humility!
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Visit Nandom! (Visit Nandom!)
Come and see our beauty!
Beautiful flowers! (Beautiful flowers!)
Beautiful people! (Beautiful people!)
Home of culture! (Home of culture!)
Dagara forever! (Dagara forever!)
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(Spoken)
Visit Nandom!
The land full of humility!
You are welcome!
Welcome home!
(Xylophone plays final riff)
Visit Nandom... Visit Nandom... Visit Nandom!
Experience the Kakube festival and enjoy our food