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Shakara (Edit)
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Afro-Beat
Shakara (Edit) was released on January 1, 1972 by Knitting Factory Records as a part of the album Shakara (Edit) - EP
album cover
Release DateJanuary 1, 1972
LabelKnitting Factory Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM118

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Lead Vocals
The Afrika 70
The Afrika 70
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti
Producer

Lyrics

To ba b'oni sakara pade
Pasan to ma fi na e oje l'o nje
Kini won se npe o
Shakara oloje ni
Shakara oloje ni
Shakara oloje ni o
We get the Shakara man
We get the Shakara woman
Shakara man, him go say
"I go beat you, I go nearly kill you"
Na Shakara, I go beat you
You go be like you get accident
Na Shakara
You no know me, na Shakara
Wait make I commot my dress
Na Shakara
You see, even if you do nothing
Na Shakara oloje
We get a song for that
We dey sing am like this, we go say
Ah, ah, ah ni, ah ni, ah ni
Ma kan na e, ma kan na e pa
Iwo ke, oti mo mi ni
To ba to ko duro de mi o
Duro de mi ki'nbo so mi
Wa je baba nla iya iro ni o ko le ja
Oje lo nyo, kini won se npe o
Shakara oloje ni
Shakara oloje ni o
The Shakara woman
Tell am say, "My dear I like you"
She go say, "You like who?, who you like?"
Commot jare, look at this man
Why you come from self?
Non be me and you, no touch me o
Ah, you see, she wan do
Na Shakara
We dey call am Shakara oloje
We get a song for that
We sing am like this, we go sing
Ah, ah, ah ni, ah ni, ah ni
To ba f'owo kan mi
To ba f'owo kan mi
Jowo fi mi sile, tabi ki lo nse e
O m'egbe ni, nibo loti jawa
Nibo loti jawa
Nibo loti jawa to lokun lorun
Emi pelu re ko
Ah ah, Iro ni o, o fe se o oje lon'yo
Kini won se npe o
Shakara oloje ni
Shakara oloje ni o
Written by: Fela Kuti
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