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DUDULA
Afro-Beat
DUDULA was released on May 7, 2026 by Zik Nation as a part of the album DUDULA ISN’T THE ANSWER
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Release DateMay 7, 2026
LabelZik Nation
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM111

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tesmiss
Tesmiss
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Serge Monpoeho
Serge Monpoeho
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tesmiss
Tesmiss
Executive Producer

Lyrics

They said push them out
But tell me has your rent gone down
Has your job returned
Has corruption disappeared
No
Because hatred never fixed a nation
They point at the migrant, say, There goes the blame
While the ones with the power keep changing the game
You can chase a street vendor, raid every store
But poverty's still knocking right there at your door
A mother from Malawi, a brother from Zim
Trying to survive when the lights are dim
Same dream in their eyes, same fear in their chest
Looking for a future, searching for the rest
If pushing out the poor could make a country heal
Then why are the wounds still painfully real
Why is the hunger still deep in the night
Why does the darkness still swallow the light
Dudula isn't the answer
Hate has never built a home
You can't heal a broken nation
By making more people alone
No, Dudula isn't the answer
It only widens every scar
The enemy's not your neighbor
It's the systems that keep us apart
Woza! Woza
Come together, not apart
Woza! Woza
One rhythm, one heart
Woza! Woza
Let compassion start
Africa united
That's where healing starts
Checking papers in the streets like you own the law
Turning fear into power, feeding every flaw
Closing clinic doors, harassing working hands
But tell me has that fixed the broken plans
Has it built more schools? Has it brought more pay
Has it kept corruption and greed at bay
Or has it just given anger a face
While the real thieves vanish without a trace
Because the problem was never a foreign name
It was inequality fueling the flame
When leaders fail and hope runs thin
Division is where the vultures begin
Dudula isn't the answer
Hate has never built a home
You can't heal a broken nation
By making more people alone
No, Dudula isn't the answer
It only widens every scar
The enemy's not your neighbor
It's the systems that keep us apart
Build jobs, build trust, build dignity
Fight corruption, demand accountability
Protect the worker, no matter where they're from
Because justice for one means justice for everyone
Ubuntu isn't weakness
It's strength in human form
A nation rises higher
When it shelters from the storm
A border cannot feed a child
A slogan cannot create a job
A raid cannot replace good governance
Only unity can build the future
Dudula isn't the answer
Love is stronger than fear
We heal a wounded nation
When we welcome, not when we jeer
No, Dudula isn't the answer
It won't erase our pain
But standing side by side together
That's how we rise again
From Johannesburg to Nairobi
From Harare to Cape Town
No African is foreign in Africa
One people
One future
One sound
Written by: Serge Monpoeho
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