Traditional Pulaar Folk piece featuring vocals, guitar, hoddu lute, calabash percussion, and tama and djembe drums. 172 bpm (FMaj)
Tr. 1-10: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Coumba Salla (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Magha (calabash), Mamadou Diop (tama).
Tr. 11-16: Arranged by Moussa Sarr. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Moussa Sarr (lead vocals & guitar), Khalidou Fall (rhythm guitar), Mohamed Diop (tama), Makha (djembe), Ibrahima Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 17-22: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Djeneba Dramé (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Magha Hamet Diawara (djembe, calabash), Djégui Tounkara (hoddu).
Tr. 23-28: Arranged by Samba Aissata Sow. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Samba Djinda Sow (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Mamadou Diop (tama), Lamine Kane (drums), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 29-34: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Coumba Salla (vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash), Mamadou Diop (tama).
Tr. 35-40: Arranged by Moussa Sarr. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Moussa Sarr (lead vocals & acoustic guitar), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash), Mamadou Diop (tama), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 41-46: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Djeneba Dramé (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Djegui Tounkara (hoddu), Magha Hamet Diawara (djembe).
Tr. 47-50: Arranged by Samba Aissata Sow. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Samba Djinda Sow (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 51-56: Arranged by Moussa Sarr. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Moussa Sarr (lead vocals & acoustic guitar), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash, djembe), Mamadou Diop (tama), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu).
Tr. 57-62: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Coumba Salla (vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash), Mamadou Diop (tama).
Tr. 63-68: Arranged by Samba Aissata Sow. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Samba Djinda Sow (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Mamadou Diop (tame), Magha Hamet Diawara (calabash, djembe), Ibrahima Hamady Ba (hoddu), Mamadou Diop (tama).
Tr. 69-74: Arranged by Khalidou Fall. Recorded and mixed by Lamine Kane at studio Equalizer. Instruments performed by Djeneba Dramé (lead vocals), Khalidou Fall (acoustic guitar), Djegui Tounkara (hoddu, tama).
Additional mixing by Peter Fuchs.
Mastered by Daniel Goodridge.
Artwork by Aikaterini Pingiou.
Jamaanu ne waylo ine waylo ine waylo
Jamaanu ne waylo ine waylo ine waylo
Jamanu ne waylo nanawaylonana waylo
Jamanu ne waylo nanawaylonana waylo
Jamaanu newaylo kono fotani waylude
Jamaanu newaylo kono fotani waylude
Fotaani waylude caaldi gurdam lejimeeden
Fotaani waylude caaldi gurdam lejimeeden
Hayejitina ene lasli meeden
Hayejitina en lasli meden
Hananii hanani hanaani
Hananii hanani hanaani
Gurdam leniol Kojiimi e leniolam ne uda hooram
Kojiimi e leniolam ne bonna berdam
Burtanima en laslimeeden
Gurdam leniol burtanima en laslimeeden
Hanaani hanaani hanaani
Hanaani hanaani hanaani
Ko yo way ma waylo ha waylo
yo yowaylo ma waylo ha waylo
Biimi jangen demde demde gendijemee den
goorodi pinal
Arabe ne jandee, arabe ne wiinde
Pulaar ne jangee, pulaar ne wiinde
Sonike ne jange, sonike ne wiidde
wolof ne jange, wolof ne wiinde1
biimi jangeen demde geedijeemeeden gorodi pinal
koyo waylo ma waylo ha waylo
koyo waylo ma waylo ha waylo
Gurdam leniol burtanima en laslimeeden
Hanaani hanaani hanaani
Hanaani hanaani hanaani
So ene yoodi fadaani
So ene yoodonine fadaani
Nilamma waylo waylo jamma lomto
Jamma waylo waylo nilam lomto
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Le temps a changé, il a changé, il a changé
Le temps a changé, oui il ne cesse de changer
Le temps a changé mais il faut accepter le changement
Il ne sert à rien de refuser le changement, cela ne mène nulle part
Réveillez-vous, nous avons oublié qui nous sommes
Hélas, hélas, hélas…
Nous avons perdu nos valeurs et notre dignité
Nous avons abandonné nos traditions
Hélas, hélas, hélas…
Si tu refuses le changement, le changement te dépassera
Nous partons étudier loin, dans des pays étrangers
Les Arabes étudient en arabe et écrivent en arabe
Les Peuls étudient en pulaar et écrivent en pulaar
Les Soninkés étudient en soninké et écrivent en soninké
Les Wolofs étudient en wolof et écrivent en wolof
Nous partons étudier ailleurs mais nous perdons notre identité
Hélas, hélas, hélas…
Si tu ne fais pas attention, tu te perdras
Le monde change, le temps change
La paix change, les gens changent
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Times have changed, they have changed, they have changed
Times have changed, yes, they keep changing
Times have changed, but we must accept change
There is no use refusing change; it leads nowhere
Wake up, we have forgotten who we are
Alas, alas, alas…
We have lost our values and our dignity
We have abandoned our traditions
Alas, alas, alas…
If you refuse change, change will overtake you
We travel far away to study, to distant lands
The Arabs study in Arabic and write in Arabic
The Fulani study in Pulaar and write in Pulaar
The Soninke study in Soninke and write in Soninke
The Wolof study in Wolof and write in Wolof
We go away to study, but we lose our identity
Alas, alas, alas…
If you are not careful, you will lose yourself
The world is changing, times are changing
Peace is changing, people are changing