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22 Jun 04 - 06:11 PM (#1212453) Subject: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: GUEST,JTT I know this may be a bit on the far edges of Mudcat's ambit, but can anyone give me the lyrics of Ngalam, from the Orchestra Baobab CD Pirates Choice, and a translation? The words are in the language of the Wolof people, so I know it's unlikely - but if anyone has any clue, I'd be grateful. They're not on the booklet within the CD. |
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23 Jun 04 - 02:01 PM (#1213031) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: GUEST,JTT Oh for goodness sake! I can't believe there are no Wolof speakers here. |
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24 Feb 14 - 05:53 PM (#3604514) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: Thompson None? |
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24 Feb 14 - 10:15 PM (#3604570) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: GUEST If you want the east Java dialect please try at http://www.bollynook.com/en/lyrics/13255/malang/ Best wishes :-) |
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24 Feb 14 - 10:50 PM (#3604573) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: GUEST In addition, I think you will find the following more general information helpful and interesting: http://wolofresources.org/music.htm |
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25 Feb 14 - 06:14 AM (#3604650) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: Jack Campin If there is anybody in North America who can help, I bet Azizi knows who it is. |
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25 Feb 14 - 01:43 PM (#3604788) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: GUEST,Eliza I'll ask my husband when he gets home from work (30 mins) He's Ivorian, but he'll certainly know l'Orchestre Baobab, and may understand the lyrics, although Wolof is spoken in Senegal, not Cote d'Ivoire. They sometimes sing in Mandinke and French, both of which he understands. Failing that, my brother-in-law in Abidjan is Senegalese, and speaks Wolof. He may be able to help. |
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25 Feb 14 - 04:27 PM (#3604841) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: GUEST,Eliza Well, he listened, but sadly didn't understand a word of it! He says he'll send an e mail later to his sister's hubby, who's from Dakar (Senegal) so maybe he can give us some idea of the meaning. |
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25 Feb 14 - 06:39 PM (#3604879) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: Joe Offer I have absolutely no idea how to transcribe it, but you'll find the song on this YouTube video. Great song. -Joe- |
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26 Feb 14 - 03:47 AM (#3604950) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: GUEST,Eliza The whole of their Pirates' Choice is lovely. Ngalam is quite a long song. I have to say, in spite of my 'ear' for languages generally, I always found Wolof to be absolutely impossible to learn or even pronounce. I've travelled all over Senegal, including Casamance and Dakar, and found Djola easier to pick up than Wolof. I often stayed at a 'campement' called Mbind Djogoi, but every time I attempted to pronounce it the proprietor corrected me, as I was way off. I never did say it properly! (It means House of the Lion) By the way, the modern and popular music styles in Senegal have strangely mixed roots. They draw from traditional griot singing, Cuban and South American music, Rasta reggae, Mali-type ballads and so on. All sung at varying loudness and softness, from tremendous volume almost a screech, to gentle and soft crooning. Their dancing is also magical. I've watched it often, and like most African dancers, they absolutely fling themselves into it like maniacs, in spite of the tremendous heat. I only once tried to do it, and caused hysterics, so never again! And their drummming... well! Wow! Their rhythms are so complex that very few Western drummers can perform them. |
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28 Jun 24 - 04:45 AM (#4204602) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: Thompson I adore this song - it's the way the singers throw the lyrics back and forth to each other. Hoping that in the nine years that have passed, someone may have put the lyrics and translation online… |
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28 Jun 24 - 05:28 PM (#4204641) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: GUEST,keberoxu alas, though, for the defection of Azizi ... |
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30 Jun 24 - 06:27 PM (#4204740) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: RunrigFan could be a different song https://afrikalyrics.com/sidy-diop-ngalam-lyrics |
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03 Jul 24 - 04:25 AM (#4204886) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ngalam From: Thompson This is beautiful, but yes, a different song. This is the Ngalam, from Pirates Choice that I'm looking for. (The double album is so titled because it was the most pirated in Africa in or before the year it was issued internationally, if memory serves.) |