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Mapumba

by Mapumba

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1.
Mimi 01:53
Original Mimi na piga asanti sana Kwakunipa njiya iyi baba eh we Mungu wangu Ukuyenami kwakama iyi ni mwanzo eh Gidari iyi njo maisha yangu Mungu ashikunipekyo bule Njo kile ntaimbo mpaka mwishoamiasha iyi yangu eh Kumbi wewe unisikiye mimi wewe Fwata kile roho ina penda Kwanikile mungu alikupa  Kitafanya ufurai ufurai ufurai  Na mungu baba naye atapenda  Twimbe  Lalala tala tala talala...
2.
Mwendo 04:58
Original: Mwendo Mwendo ni polepole  Rien n’est impossible  Dans la vie  Toute chose imaginable  Peut ce faire  Seule rapelle toi Mwendo Mwendo ni pole pole Les gens peuvent te decourager Que tu ne sorras pas  Ils peuvent te dire des mensonges Pour tuer ton espoire  Mai moi te dis  Toutes chose peut ce faire  Tien ta foix Oh.... Mwendo Mwendo ni pole pole Doucement Doucement on y arrivera.
3.
C'est la vie 04:42
Original: Lala mutoto wa mama ujuwi kamaduniya  Ikona uzuri wake sasa tena na bubaya Muntu ata sema ana kupenda Kesho yake ana ku uwa Mwingine uta chukiya kumbi njo ata ku sauver  C’est la vie Kumbi kesho ya ukilamuke wewe ufanye ivi Piga aksnti kwa mungu baba wetu wabinguni Umuonwshe akuchunge Iwe usiku na mapema eh na nzambi usfanye Ukifanye uwombe huruma Wewe eh… C'est la vie
4.
Wewe 04:59
Original: Mimi niko mpenzi wako Nawe yuko mpezi wangu Mikononi Tutafika mwinsho ya duniya eh Wewe ni muke wangu ulenapenda Akuna ata kitu moja kitageuza Iyi mapendo yangu nimpaka mwinsho Kuja apa wikale nami wempenzi wangu we Ikala chiniwe nikwambiye Kile nawaziya minawe Girl you know there's something about you I wanna confess I don't really know this love just how to express it, you know  Just when I wanna say a word my whole mouth runs dry This is so bigger than my heart my heart My heart Njuu yako tasimamisha Juwa mwaka mujima Njuyako tatembeya duniya kuchoka apana Mita imba paka Juwa na mwaenzi bifanye kimoja Mpaka wewe ukaseme eeh Unani penda Kumbi siko ya kesho tanya ivi Taenda kwa wazazi wako ni wambiye Kama mimi nataka kuowa wewe Usi katale
5.
Mwafwako 07:20
Original: Mimi ni mutoto ya papa Jean-Bosco Na Mama yangu mimi ni Ndaya therese Tuli zalikwa sisi batoto kenda Nawa shukuru wazazi kwa kutuchunga Nilikomeleya Cite manika  Pale pa kolwezi  Province Katanga  Masomo yangu ndi funza ku tusaidiyane  Baba yangu njo arikuya pale directeur Kisha nilienda collège Don bosco  Pale shikukawiye kushikiya pononayi Muntu ulikuya naye sasa ndugu eh Anakuya namupanga asema bilulu kwabo  Njo shiye mateso yakwenda kukasai Kwalakini iyi mwaka tuliteswa Yoteile shetani alifanya  Kweli ayikubambe kwa watu wengi Wengi walifika kasai tu wajima Wengi walifika kubamba mali sana Mambo yakusema bena Katanga inaisha  Ndugu yangu usi fatilie ba politicien Nasisi batoto ya papa Jean-bosco  Tuna chungwa njema  Na kwendeleya Muswamba ana komesha batoto yake Stannis kanda ana chunga paroise yake Jean-bosco na da martin banakomesha Evariste na priscilla bana komesha James dineka na tebogo banakomesha Ntumba na buzuri bwake Anakomesha Kabangu nama kazi yake anakomesha Mimi apa ngoma yangu njoo kazi Wakuni fwatiya Sylvain wetu chikuya Eyiii wafwako tatu nzambi wafwako eyiii Eyii mwafwako bazazi yangu mwafwako eyiih Eyiih wafwako tatu nzambi wafwako wyii Eyiih… Bwajinanga jebe oh …. Bwakutulama tetu bana bebe Mumakenga ne munsaka  Tatu nzambi wa mujulu  Pabuloba bwebe Eyii wafwako tatu tatu Tshilombo wafwako eyiih  Eyii wafwako tatu Mamu ndaya Eyii wafwako tatu Monique Muswamba Eyii wafwako tatu Stannis Kanda Eyii wafwako tatu Jean-Bosco Chilombo Eyii wafwako tatu Evaristo Lumingu Eyii wafwako tatu Jean-Jacques Dineka Eyii wafwako tatu Ntumba Mbuyi Eyii wafwako tatu Pichou Kabangu Eyii wafwako tatu Sylvain wetu Eyii mwafwako famille tshilombo mwafwako eyi Arishi teka Shiku iyi moja Kulikuya kijana moja alipenda kuya mwalimu Kutoka kasai anenda Katanga Kule alifika anekala na mama wake Ata mungu asikumubarikiye na mali Alimupa watoto wale alichunga vema Leo wana juwisha njina yake muduniya Eyiih wafwako tatu Zambi wafwako eyiih…
6.
Wekapa 06:26
Original: Wewe ndugu kuja Vunja kivuno yako cheza Mabo ya duniya ayishake vunja kivuno cheza Wekapa Wewe baba Wewe mama Vunja kivuno You've got to love me Says the music You've got to feel me Cause I'm ecstatic I'll keep your feet Off the ground And spin your head All around yeah Wekapa Wewe baba Wewe mama Tubisabu Bimambo byote Mungu anatupa leo tufurayi
7.
Baby Please 03:40
Original: Baby please understand That without you My whole world is gonna just break right down Be without my happiness with you Girl I know for so long I’ve treated you wrong oh my But you’ve got to hear me I’ll make it right Hear my plight cause my heart belongs to you   All you are to me Is the best a girl can be life without you Is darker than night Baby can’t you see What you mean to me I promise you I’ll be all you’ll ever live for Machozi machoni mwangu Silly is what I have been To first show my ego instead of me showing you Just how I feel and the shape of my heart Cause I know every day just feels right Everyday is filled with light by the thought of you I’ll love you forever Tears in my eyes Forgive me lady I’ll love you forever more Forgive I’ll be all you ever lived for
8.
Kazi 04:57
Original: Yote mungu ana tupa, ni ile inatoka Mukazi yetu, tumika ndugu  Ukilime leo, pata pita siku pakusema  Uone matunda yako wewe  Sasa nju yanini  Utataka kwacha masomo we wanze Mambo mubaya kuyiba, ma drogue Ma fraude, ndugu ile siyo maisha eh ! Kazi, tumika Kazi  Mungu alisema tumika na utabarikiwa eh Kazi, tumika kazi  Acha bubaya utaona matunda eh  Kazi, tumika kazi  tumika, wewe tumika ndugu utapata eshima eh, kazi, tumika kazi Ata ukuje Sud apa, wende na Europe America na Asie, fazi yote ujuwe kama ni kazi eh  Ushiwazi kama mubulaya  Utafika unanza kulokota makuta mubalabala eh  Waza buzuri ya bulaya ni kazi eh Salongo eh  Salongo tolinga mosala Njokile na sema, wendugu kwabenda nkulu kwamuchi  unajuwa njokile na sema  Wendugu, kwabenda nkulu kwamuchi Unajuwa, sikiya wikale kwabenyewe Sasa ukumbuke kwenu urime ata Nikuyenga ata nini kumbuka kwenu Ujuwe kama siku nimoja eheh
9.
Welcome 06:18
Original: Ah mwe Nju ya nini mutafanya vile Munatoka kumukini yenu muna enda fazi ingine a l'etranager Kile akina kibaya lakini usifike kule usabwe kwenu we Kumbuka vile tonacheza kwetu Kumbuka vile tuna furayi kwetu we Na roho moja malgre mateso ile tokona vivre we Kumbuka… Weka muziki Sukuma Kwetu tuna kyote muntu ata taka Kwetu tuna kile uta tafuta Atakuje nvita na byote siku moja itakuja yetu Congo waba lengela eyowa Congo mokili kitoko eyowa Kama wiko na fieri yakwetu wewe Tosha jasu vunja kivuno lamusha nvumbi dugu yangu eh Mimi na ita ndugu yangu wote Congolais wote duniyani Kuja tuvunje kivuno kwa muchezo ya kwetu tuna fieri nayo Congo waba lengela eyowa Congo mokili kitoko eyowa Kongo duniya yote inajuwa Siye tuko watu wana penda kazi namuchezo Welcome to the Kongo
10.
Sema 06:00
Original: Sema kama auni pende  Sema kama sikufuraishe  Sema kama siwezi kuyawako  Nju roho yangu  Inateswa sana  Kukuongoleya  Kukuongoleya Unisikilize Mina kuomba wewe Kwani Unioneshe Njiya yakufika Moyonini mwako Uwe wangu wamilele Wewe niuzi mawangu Wewe ni baraka yangu  Wewe ni mapendo yangu  Nju roho yangu ina teswa sana Kukuongoleya  Kukuongoleaya Usiniache iviwe Unioneshe mimi we Kwani roho yangu inateswa sana Kukuongoleya Kukuongoleya
11.
Original: Ndugu yangu unyambiye weye Fazi gani muduniya wana pika muziki sa shiye Dada yangu uni oneshe wana wake fazigani wana vunji kivuno sa weye Sasa nju ya nini utakatala kupenda mukini yetu iyi mama ikobutamu   Ata mambo ikujengu je we ndugu yangu ishisabwe Africa yako Afrikca njo mama   Uyu udongo wetu wiko muzuri sana toka Cape fika Cairo Ndani ni mali na mali wote wanajuwa Nikione bilima namitoni kuona banyama ninapenda tubichunge muzuri na siye twachiye batoto   Africa njo mama   Mimi naita ndugu yangu yote yulu na chini kujeni tugeuze mambo We wamukanda weye wa mashamba, we wakazi ya byuma Kujeni tweke akili fazi moja tugeuze mukini   Ataa muchoke mimbo ya Africa mimi ta imba Kufika siku tuta ungana mimi taimba Jina langu ni mapumba, muta nikumbuka, siku tuta ungana Afrika moja kile njole nawe unataka tuu   Tout le monde a son don, découvrir yako uyijuwe muzuri dani na inje Yulu na chini kesho uta sema jno kazi yako jno kazi yako Miye lwangu apa chena ndekela weh musiki Yekeleyekele oh Munaga Afrika wanyi munanga Afrika wanyi weh shabana wanyi eh afrika wanyi eh mama mama wanyi yekeleyekele yoh yoh Afrika wanyi yeh Nansha bamba bamba chena ndekela Bamanya bamanya duniya yote bajuwe mzuri   Nofa dem try fi understand How com di African sound never die How dhi African sound always live and the babies them born with them wine in them body Dhem wine and everywhere body them can’t beat the Africa wine baby   It’s so sexy so crazy so nice eh

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Of all Mapumba’s albums, this debut album is the most wide-ranging in style and tone, offering a blend of traditional, funk, Afro-pop, folk, R & B and soul. It is a perfect appetizer for those getting to know his music for the first time as it contains the kernels of inspiration for his later work. Two of the songs feature on Putumayo compilations: ‘Mimi’ on Dreamland, an anthology of African lullabies, and ‘Mwafwako’, on African Party, a collection of pan-African dance music.

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released June 1, 2006

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Mapumba Cape Town, South Africa

Inspirations from different feelings, genres, cultures and eras. Rooted in African music.

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