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Hip hop
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Kaidan Gaskia |
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Ismo One |
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Wass Wong |
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Berey Koy |
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Cool Maïga &
Jevees do Masta |
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YouTube Zarma music
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Moussa Poussy: Tireye
Moussa Poussy was a singer for over
twenty-five years. He started in 1980 in the a group called Johny
Ali Maïga. With the National Orchestra of Niger he visited
many west African countries in 1987. In 1989 he formed the
group "Moussa Poussy et ses Poussykettes". He participated
in several festivals and was the representative of Niger at
the African-Caribbean festival in Togo in 1999. His first
album Toro was published in 1990. In 1992 his CD Niamey
Twice came out. In the 2003-2004 period he lived in France
and he participated in the realisation
of the album Ténéré of the group Bako from Toulouse. Moussa
Poussy
died in the hospital of Niamey Niger in June 2008 just
before the release of his new album.
Ciray (written as Tireye) means red. The song is
about Dongo (the thunder) The following text is given on the
YouTube page :
You encountered those whom loved you, and you have beheaded
them. Your enemies, you beheaded them as well. Those who
don't know you, call you Dongo. But you are Ciray. The one
with 499 names.
(personal translations of French text
as the given English translation seems inadequate)
You can listen to other songs of Moussa
Poussy on
his website, click on "Extraits musicaux" in the
menu on the left hand side. For those who are not fluent in
French can find
here the translation of the texts on the music pages. Some other
videos of Moussa Poussy
you can view on YouTube
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Other songs
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Idi Sarki |
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Djoumassi dit Hansi Bonkoyo |
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Boureima Disko |
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Mali Yaro |
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Moussa Poussy |
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