Hip hop
& Rap


Kaidan Gaskia


Ismo One


Wass Wong


Berey Koy


Cool Maïga &
Jevees do Masta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YouTube Zarma music & dance clips

Berey Koy:  Unité

Berey Koy is a hip hop band from Niger (no homepage available). The members of this group are Féodal, Papson (Papa Diablo) and Soul B. The group is formed in 2001. The name beerikoy means someone who takes down or someone who works (the soil) with a pick. The group won the national Nescafé African Révélations (NAR) in Niger in 2004 and became third in the regional final that found place in Accra (read here article in French about national winners in 2003, 2004 and 2005).
The title of the song Unité is French means unity. The song is in French and Zarma. The bilingual refrain is written out as good as possible and a rough translation is given.
 

Refrain in Zarma [1]
(French in italics)
Rough translation (uncertain)
Ir ma garaw, ir ma garaw Let's avenge, let's avenge
Ir ma te afollon Let's do only one
Ir sambu tara kambu daŋ We soon take up a hymne
Ma ir ma ba da kulu That we love all
Ir ma garaw, ir ma garaw Let's avenge, let's avenge
Ir ma te afollon Let's do only one
Pour la pais et l’unité de la continent Afrique For peace and unity of the African continent
Ir ma garaw, ir ma garaw Let's avenge, let's avenge
Ir ma te afollon Let's do only one
Ir sambu tara kambu daŋ We soon take up a hymne
Ma ir ma ba da kulu That we love all
   
[1]
the transcription and/or translation may contain errors, please contact me for corrections.

Only a video together with Oneens and Enyoniam is available on YouTube. Here Unité and Every Body Dance can be downloaded.


 


 


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Other songs


Idi Sarki


Djoumassi dit Hansi Bonkoyo


Boureima Disko


Mali Yaro


Moussa Poussi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traditional dances

 
Zarma dance 1

Zarma dance 2

Zarma dance 3

Zarma dance 4
   
 

Last updated: 26 december 2009