Feb 08 2009
Intermission: My YEKE YEKE on Youtube Vid
Well it has been a week of rough and tumble so I decided to chill and take time out doing the things I love most like singing. I forgot about the Global Economic Crisis a bit and totally indulged in singing one of my favorite songs which is Mory Kante’s Yeke Yeke which came about about 20 odd year ago but I never had the lyrics then and always wanted to learn how to sing it. I had African musician Friends but they didn’t come from Mali or Senegal but mainly from Central Africa so I never got that chance to sing other African music save in Yoruba or Swahili. I did learn a lot of Rai though as I had Algerian Friends too and Rai was big in France and still is and as many Algerians came to the U.K they brought Rai with them. I am a great Khaled and Mami Fan.
Anyway here is my rendition of Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante and I know it isn’t perfect but it helped me forget my troubles, hope it can bring a smile to you too.
Absolutely awesome!!! Love it.
I enjoyed your music and dancing. It’s nice to know you don’t have to be a Star to enjoy doing it.
I was confused by the music, though. I thought it sounded a lot like it came from India.
Music can soothe my moods totally, and this does it!
Beautiful colors and header as always. I like it!