Yé Ké Yé Ké

About Yé Ké Yé Ké

"Yé ké yé ké" is a song by Guinean recording artist Mory Kanté. It was released in 1987 as a single from his third studio album Akwaba Beach. The song became an international hit, it was one of Africa's best-ever selling hits as well as being a European number one in 1988, making it the first ever African single to sell over one million copies. The song was a top five hit in France, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands, where it topped the chart for two consecutive weeks. A remix named the "Afro Acid Mix" was especially made for UK release where it reached No. 25. In 1994, German techno duo Hardfloor remixed the song and released this new version with moderate success. Due to the international popularity of the song, Cantopop singer Priscilla Chan recorded a cover version (地球大追蹤) on her 1988 album "The Color of Autumn". In September 1989, the song appeared in a television commercial for the second generation Toyota Carina ED in Japan. The song was also popular in India, where "Yé ké yé ké" was used as background music in the 1990 Bollywood film Agneepath, inspired the Bollywood song "Tamma Tamma" in the 1990 film Thanedaar, and inspired the song "Pellikala Vachesindhe" in the 1997 film Preminchukundam Raa. more »

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Bi sounkouroun lou la donkégna, ah, ah
Bi sounkouroun lou la donkégna, ah, ah
I madji I ma yélé
I kanan n'bila nara ro
N'bo n'bolo bila
Kanfalani yana sara le ila

Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké

Bi kamberen lou la donkégna, ah, ah
Bi kamberen lou la donkégna, ah, ah
I madji I ma yélo
I kanan n'bila nara ro
N'bo n'bolo bila
Gnin kisse gbela sara le ila

Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké

Ké woyé boli lalé, N'na doni kassi kan, Woyé boli lalé (Eh! Eh!)
Ké woyé boli lalé, N'na doni kassi kan, Woyé boli lalé (Eh! Eh!)

I kanan n'bila doni kassi kan
Woyé boli lalé (Wo dén té soron)
Nyé n'ta soron akono
Mi ma ta I yonfé (Wo dén té soron lonkéléna)

Sini Mory la diyandé
Timba bara wouloukounta
Souba ma kata I yala
Ah sara le ila

Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké (Djely mousso ni kédjou to wara bo)
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké (M'ba mofila téma yan féou)
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké

Bi kamberen lou la donkégna, ah, ah
Bi sounkouroun lou la donkégna, ah, ah
I madji I ma yélo
I kanan n'bila nara ro
N'bo n'bolo bila
Kanfalani yana sara le ila

Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké

Ké woyé boli lalé, N'na doni kassi kan, Woyé boli lalé (Eh! Eh!)
Ké woyé boli lalé, N'na doni kassi kan, Woyé boli lalé (Eh! Eh!)
Ké woyé boli lalé, N'na doni kassi kan, Woyé boli lalé (Eh! Eh!)
Ké woyé boli lalé, N'na doni kassi kan, Woyé boli lalé (Eh! Eh!)

I kanan n'bila doni kassi kan, Woyé boli lalé (Wo dén té soron)
I kanan n'bila doni kassi kan, Woyé boli lalé (Wo dén té soron)
Nyé n'ta sorona kono, mi ma ta I yonfé (Wo dén té soron lonkéléna)
Nyé n'ta sorona kono, mi ma ta I yonfé (Wo dén té soron lonkéléna)
Sini Mory la diyandé, Timba bara wouloukounta, souba ma kata I yala
Ah sara le ila

Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké

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Mory Kanté

Mory Kanté (born 29 March 1950, Kissidougou, Guinea) is a vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was born into one of Guinea's best known families of griot (hereditary) musicians. After being brought up in the Mandinka griot tradition in Guinea, he was sent to Mali at the age of seven years – where he learned to play the kora, as well as important voice traditions, some of which are necessary to become a griot. more »

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