Langa Mo
Rupert Bopape & Zephania Nkabindi
Zulu -- South Africa

Listen to Aura Msimang perform this song.

Aura Msimang performs this song on African Playground.

From African Playground:
     "Langa Mo" is inspired by the jazzy songs that were heard in South African townships in the 1950's, as well as a popular type of music called mbaganga. The vocal style of this song is taken from the Zulu ndlamu way of singing. This is when there is a play between the male and female voices.
     When Aura Msimang performs this song she has a little dance that she invites the audience to do. Shake yourself, then walk in place, pretend you're hot, pretend you're going crazy, do some dazzling feet movements. Smile! Then every time we get to the words "Langa Mo, Langa Mo" you walk twice to the right and twice to the left with your hands thrown to the sky.

Uya shukumisa, I yo siyo hamba ukudla kwe nyawo /
It will shake you up, EE O the dance to nourish your feet

Siyo hamba/
We will walk it
Siyo vuta/
We'll make you hot
Siyo hlanya/
We'll go crazy
Siyo chaza/
We'll dazzle you

Langa Mo, langa mo/
More sun, more sun

O Ye!! ngubane Langa Mo/
O Ye!! Who is Langa Mo?
O Ye!! iya vuta i'Langa Mo/
O Ye!! It's burning up this Langa Mo
O Ye!! uboni' Langa Mo/
O Ye !! Have you seen the Langa Mo
O Ye!! siyo dlala i' Langa Mo/
O Ye!! We're playing the Langa Mo

 

Many thanks to Putumayo World Music for permission to publish these lyrics.
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