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The second single!

Papa is the second single release from Perth, Western Australia based Afro dance collective Soukouss Internationale.

The song was written and arranged by singer Quentin Thony with guitarist Mahamudo Selimane and tackles the delicate subject of a husbands infidelity. It's a story as old as the hills... men cheat, end up being caught and bled dry by their wives!

The song features Soukouss' trademark infectious African grooves and guitar magic and is sung in both French and the Congolese language of Lingala.

Guitarist Mahamudo Selimane toured the world with legendary Mozambican band Eyuphuro before settling in Australia. He now mentors the members of Soukouss Internationale in the complexities of Congolese and East African rhythm and song.

lyrics

Depuis dix ans il était marié
Mais une seule femme n'était pas assez
Djama ne laissait passer, sans ragasser
Djama ne laisait aller, sans ragasser

Donc depuis dix ans il la trompait
Avec la première qui racollait
Il se croyait trop doué pour se faire attraper,
Mais il ne se doutait pas que sa femme l'espionnait
Sans ragasser, sans ragasser

Ça faisait dix ans qu'elle se taisait
Tous ses mensonges elle s'en souvenait
Et puis elle a calculé, sans ragasser
Et puis elle a planifié, sans ragasser

Alors comme ça elle l'a fait payer
L'a démuni de tout c'qu'il avait
Il a signé les papiers, sans ragasser
Et elle a tout empoché, sans ragasser

Sans ragasser, sans ragasser

Papa, okani saki mayele entondayo, mwasi alekiyo
Papa, okani saki mayele entondayo, mwasi alekiyo
Mwasi alekiyo

Li la rod fé son gatèr, la fout a li déor
Li la rod fé son gatèr, la fout a li déor

Li la rod fé son gatèr, son fanm la fout a li déor

Li la rod fé son gatèr, la fout a li déor
Son fanm la fout a li déor
Son fanm la fout a li déor

(Guitar solos + call and response)
Kosa kona namoto te deko okozika
Kosa kona namoto te papa okozika
Stope stope kosimba, basi okozika
Stope stope kosimba, bamumi okozika
Papa bi looka looka! Okondima!
Papa bi looka looka! Okondima!
(x 3)

Okozika eh! Papa okozika
Papa okozika eh! Papa okozika
Okozika eh! Papa okozika
Papa okozika eh! Papa okozika

credits

released April 6, 2021
Written and arranged by Quentin Thony and Mahamudo Selimane
Produced by Jamie Searle
Recorded and mixed by Dan Carroll at RADA
Mastered by William Bowden
Performed by Soukouss Internationale:
Quentin Thony - lead vocal
Mahamudo Selimane - rhythm guitar and vocals
Kudakwashe Mateta - drums, percussion and vocals
Arvis Mena - bass
Karl Hiller - rhythm guitar
Jamie Searle - lead guitar

with Katherine Curnow - backing vocals

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