The project is born out of the need to re-connect with urban music deepest realities. Musical genres like Kuduro or Carioca Funk are given a new lease and some dance-floor grease. Produced by DJ Riot, Lil'John (Cooltrain Crew/Enchufada) and Conductor (Conjunto Ngonguenha), with Kalaf as MC. Its all about trying to convey to a wider audience, novel approaches to musical creation, until now spawned in and restricted to urban outskirts and ghettos. DJ set which encompasses all the Portuguese street music as well as other neighbouring influences. Hardcore Kuduro dance floor session, no twitching! It is the fast-paced kuduro that sends the adrenaline soaring amongst the countrys youth. There is nothing that exemplifies newfound peace in Angola better than kuduro, this unique mixture of kizomba and techno now spreading into Europe via Portugal. Ace.
Kalemba
Buraka Som Sistema Lyrics
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Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Quando eu entro o palco se move
Claro que o povo me ouve
Sou Pongolove
Estou com a Buraka
Abro a fronteira
Não digo lixo
Nem digo asneira
No microfone sou a primeira
Vou levantar a minha bandeira
Angola o mundo cobiça
Mas é o povo que te enfeitiça
A Pong no beat capricha
Porque sou rara tipo welwitchia
Sou mesmo eu a dama ngaxi muito agressiva
Me derrubar nem com macumba
Sou criativa
A Buraka é que está a cuiar
Sai fora
Pongolove é que esta a bater
Vão se embora
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
São piada
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Novo esquema
Wegue
Wegue wegue wegue
Wegue
Wegue wegue wegue
Rima pesada
Tipo embondeiro
Eu faço o que eu quero
Canto para Angola
E para o mundo inteiro
No kuduro impero
Sou palanca negra gigante
Sigo a passada de Njinga Mbandi
Sigo a corrente do Dande
Logro o feitiço de Tomé Grande
Por no mapa Oxaena
Terra de grandes nomes do semba
Arraso tipo kalemba
Sou de Angola como a mulemba
Mano jukula
(Kimbundu)
Mambo exclusivo
Toque de Angola
(Kimbundu)
A Buraka é que está a cuiar
Sai fora
Pongolove é que esta a bater
Vão se embora
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
São piada
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Novo esquema
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
A Buraka é que está a cuiar
Sai fora
Pongolove é que esta a bater
Vão se embora
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
São piada
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Novo esquema
A Buraka é que está a cuiar
Sai fora
Pongolove é que esta a bater
Vão se embora
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
The lyrics to Buraka Som Sistema's "Kalemba" featuring Pongo Love are primarily in Portuguese, with some words in Kimbundu, a Bantu language spoken in Angola. The song begins with the repetition of "Wegue," which is a word that serves as a call to action or a dance move in Kuduro, a type of electronic dance music that originates in Angola.
Pongo Love first enters the song, stating confidently that when she enters the stage, the people listen and her talent shines. She proclaims her connection to Angola and her partnership with Buraka, a Portuguese electronic dance music group. She pays homage to her African roots by opening borders and raising her flag. Pongo Love focuses on positivity in her lyrics, staying away from any profanity or negativity. She emphasizes how Angola is a special place that has enchanted the world, and she is proud to be from there.
The chorus repeats the call to action "Wegue," signaling a new scheme or a new game, and that the Buraka group is in charge, but Pongo Love is the one who is beating and shining. Her lyrics are full of cultural references, such as mentioning Njinga Mbandi, a warrior queen of the Mbundu people, and Tomé Grande, a legendary sorcerer. Pongo Love boasts her creativity and confidence as a woman, stating that nothing can bring her down. She ends the song repeating "Wegue," solidifying her strong presence in the music scene.
Line by Line Meaning
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
Quando eu entro o palco se move
When I enter the stage, the audience gets excited and reacts
Talento aqui chove
Talent is everywhere in this performance
Claro que o povo me ouve
Obviously, the people are listening to me
Sou Pongolove
My name is Pongolove
Estou com a Buraka
I am performing with Buraka Som Sistema
Abro a fronteira
I am expanding my horizons
Não digo lixo
I am not speaking garbage
Nem digo asneira
Nor am I saying nonsense
No microfone sou a primeira
On the microphone, I am first
Vou levantar a minha bandeira
I will raise my flag
Angola o mundo cobiça
The world desires Angola
Mas é o povo que te enfeitiça
But it's the people who enchant you
A Pong no beat capricha
Pongolove creates great beats
Porque sou rara tipo welwitchia
Because I am as rare as the Welwitschia plant
Sou mesmo eu a dama ngaxi muito agressiva
I am the aggressive Ngaxi lady
Me derrubar nem com macumba
No one can bring me down even with witchcraft
Sou criativa
I am creative
A Buraka é que está a cuiar
Buraka Som Sistema is setting the tone
Sai fora
Get out of here
Pongolove é que esta a bater
It's Pongolove who is hitting it
Vão se embora
Go away
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
São piada
It's a joke
Novo esquema
New plan
Rima pesada
Heavy lyrics
Tipo embondeiro
Like the baobab tree
Eu faço o que eu quero
I do what I want
Canto para Angola
I sing for Angola
E para o mundo inteiro
And for the whole world
No kuduro impero
I rule in Kuduro
Sou palanca negra gigante
I am a giant black palanca
Sigo a passada de Njinga Mbandi
I follow in the footsteps of Queen Njinga Mbandi
Sigo a corrente do Dande
I follow the Dande river
Logro o feitiço de Tomé Grande
I overcome the spell of Tomé Grande
Por no mapa Oxaena
I put Oxaena on the map
Terra de grandes nomes do semba
Land of great semba artists
Arraso tipo kalemba
I am like a powerful hit
Sou de Angola como a mulemba
I am from Angola like the Mulemba fruit
Mano jukula
Brother dancer
(Kimbundu)
(Kimbundu language)
Mambo exclusivo
Exclusive dance
Toque de Angola
Angolan rhythm
(Kimbundu)
(Kimbundu language)
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
São piada
It's a joke
Novo esquema
New plan
A Buraka é que está a cuiar
Buraka Som Sistema is setting the tone
Sai fora
Get out of here
Pongolove é que esta a bater
It's Pongolove who is hitting it
Vão se embora
Go away
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
São piada
It's a joke
Novo esquema
New plan
A Buraka é que está a cuiar
Buraka Som Sistema is setting the tone
Sai fora
Get out of here
Pongolove é que esta a bater
It's Pongolove who is hitting it
Vão se embora
Go away
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeated expression with no specific meaning
Lyrics © Rossio Music Publishing
Written by: Andro Del Pozo Botelho De Carvalho, Engracia Donmingos Da Silva, Joao Pedro Da Silva Branco Barbosa, Rui Pedro Soares Da Silva Pite
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Searched the full translation online. I speak fluent portuguese, but Pong uses a sharp angolian accent which im not used to. Take the translation with a grain of salt, some of it isn't right.
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
wegue, wegue wegue wegue
wegue, wegue wegue wegue
wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
wegue, wegue wegue wegue
wegue, wegue wegue wegue
wegue
When I enter the stage moves
talent here rains
of course the people hear me
only pongolove
I touch Buraka open the border
I don't say garbage or I say blunder
in the microphone i am the first one I will raise my flag
Angola, the world covets
but it's the people that decorate you
a pongo in the beat cabriça
because I am a rare welwitschia type
It's just me, the very aggressive Ngaxi lady
drop me not even with macumba
I'm creative
The buraka is that this cuiar, get out!
Pongolove is this hit, go away!
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
are jokes
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
new scheme
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Heavy rhyme, baobab type
I do what I want
singing for Angola and the whole world
no kuduro impero
I am giant sable I follow Njinga Mbandi's step
follow the chain of Dande
trick the great tombé charm
por on the map Oxaena
land of big names in semba
kalemba-type drag | i am from Angola as a mulemba
bro jukula
(kimbundu)
exclusive mambo
touch of Angola
(kimbundu)
The buraka is that this cuiar, get out!
Pongolove is this hit, go away!
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
are jokes
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
new scheme
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
The buraka is that this cuiar, get out!
Pongolove is this hit, go away!
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
are jokes
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
new scheme
The buraka is that this cuiar, get out!
Pongolove is this hit, go away!
Wegue, wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
@laparella12
who is watching in 2024?
@cheesecake303
Łege Łege z Polski
@wendywalsh-pardey9439
I have the CD!!! Has been a heat starter since I bought years ago.
@laparella12
@Chance the Xiibuss cool
@sandragomes1066
Meeee
@leonardodeleon6695
Aguante Buraka la concha de mi vieja
@Justijade
2023 e essa música ainda me deixa arrepiado!!! Muito trabalho no beat e no mike... Estão condenados a ficar na história
@eleazarramirez1461
Grande ANGOLAAAA um salve desde da Venezuela 🇻🇪🇦🇴
@risesimon2029
Alguém aqui em 2024? Eterno Buraka son sistema.
@sofiaxo4543
Só de pensar que a Pongo aqui só tinha 16/17 anos, que talentooo deviam todos pôr os olhos nesta mulher