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
NĆ£o digo lixo
Nem digo asneira
No microfone sou a primeira
Vou levantar a minha bandeira
Angola o mundo cobiƧa
Mas Ʃ o povo que te enfeitiƧa
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 Ć© que estĆ” a cuiar
Sai fora
Pongolove Ć© que esta a bater
VĆ£o se embora
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
SĆ£o piada
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Novo esquema
Wegue
Wegue wegue wegue
Wegue
Wegue wegue wegue
Rima pesada
Tipo embondeiro
Eu faƧo 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 feitiƧo de TomƩ 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 Ć© que estĆ” a cuiar
Sai fora
Pongolove Ć© que esta a bater
VĆ£o se embora
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
SĆ£o piada
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Novo esquema
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
A Buraka Ć© que estĆ” a cuiar
Sai fora
Pongolove Ć© que esta a bater
VĆ£o se embora
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
SĆ£o piada
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Novo esquema
A Buraka Ć© que estĆ” a cuiar
Sai fora
Pongolove Ć© que esta a bater
VĆ£o se embora
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
The song "Kalemba" by Buraka Som Sistema feat. DJ Edgar is a celebration of Angola's cultural identity and a call to assert their claim to their music and place in the global stage. The repetition of "wegue" throughout the song is a chant that rallies people to dance and express themselves, highlighting the importance of movement and rhythm in Angolan music. The verses are narrated by Pongolove, a female rapper who asserts her unique and fierce personality in her rhymes. She claims she is the first to grab the microphone and declare her voice, representing her people, culture, and home. She recognizes that Angola is coveted by the world for its talent but emphasizes that the power is in the people, and they are the ones who enchant and captivate.
Pongolove connects her music to historic figures that have helped shape Angola's identity, referencing Njinga Mbandi and the Dande river. She also speaks to the power of music to conjure up magic, mentioning TomƩ Grande and Oxaena, acknowledging the influence of spiritual and mystical practices in local culture.
In summary, the song is a proud and powerful assertion of Angolan cultural identity, calling on people to move and express themselves in their unique way. Pongolove represents the voice of her people, recognizing the influence of past and present figures that have contributed to making Angola a vibrant and culturally rich country.
Line by Line Meaning
Wegue, wegue wegue wegue
Repeatedly chanting an energizing refrain
Quando eu entro o palco se move,
The stage comes to life when I enter,
Talento aqui chove,
My talent rains down here,
Claro que o povo me ouve
Of course the people listen to me,
Sou Pongolove
I am Pongolove,
Estou com a Buraka
I am with Buraka,
Abro a fronteira
I open the border,
NĆ£o digo lixo
I don't say trash,
Nem digo asneira
Nor do I speak nonsense,
No microfone sou a primeira
On the microphone, I am the first,
Vou levantar a minha bandeira
I will raise my flag,
Angola o mundo cobiƧa
The world covets Angola,
Mas Ʃ o povo que te enfeitiƧa
But it is the people who enchant you,
A Pong no beat capricha
Pong does her best on the beat,
Porque sou rara tipo welwitchia
Because I am rare like a welwitschia plant,
Sou mesmo eu a dama ngaxi muito agressiva
I am truly the aggressive lady of Ngaxi,
Me derrubar nem com macumba
Not even a spell can bring me down,
Sou criativa
I am creative,
SĆ£o piada
They're a joke,
Novo esquema
New plan,
Rima pesada
Heavy rhyme,
Tipo embondeiro
Like a baobab tree,
Eu faƧo 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
In the kingdom of kuduro,
Sou palanca negra gigante
I am a giant black palanca,
Sigo a passada de Njinga Mbandi
I follow in the footsteps of Njinga Mbandi,
Sigo a corrente do Dande
I follow the Dande River,
Logro o feitiƧo de TomƩ Grande
I overcome the spell of TomƩ Grande,
Por no mapa Oxaena
Putting Oxaena on the map,
Terra de grandes nomes do semba
Land of great semba names,
Arraso tipo kalemba
I excel like kalemba,
Sou de Angola como a mulemba
I am from Angola like the mulemba tree,
Mano jukula
Brother jukula
(Kimbundu)
(Kimbundu language)
Mambo exclusivo
Exclusive style
Toque de Angola
Angolan touch
A Buraka Ć© que estĆ” a cuiar
Buraka is taking care of things,
Sai fora
Get out of here,
Pongolove Ć© que esta a bater
Pongolove is hitting hard,
VĆ£o se embora
Go away
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@qr-eh9es
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 cabriƧa
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 tombƩ 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
Åege Åege 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 mĆŗsica ainda me deixa arrepiado!!! Muito trabalho no beat e no mike... EstĆ£o condenados a ficar na histĆ³ria
@eleazarramirez1461
Grande ANGOLAAAA um salve desde da Venezuela š»šŖš¦š“
@risesimon2029
AlguƩm aqui em 2024? Eterno Buraka son sistema.
@sofiaxo4543
SĆ³ de pensar que a Pongo aqui sĆ³ tinha 16/17 anos, que talentooo deviam todos pĆ“r os olhos nesta mulher