Tumi and the Volume is a popular and innovative musical act from Johannesbu… Read Full Bio ↴Tumi and the Volume is a popular and innovative musical act from Johannesburg, South Africa, known for combining Jazz and Hip Hop with complex and highly politicized lyrics. The group is composed of members of the band, 340ml, and Tumi Molekane. Drawing heavily on the legacy of apartheid, as well as the realities of life in today's South Africa, The Volume has quickly become one of South Africa’s most eclectic music acts. In just over a year the group has managed to create a distinct musical accent that includes blends of samba, reggae and poetry that speaks to the unique reality of the South African experience.

Tumi and the Volume are made up of four members. Tumi Molekane (vocals), the centerpiece of the group, is an accomplished South African poet from Johannesburg. In 2002, he met Tiago and Paulo Chibanga and Dave Bergman, who were playing backup for MCs at the Bassline, in Melville, Johannesburg. Tiago and Paulo are both members of the Mozambiquean, South African-based band 340ml. For the production of their first album, At the Bassline the group added Kyle Rose Smith, a violinist, to complete The Volume. On their second album, the self-titled studio release, Smith is featured but she left the band in early 2005 to join Freshlyground.

Tumi and the Volume was founded when then-solo emcee Tumi Molekane met The Volume, a backup band at the Bassline. The first collaborative project, which evolved into At the Bassline, began in the beginning of 2003. Yet since before the release of their first album, Tumi and the Volume have been performing across southern Africa and Europe.

Their first year together, 2002, saw them mostly tour South Africa and contribute to music festivals across the country, as well as open for bigger international groups performing in Johannesburg and Cape Town, such as Positive Black Soul, from Senegal, and Blackalicious, from the United States.
The release, and following critical acclaim of, At the Bassline, shot them onto a bigger stage, as the group performed at the Quart Festival in Norway, alongside with The Roots and Coldplay.

2005 through 2006 saw the successive releases of their second album--and first studio album--Tumi & the Volume, in first South Africa, and then Europe and North America. Through June and July of 2006, the band traveled to Canada and performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

In August of 2006, their first album was re-released on Apple iTunes Music Store.

Basement
Tumi and the Volume Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Basement' by these artists:

99 Neighbors I said I took that motherfucker for a ride from…
a basement Wait for the sound Wait for me now Wait on me Follow me…
A-kil Got me breathin wit dragons i crack a egg in…
Adaam Mackan I like you but it's not okay Whenever can I walk…
B-Men I'm not trying to make a hit song I'm trying to…
Bastille. [Verse:] Greyhound, Megabus, clothes in a plastic bag, From …
BROCKHAMPTON Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Back to the basics Back to the baseme…
ChillPanic I've been I've been watching Too many movies on Netflix I'…
Church Girls On the day I went to see you city blocks…

CL-ljud Ah yeah! feel the funk bay-be! That’s right, this is called…
CLUTTERED GROTTO Oh daddy, tell me a story To calm me down cause…
Coby Core You're down again, And we're holding hands. You don't ask, …
Cōrt He got left alone in the basement room Felt like he…
Covey Your eyes are painted red Just to show your age As the…
Cryogeyser I am not the last choice Gonna make you choke on…
Cyanide and Silicone Wow Brian, this cleaning sure is hard work Yeah, but my gran…
D-Nike Production YO My last house was so crazy Tryna find a way to…
D.D.C Ah yeah! feel the funk bay-be! That’s right, this is called…
Danny Malone Well, my Grandmother′s dead and she's down in the basement A…
Deerhunter What's in the basement Cool trick It's twilight now No fa…
Dylan Sinclair I've called your name so many times Kept my eyes open…
Eric Reprid Told my brothers one day we gon' make it We just…
Ex Olympic Keep on falling for your phantom Twisted and curled up insid…
F.I.E.L.D.Y. & Messerschmitt YO My last house was so crazy Tryna find a way to…
Gemini Syndrome Color-coded blasphemy This really strange anatomy Is this re…
GMH I've been stuck inside for far to long It's late tonight…
Halberd Don't go running around in these circles You'll trip and fal…
Half-Life 終電に詰め込んだ人々の溜め息汗ばむ窓なぞった落書き映る世の中を宙に描くまたあぁ明日も来るのか憂鬱と帰路の…
Holden Miller Spent four years on a campus It's crazy how it feels…
James Levy In time every man will lie in the end Each child…
Jazz Cartier Yeah, yeah Mm (Hey, I'm really rich) Speed and I crash Life…
Jory And you know how we feel Ain't gonna quit this…
JVCK JAMES Shhh, eh Going down like a basement, she all up on…
Kaxi feat. Keagan Where'd you go this time Away without a sign I'm getting so,…
Kuqler Licht aus ya, meine flame brennt Bin raus hänge wieder in…
Kyndo Basement I can't see outside cause I'm stuck In the basement…
Luca & Julia We were calling for the same rhyme In a den of…
Mason Murphy Lately this smoke don't get me high Given up all my…
More Giraffes I know you said it twice, but you can not…
mute choir Calling into work Put on the same shirt and run No, I…
NERVO Oh Oh Oh, yeah This beat has got me losing it Not in contro…
Offset Remember when a nigga used to Be trapped in that basement? W…
Organs If I pay you five dollars will you try to…
ox33n I hate niggers High like an attic but I'm shallow like…
Payday Damn. I remember days That we would play inside your ba…
Present Company Perfectly stable Perfectly fine In the basement of your mind…
Puddle of Mudd Locked in the basement I'm so paranoid I'm all encased…
Real Estate See me in the basement Watching the water rise See me in…
Rich Homie Quan Remember when a nigga used to Be trapped in that basement? W…
Run Forever Well it rained all the way down it was the start…
Russ Yeah Mm, yeah yeah Yeah yeah, yeah yeah Love me like I'm st…
Simon Servida Moving with intention, moving through dimensions Another day…
Smile Empty Soul Tripping in a basement Strip away the face paint Apples wh…
Ten Feet Deep Here I am again, stuck inside it's raining and cold I'm…
The Dopamines Everybody left in the basement take a deep breath and…
The Maples Oh babe you’re hidin Hidin in your Basement For the longest …
The Moss Tell me where you go Tell me where you're going Tell me…
The Ting Tings Let's go down in our basement It's where we like time…
This Is a Robbery Well truth be told, it's getting old Watching all my ex's…
Travis Scott - Days Before Rodeo Yo, uh Got my nigga Easy in this motherfucker Deadstock sixe…
X-Patriate (Alan J. Lipman) yeah yeah yeah I got the screw and the blunt I got the good…
Yamzy Знаешь потерял свой сон Потерял огонь Выпиваю этот яд Убивая…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Tumi and the Volume:

'76 It was 76 the street blew in ebony mist I'm treading…
76 It was 76 The street blew in urbany mist I′m treading it…
Afrique Focus take two in the morning Move to the door Say whose…
Asinamali Now when the money's in they system Ain’t no telling 'em…
Bus Stop Confessions I get over the high Time to focus and open your…
Bus Stop Confessions. I get over the high Time to focus and open your…
Floor Yo, sound in shades and crowds of a clouded base Kicked…
Four Left for dead, what's on my mind? Alone and fighting for…
I said no You set me up, I set you free No one above,…
People Of The Light You shed a little light for me to see I hope…
People People Yo we are a proud people Alive people A lost people A beauti…
Signs Travel light The bags of life need handles tight gripped Cau…
The Story Behind the Pain Dear beloved unknown Here regarded as gone Appear flooding m…
The Story Behind The Paint She must have been sixteen With skin darker than a missed…
Through My Sunroof Was in the car when I got the bad news Got…
What It's All About Ask your mamma what it's all about Don't look at me,…

Yvonne They say a thin skinned drum Makes the loudest beat I am…

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