1) Zuba is an internat… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Zuba is an international collective producing a heady upbeat crossover mix of West African folk, Latin rhythms, contrapuntal guitars and melodic vocals. Zuba wrote and rehearsed Allez! in the basement of a disused sandwich factory in the centre of Glasgow in the long, wet summer of 2004. The following recording sessions ran through to November. The main idea of recording these songs was to define, refine and capture Zuba’s existing live sound – a sound borne of a fusion of different cultures but not defined by them. Zuba’s Bassa Beat is global cosmopolitanism almost by accident of birth. The band members were friends, who just happened to be musicians from different parts of the world , before they were a band.
Take a lead singer of Liberian griot lineage with a throat full of reggae and gospel, a Hebridean guitarist with a background in folk fingerpicking and 60s psychedelia, a Parisian percussionist who had travelled and drummed extensively in the world’s Latin quarters, an Aberdonian bassist with a fixation on finding the groove that would link Peter Gabriel’s world fusion and The Who, a Paisley-born jazz-inflected drummer who studied in Berklee, Boston, a Ugandan singer with a soul voice and an obsession with melancholic 70s singer-songwriters, and a Ghanaian dancer with one foot in the R’nB bag and the other dragging it away to African Gospel harmony choir recitals… stick them together in the back of a transit van for six years or so, lock them in a sandwich factory for a while and then entomb them in a smoke-filled recording studio and you have this album.
2) A 90's jam band out of Boulder which has disbanded. Their song "Speed Queen" was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 American comedy film "There's Something About Mary".
Trippin
Zuba Lyrics
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Lonliness can turn to sorrow
The window pulls my sight
To the sky and see tomorrow, all the stars are spinning in my head
2) Saturn seems so far
Surfing on the planet mars
They shoot right by
And leave their tales in my head, all my worries go away
Chorus -
I told my psyche not to get lost in complexities
Enjoy the simple 1's and 2's of life and liberty
And finally undercut the arms that hold me down
My god im trippin on this type of sound
3) Then im deep in sleep
Stories flash into my life
So quickly they pass by
And I find that I am overdosing on the world, floating endlessly through night
Bridge -
Come and take my hand, lets look inside
Part of the plan, to help realize
Chorus -
My mind it makes a world out of nothingness
And then I fall into a stupid mess of my regrets
All the time I was running and I tried to hide
But now im trippin as I take a ride
Rap:
So many days I'm smiling through the haze of last nights lingering effects
Ringing out the smoke, the beer, the powerful smell of night life atmosphere
Too many pretty faces lost in a drifting drunken blur
Trying to remember what I did, trying to remember who you were
Reflecting on frustrations has got the best of me
So behold as we strip this dime store novel mystery and we float y'all
Interplanetary groove
'Cause Saturn Mars to so many they're just stars
But like Sun Ra, space is the place for the entire human race
So get ready y'all as we keep on payin' our dues
Who doubts a groove like this can make you move
4) Universal time
Keeping both my feet connected to it all
Helps me see my life in full light
Helps me know the wrong and right, like the birth of something new
5) & the waves crash on the shore
Their repetitious rythms synching up the world
Dreams travel through night
Images throughout my life..... floating endlessly while I sleep
Chorus #1
The song "Trippin" by Zuba talks about the experiences of the singer when they are alone and how they drift off into their own world. In the first verse, the singer talks about how they feel lonely in their bed, and the only thing they can do is look at the stars out the window. The stars seem to be spinning in their head, indicating that they are lost in their own thoughts. The second verse talks about how the singer's mind takes them to faraway planets like Mars and Saturn. The comets passing by leave their tails in the singer's head, and all their worries disappear. The chorus urges the listeners to enjoy the simple things in life and not get lost in complexities. They talk about tripping on the type of sound that takes their mind off their troubles.
The bridge invites the listener to take the singer's hand and look inside, suggesting introspection. The third verse talks about how the singer's mind makes a world out of nothingness when they fall into a stupid mess of their regrets. The rap verse that follows talks about how the singer feels after becoming lost in their thoughts in a haze of late-night activities. The verse ends on a positive note, talking about how music and dance can make people move and feel connected to one another. The final verse talks about how the singer connects with the universal time, which helps them see their life in full light, separating right from wrong. The song ends with the waves crashing on the shore and the singer's dreams floating endlessly while they sleep.
Line by Line Meaning
When im in my bed
I feel lonely and sad in my bed.
Loneliness can turn to sorrow
Loneliness can make me feel even more sad and depressed.
The window pulls my sight
I look outside my window.
To the sky and see tomorrow, all the stars are spinning in my head
I imagine tomorrow and see stars spinning in my head.
Saturn seems so far
Saturn seems very far away from me.
Surfing on the planet mars
I imagine myself surfing on Mars.
Comets fill my eyes
I see comets in my mind.
They shoot right by
The comets pass by me quickly.
And leave their tales in my head, all my worries go away
The comets leave a trail in my head, making me forget all my worries.
I told my psyche not to get lost in complexities
I remind myself not to overthink and complicate things in my mind.
Enjoy the simple 1's and 2's of life and liberty
I should cherish the simple things in life and appreciate my freedom.
And finally undercut the arms that hold me down
I will break free from the things that are holding me back.
My god im trippin on this type of sound
This music is making me feel euphoric and lightheaded.
Then im deep in sleep
I fall into a deep sleep.
Stories flash into my life
I dream vivid stories in my sleep.
So quickly they pass by
The stories and dreams pass by quickly.
And I find that I am overdosing on the world, floating endlessly through night
I feel like I am overwhelmed by the world and floating endlessly through the night.
Come and take my hand, lets look inside
Let's explore our inner selves together.
Part of the plan, to help realize
This is part of a plan to help us become more self-aware.
My mind it makes a world out of nothingness
My mind creates a new world out of nothingness.
And then I fall into a stupid mess of my regrets
I often regret the things I do in this new world I create in my mind.
All the time I was running and I tried to hide
I have been running away and trying to hide my true self.
But now im trippin as I take a ride
But now, as I explore my mind, I am feeling euphoric and lightheaded.
So many days I'm smiling through the haze of last nights lingering effects
I often wake up the next day feeling happy and content after a night of drinking or drugs.
Ringing out the smoke, the beer, the powerful smell of night life atmosphere
I can still smell and taste the remnants of the night's drinking and smoke in the air.
Too many pretty faces lost in a drifting drunken blur
I often meet many attractive people but forget their faces due to my drunken state of mind.
Trying to remember what I did, trying to remember who you were
I struggle to remember my actions and who I met the previous night.
Reflecting on frustrations has got the best of me
I dwell on my frustrations and it affects me negatively.
So behold as we strip this dime store novel mystery and we float y'all
Let's explore this mystery together and enjoy the ride.
'Cause Saturn Mars to so many they're just stars
Saturn and Mars are just stars to most people.
But like Sun Ra, space is the place for the entire human race
Just like Sun Ra, I believe space is the ultimate frontier for all humans.
So get ready y'all as we keep on payin' our dues
Let's prepare ourselves for the journey ahead.
Who doubts a groove like this can make you move
This groove and music can make anyone dance and move their body.
Universal time
Time is universal and affects everything.
Keeping both my feet connected to it all
I am grounded to the universe and feel connected to everything.
Helps me see my life in full light
Having this perspective helps me see my life more clearly and in a new light.
Helps me know the wrong and right, like the birth of something new
This perspective helps me differentiate between right and wrong, similar to the birth of something new.
& the waves crash on the shore
The waves crash onto the shore.
Their repetitious rhythms synching up the world
The repetitive sound of the waves sync up the world.
Dreams travel through night
Dreams happen during the night.
Images throughout my life
I see images from different parts of my life.
Floating endlessly while I sleep
I feel like I am floating endlessly while I sleep.
Contributed by Eli D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.