Cumbancha's video: Lakou Mizik - Tanbou n Frape - Official Music Video

The song "Tanbou’n Frape" celebrates Haitian culture and traditions, which are a source of strength and pride for Haitians everywhere. It is in the backyard or “lakou” of houses around the country that these traditions get passed on and are kept alive. Lakou Mizik has dedicated this video to Boulo Valcourt (1946-2017), who spent his life sharing Haitian culture and music with the world. To purchase the song “Tanbou’n Frape” from Lakou Mizik’s album “Wa Di Yo” and learn more about the band visit: http://www.lakoumizik.com http://www.cumbancha.com/lakoumizik/ ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Blessings for our home Blessings, three drumsticks, three kata drum sticks (x2) Wherever it goes, it gives me shivers In our guts that’s where it lives Wherever it beats it makes everybody dance With it we have sung for freedom The whole nation has transformed On our toes we danced Our drums hit, no man can stand in our way Everybody knows that we are Haitian (Chorus) Blessings! When our drum hits our strength doubles The mother drum of Liberty When our drum beats our strength doubles The three drums Mantò Idjaye Our drum beats Blessing for our home Blessing, three drumsticks, three kata drum sticks (x2) We were about to call out the spirits Dessaline’s Women Walking Proud No I don’t need to know your nationality We are at the crossroads at dawn and our strength is doubling We all know who we are Mothers and fathers of Freedom When you are near it you can’t leave it Because when our drum hits (Chorus) You don’t know Lakou Soukri You don’t know Lakou Badjo You won’t find out our essence You won’t find out our essence You don’t know the way to Souvnans You don’t know Pik Makaya Mountain You won’t know our essence You won’t know our essence You don’t give water to the spirit You don’t say Amen You won’t find our essence You won’t find our essence You never stepped foot in a Lakou You pretend to dance Vodou You won’t know our essence You won’t know our essence Agosi, agola, agoye Our strength doubles Where are my drums, my kata, my second drum Our strength doubles. Since in Ginen we’re like that Our strength doubles We came from Africa like that Our strength doubles Agosi, agola, agoye Our strength doubles We came from the Lakou like that Our strength doubles ORIGINAL KREYOL LYRICS: Ayibobo, laka lakaye Ayibobo, twa baget, twa legede (bis) Kote l pase fè tout sanm vibre, Andan zantray nou li deméré Kote l frape fè tout moun danse Ave l nou te chante libète Tout nasyon an te transfòme Sou tèt zòtey nou tap danse Tanbou n’ frape gason pa kanpe non Tout moun nèt konnen se ayisyen nou ye (Refrain) Ayibobo Tanbou n frape fòs nou double Manman tanbou libète a Tanbou n frape fòs nou double Twa tanbou Mantò Idjaye Tanbou n frape Ayibobo, laka lakaye Ayibobo twa baget, twa legede (bis) Espri yo n ta pral entèpelé, Desalin Manze Defile, Non mwen pa bezwen konn nasyonalite w Badjou n nan kafou fòs nou double Nou tout konn kiyes nou ye, Yon pil manman ak papa libète Depi w proche wap tou kole tande frè Paske tanbou n frappe (Refrain) Ou pa konn Lakou Soukri Ou pa konn Lakou Badjo Ou pap ka jwenn bout nou Ou pap ka jwen bout nou Ou pa konn wout pou w al souvnans Ou pa konn pik makaya Ou pap ka jwen bout nou Ou pap ka jwen bout nou Ou pa jam konn jete dlo Ou pa konn di ayibobo Ou pap ka jwenn bout nou Ou pap ka jwen bout nou Pye w pa jam pile yon lakou Wap pran pòz danse Vodou Ou pap ka jwen bout nou Ou pap ka jwen bout nou Agosi, agola, agoye Fòs nou double Kot tanbou m yo, kot kata m yo, kot segon yo Fòs nou double Depi nan ginen nèg konsa o Fòs nou double Nèg soti an afrik tou konsa o Fòs nou double Agosi, agola, agoye Fòs nou double Depi nan lakou nou konsa Fòs nou double Written and composed by Jonas Attis & Steeve Valcourt, Published by Cumbancha Music Publishing (BMI).