Prince nico mbarga - Aki special (AUDIO)

[Skele45]

Pop use to play this song before he died :( miss him so much

[elroger2190]

Barranquillero no le guste e este tema no es BARRANQUILLERO



[farhabib61]

Recuerdos de mi Barranquilla, Viva ese temota!

[coolzeal1]

i keep raping the reply button.. thumb up if you agree Africans are best

[SolAtinauj]

ADOREI questo CHANT

[coolzeal1]

oh man the tune is powerful, the guitar man....good song indeed

[NILZA1]

th

[aldahir39]

nojoda barrranquilllero que no aiga bailao este tema nojoda lo veo grave jajajajajaja

[solidmaison]

Prince, c terrible de voir que tu n'a pas de video. repose en paix. je me rappelle mes premiers pas d'adulte à amba, au sud du cameroun. en 19...76.  oh my god.

[popoyeamicale]

ahhhh quel souvenir!!!!! formidable!

[MrMoursal]

mon enfance!!! paix a ton ames, mon prince nico 4ever!!!!.

[fbsang]

Quelle triste nouvelle. De bons vieux souvenirs. Cete chanson me rappele mon adolescence. Puisse son ame reposer en paix

[TheTima9]

Cette chanson a berce mon adolescance. Quelqu'un peut-il me dire ce qu'est devenu ce grand artiste que fut Prince Nico Nbarga ? Salut a toi l'Artiste.

[Fadil76]

@TheTima9 Cet artiste (Camerouno-Nigerian) est mort longtemps. Paix a son ame

[theocpeters]

Lovely song

[TheRealLYRICL]

Remembering you today Eze!! Rise In Peace. [Nobody knows tomorrow] Thank you for your musical ....the journey continues - from God - to you - to Daddy - to me ...towards new heights!! Amin 1L♥♪♫

[ze9999ful]

prince nico cap vert vous aime, principalement le gent de capital du cap vert.

[HRHewokimi]

THIS ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T DIE THEY LIVE THROUGH THEIR MUSICS....

[manuelito19821]

WHAT A NICE SONG, CARAJO¡ I´M COLOMBIAN AND I LOVE AFRICAN MUSIC. I´M LOOKING FOR A SONG SANG BY PRINCE NICO MBARGA NAMED GOOD FATHER OR SWEET FATHER,I ´M NOT SURE . CAN ANYBODY HELP ME UPLOADING THE VIDEO, AUDIO OR LYRICS, PLEASE?THANKS

[ypkaable]

@manuelito19821 you mean "Sweet Mother"or?

[Fadil76]

@manuelito19821. Do you want the son to be sent to you? but all his sons are uploaded in Youtube. You can listen to any of his son there including those that you are requesting. I enjoy listening them from Youtube.

[kwesi01]

Remember this well from that majestic 70s LP! As with soem of the old soul songs, and some live Hendrix material, the slightly off-key guitar adds to the mystique and plaintiveness of the whole. We fans hail this true African star, whose genius is in the superficially mundane, everyday subject-matter of his material.

[csoparao]

I love this song, even before I was walking...!

[glotzu]

Bonjour! De quel pays vient cette chanson?

[deedeexy7]

@glotzu c'est une oeuvre de PRINCE NICO MBARGA et son orchestre ROCAFILL JAZZ

c'est un groupe NIGERIAN très en vogue vers la fin des années 70 et debut 80

[tatajose07]

To my people everywhere:

Im 39 and I grow up listening this song: the akien. 500 years back in history, my city, Cartagena, Colombia was the center of the slave trade in the atlantic ocean. Today, the racism is still in place and white people still believe they are better that the majority of people who lives in the city. When this song arrives to the city, the people star to move their bodies, remembering something that run in their veins: the black origin from africa. Viva Afrika!

[bebegodiva]

Prince Nico was my childhood. Countless parties my father hosted with nothing but African highlife music. He still has all the records (vinyl) and that old turntable. I miss those days! Love Live Africa!! We can't lose our history. They don't make music like this anymore. I'm looking for CDs to buy.

[michaelniran]

This is a Naija man for life.

[jud974]

Mon premier voyage en Afrique, en Cote d'ivoire plus précisément , il y a très longtemps que je recherchais ce titre merciiiiii ce n'est que du bonheur et surtout plein de vérité

[SuperRoss83]

CAMEROON FOR EVER FROM CALIFORNIA

[niniprovidence1000]

akiéeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee mbe nzam ohhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!! j'adore cette musique jusqu'àaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[sfonkoua]

You have great taste of music my man. I listen to your whole playlist..thanks

[waytoohappy1]

Lov this man and this Album - amazing song......... so true so true

[lloorreennaa11]

Fué parte de mi niñez en Magangué, que viva Africa!!

[i1691]

Un grand artiste fauché trop tôt par la mort.Musique de grande qualité.

[77kkd]

tout ça me rappel mon enfance .je suis émerveillé

[estad1234]

OH PRINCE QUE LASTIMA QUE TE HAYAS IDO TAN TEMPRANO.EN MI CONCEPTO PERSONAL ESTE DISCO ES EL MEJOR DE LA MÚSICA AFRICANA.TIENE DE TODO

[inmytime007]

@estad1234 what?

[etimsam]

@inmytime007 Last time I heard this song I think I was 3 years. I m 35 now. Sooo good. Many thanks for the post, visualito

[roybull86]

This man was legendary in Liberia. Nico was a gem of Africa.

[XXXX1951]

Música del alma en la Arenosa, Barranquila Colombia

[theocpeters]

Amazing,legendary Prince Nico Mbarga.One of Africas best.R.I.P

[ejiogubekee]

Many thanks vixxy02 and @cleyecaro for the clarification.

Cross River and Akwa every now and then gives us the best entertainers.

Prince Nico, Liz Benson, Ini Edo. Love you all.

[sisilajolie]

papa et maman je vous dédie ce song, je nous revoie encore en train de danser dessus dans notre salon au gabon, merci pour tout Visualito pour avoir posté ce song

[Rockanju]

Esta Cancion es facil en guitarra NAda mas Con los acordes RE y DO.!!

[cleyecaro]

I put on my dancing shoes whenever this music plays. Great Icon. My contemporaries think I'm archaic, but I tell them that I know good music when I hear one.

[BanditKing1]

awesomo

[plindesoupe]

Prine que deviens-tu ?

[sunny9886]

Africa rules

[obyeugene]

Prince Nico. I Eugene know you in Onitsha when you was living in No. 29 Misselems str. fegge Onitsha. I was only eight years old that was 1978-1983.

[Ricoh2006]

Aki Special - it says it all//special music for us ..thanks Prince

[ejiogubekee]

This song and the singer will live forever in my heart. For those wondering who Prince Nico is. He is a Nigerian of Igbo extraction. But he grew up and lived most of his life in SW Cameroun. That is the english speaking part of Cameroun with a large population of igbos. That affected his accent. But he did his songs in pidgin english and igbo. 'Akye' could be a camerounian exclamation. Some of his non english expressions in this song are not igbo. Can A SW Camerounian help.

[vixxy02]

@ejiogubekee Actually he was of Cross River extraction,Ikom (Ejagham) to be precise. He grew up in Abakaliki, but was not part Igbo.

[cleyecaro]

@ejiogubekee Prince is a true son of Ikom LGA of Cross River state. His mom was Camerounian and so his wife. He grew up and school in Igboland. Thanks for enjoying this legend!!

[Fafa2Kmer]

@cleyecaro no, his dad was cameroonian and his mom was nigerian.

[sopbabe38]

@cleyecaro ....I would like to know since when Nigerians have the surname Mbarga. You are right in saying that he had parents from both Cameroon and Nigeria but you have it the other way round. The mother was Nigerian and the father from Cameroon.

[nsmr009]

@cleyecaro

No, Prince Nico Mbarga's father is an Ewondo man from Cameroon and his mom from Nigeria. It really does not matter what part he comes from. We are sons and daughters from Africa . Lets stop the division and unite with beautiful tunes like these. One thing i know for sure; In Africa, we have the best music and dancers and you wil not find such fantastic music anywhere but in AFRICA!

Prince Nico you remain the prince of my childhood 'coz YOU ROCK!!! RIP.

[shoils2003]

@nsmr009 OMG!, never knew he had died. This makes good music or made good music, oh Lord Nico RIP.

I love this piece of work he did, indeed, nobody knows tomorrow. It is well!!!!!

[vikingo2717]

Me acuerdo del Pollo Zuniga,con sus pantalones terlenka y sus camisas  cuello de murcielago,bailando donde la difunta pulula,en la quinta.Tambien del vieja,el coro.el chino pea,que ahora esta en Alemania y cuando va a Cartagena se baja en un hotel,porque teme que lo secuestren.Y cuando lo saludan dice:Ah,me saludas ahora porque sabes que estoy en algo,que olistes el tocino.CHINO PEAAAA.Viva La Loma.CHINO MALETA,el que mas pondos se hacia.Tambien fue extra en la mision,trabajo con Robert Deniro.

[vikingo2717]

Me acuerdo del Pollo Zuniga,con sus pantalones terlenka y sus camisas cuello de murcielago,bailando donde la difunta pulula,en la quinta.Tambien del vieja,el coro.el chino pea,que ahora esta en Alemania y cuando va a Cartagena se baja en un hotel,porque teme que lo secuestren.Y cuando lo saludan dice:Ah,me saludas ahora porque sabes que estoy en algo,que olistes el tocino.CHINO PEAAAAAA.

[AlienProphet13]

this life is wonderful.....don't be proud because you have it....

[Congo496]

Caramba! usted tiene razon quien sabe lo que pasara el dia de manana.Gracias por su obra.Que su alma descance en paz.

[sergesamouri]

It comes from GOD Almighty...

Nobody know tomorrow...

wise words...

[sergesamouri]

It comes from GOD Almighty...

[larryjaymusic]

Dedicated to my sister, you know who you are.

[bqjun]

esto suena en los picos en barranquilla

[millmanist]

Thank you for the classics. Good Memories and great music.

[larryjaymusic]

i wish people would listen to your message,but the beat is so good that the message is ignored.

[samsonaby]

Prince tu merites que ton nom soit donne a un boulevard dans une ville de la cote d'ivoire pour cette immense joie que tu as donne a sa jeunesse dans les annees 70. Grand merci a toi Maitre...

[dalmatio]

@samsonaby Tu a bien dis

[sagat4]

Great stuff. Brings back memories

[nndivaful1]

Prince Nico Mbarga, may your soul rest in perfect peace!

You gave us joy and happiness, your legend will live on for ever.

Thank you and rest in peace until we meet again.

[elfirebrand]

nojodaaaaaaaaaaaaaa piiiilaaaaasssss ya llevo 13 club colombia pero todavia estoy sano lechuga

[fullkilleroloco]

esta musica es parte de la hlstoria cultura barranquillera, pero lamentablemente en la cultura oral nuestra, por que la historia escrita esta bajo la oligarquia y ellos no la reconocen, pero esta musica es parte de barranquilla es la musica verbenera la de nosotros la gente del comun amen.

[barsanty]

si esta ciudad recordara las personas que han influido en nuestra cultura tendriamos una estatua de este cantante en el estadio metropolitano pero como este señor no tiene la fama de shakira por eso no la tiene

excelente video

[fullkilleroloco]

1 de enero de 1950-24 de junio 1997 QEPD. su mayor exito es sweet mother o madre dulce 13 millones de copias vendidas.

[moscuarango]

Who know tomorrow . mon mama yeahhh!

[moscuarango]

Who know tomorrow mama!

[wottovincent]

je ne peux rester indifferent face a cette belle melodie.....

merci pour toute la joie que tu mets dans notre coeur a travers cette chansons.

[juliemar3]

I'm dancing....

[jcuadrado20]

somebody translate this song its sounds like english but i dont understand a lot o words

[140388cynthia]

@jcuadrado20 Some words are in english i believe.

[moscuarango]

@140388cynthia- Who know tomorrow mama!- if you dont get money baby dont cry

[kamaruzer]

@140388cynthia yeah.... this is called Pidgin English.. A Nigerian " English Language"... i can translate the whole song to the English u'll understand if u want... pidgin is sweet to speak if u jknw how to lol...

[140388cynthia]

@kamaruzer Sure i'd like to know what it says, thanks!

[kamaruzer]

@140388cynthia ... sorry for the delay... here is it.... Who knows tomorrow? No one knows tomorrow This life is wonderful Don’t be proud because u have it It comes from God almighty Yeah Oh oh child is good, child is good, child is good, we know Ahh But if u have a child, dont laugh at the people who don’t have, at all If u dnt have a child, dont cry because u dnt have, God’s time is the best Opportunity comes but once in this world

[kamaruzer]

@140388cynthia ..contd..

Mother, mother, mother, who knows tomorrow? Mother, akie akie akie e

Nobody knows tomorrow akie akie

Father father father father e who knows tomorrow, nobody knows tomorrow

mother e mother e mother e akie akie akie akie

AH yes, oh oh money is good money is good

money is good we know ah ah but if u have money dnt laugh at the people who dnt have

if u dnt have money dnt cry because u dnt have, God’s time is the best, opportunity comes but once in this world

[140388cynthia]

@kamaruzer Thank u very much!!! where r u from?? how is it u know the meaning of the song?? Im from Barranquilla, Colombia. Cheers to u too.

[kamaruzer]

@140388cynthia ....last part..akie akie akie oh oh akie akie eh eh mother mother mother mother mother ma eh

who knows tomorrow ? mother, nobody knows tomorrow

father, akie aki ehe eh eh lala lala lala lala eh who knows tomorrow? mother

nobody knows tomorrow , father, akie aki ehe eh

akie, mother, eh something eh ehe ehe somethin is good oh... aha eh .... show it way

yeah ... yes oh aki... special akie yeah yeah yeah yeah

akie akie akie oh

[kamaruzer]

@140388cynthia ..Note.. the word Aki is nt pidgin English... so the meaning is unknown to me...looks like an Ibo exclamation... but i'm not sure...cheers

[Zelusetradix]

this song makles me cry... This African music is very popular in Cartagena, in the North Coast of Colombia. This song is a treasure of the whole humankind

[nyargaton]

can someone pls give the lyrics of this wonderful song

[TB5193]

Indeed, nobody knows what tomorrow has in store for us my brother. May U rest in peace. God bless

[EgbesuJuju2010]

Old school is the best. RIP!!!

[eyuoncha]

mon dieu que dire.....c'était dans mon cahier de chant sans pour autant comprendre les paroles

[koletiko24]

Hayyyyyyyyyyyyyy, llorenlo este es el himno de la champeta africana y colombiana y de todas las champetas men!!!!, papa, y pal que no lo sabia sepalo, del principe nico.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrMensah123]

nice one Prince where you dey now

[iykist]

@MrMensah123 He died in 1997

[Biafran4Life]

@MrMensah123 - The Great Prince Nico Mbarga passed away at the age of 47 on 24th June 1997

[maxinfidel]

Guitar LEGEND & Pioneer.

Nothin' like "old school".

[dimplediva]

love this song!!

[muscarine2000]

who know tomorrow?? there may be no tomorrow!!

the greatest nico mbarga

[sweetiree]

This is wonderful music

[sambaleberger1]

Les ambiances de Gourmettes.

[benseki1]

The best of the best and it make me to remember the old time when Nigeria was Nigeria. May God bless you as you listen to this music.

[bertfreez]

an african classic!!!! to be curious did anybody grow up in montreal ni the 80s ? this song reminds me of montreal so much

[felipe7x]

LYRICS??

[felipe7x]

LYRICS??

[agent9752]

carajo que música tan perfecta, ¡saludos Barranquilla y el Príncipe del highlife nigeriano!

[nsmr009]

Still one of Africa's best and still standing and always will!!! God bless you Prince. You are one of a kind and i am proud to be from African! RIP. Amen.

[NimbaFalcon]

Ahh another classic from a son of the soil.

[TB5193]

You will remain one of the greatest African musicians of all times.

This music brings back many childhood memories.

May you rest in peace.

[MsDele90]

a musical genious! As Prince, his nobility showed in his music.

[qzqzqzsasa]

es lo mejor de la musika africana

[sagat4]

lol do the Brazilians even know what he is saying?

[bertfreez]

@sagat4 lol

[plasmatv]

(Good) music knows no boundaries. London, San Francisco, Bogota, Lagos....

[casanovaci69]

superb perfomance bravo africa

[viveralf]

Veeeery Good....one of the best from Africa..Heard it by first time at Cartagena de Indias ..Colombia...SOOO GOOD!!

[umunne1]

I remember when I came out of the college new!!!!!. Quite a hit!!!!

Rubbac

[Manita67]

Great African musical genius. Nico Mbarga will never die.

[wampsmania]

The greatest African singer. Can you imagine the instruments of the time?????? And remember Africans could only afford second hand equipments

[laure361]

ce son est trop fort waouuh la guitare est magique

[frednuff]

Awesome! Great guitar. Me encanta!

[Abe5720]

Do you realize that the Goo Goo Dolls' song entitled 'Slide' begins with the same lead guitar strumming. What an amazing coincidence! I know Prince Mbarga released 'Aki Special' before members of the Goo Goo Dolls were even conceived. Talk about Africans setting the music standard.

[camafrik]

great song Iback in my african youth !!! I have chance to get the original LP (vinyl) !!!

[ndoss01]

wow i didnt knew they were listening african music in colombia..its nice big up to you guys!!

i like this song very much reminds me of the past.

[suhijo]

yes actually this song sound every day and night in the radio stations in the nort of colombia since i was born back then in 1983,,, but almost nobody nows about the original singer... and another bunch of songs but it i dont know the names so i canot tell you but im sure they are from africa :D

[saharianboy]

ndoss i like you too. but there is one thing i would like to discusss with you .WHY DO YOU HATE african american?

[narutoseng]

He looked awesome!!!! and handsome!!! beautiful picture:0) I love the song..

[JUANTUPRINCIPE]

gracias por el tema compadre... soy barranquillero 100% y lo digo publicamente canciones como esta no salen dos veces

[elfirebrand]

JODA compae ni en millon de años, saldra musica como esta. esto si es un clasico, pagó me mando las frias

[cywato32]

Good old days. Highlife was the bomb then. Original guitar sound.....ikwokirikwo special!!!!!!!! lol...

[scudie1]

This piece is dedicated to my late friend. RIP Swandy!!!! Love you always!!!

[malickdiovas]

that was music! not noise. powerful lyrics, great musiciens, great singer, great song. wow, it amazing ow some people are just gifted.

bad, he died so sudenly and so soon. RIP

[firebrand2012]

oyeme mi compatriota pero que saborrrr!!!

joda esta vaina nunca pasará de moda, hey pagó pues me mando las frias!!

[dimma63]

Am not sure you lost your life saving, if not you wont know how it started not to talk of this music. IDIOT Let me get you again; you greed FOOL

[tatajose07]

I was born in cartagena, colombia. I have 37 and since i remember, i hear this song. Every time i listen this song i just cry...its just amazing and unique!!!! there is no song like this ever!

Thanks prince nico, you dont even imagine how much we love you in la costa del caribe colombiano

[BekindFul]

reminds me my life saving riped by nigerian scammers .

[jeflows]

U must be a greedy man to get scammed

[jadak2332]

it's not only nigerians that scam u idiot!

[jadak2332]

matter of fact..the russians scam..the Chinese scam..and most of all AMERICANS scam..so just bc Nigerians were blamed for it doesn't mean we do it the most of started it..we are the scapegoat...and besides u must be greedy as hell to get scammed after the FBI said not to send any money to these ppl. DUMMY

[neeglobe]

lets call a spade a spade, nigerians scam, so what if all those other ppl do, don't make it right, and it's a seriously problem in the country, but i also personally have no problem with it cause idiots will be scammed 1 way or another and i would rather an idiots money go to my country then the hands of other 419ers in the US like Ed Mcman for instance.

[PRICEGATE]

You must have tried to rip were you did not sow.

Just tell us how you were scammed.

[captownstateofmind]

LOL!

[BekindFul]

cool down ppl, you don't know how it hurts when loose all your money. sorry, but scammers deserve hell.

[sherynn91]

bien cette musique

[carabiche]

this remind me my family when we were posted in Nageria as diplomat. specially my big brother who brought nigerians and their cultures at home...it makes me smile with lot of memories. the shoes etc..

[ALFOHOR]

I'm from Barranquilla Colombia this song gave birth to a same style miusic called CHAMPETA., I wonder Prince Nico Mbarga, never imagined he had so much fame in Colombia, this is GOOD MIUSIC !

look for Champeta and you will see.

[inmytime007]

wow that wonderful that he is well known and reaspected in your country. once again there is prove that music has no boarder.

[les907]

Wow i haven't heard this song in years! thank you so much for the upload

[ld197708]

I love this song. Cest tres tres bon.

[kentobe74]

thanks to great african men

[sahadevadas]

Gone are the days when music penetrated deep down into man's bone marrow with wisdom and ecstacy.Thanks for posting.

[sopbabe38]

I agree with you.

[alainateba]

merci que de souvenir

mon passage a BAMEDA où j'ai découvert cette chanson

laissons nos divergence de coté et soyons fiers d'être Africain (camerounais et nigerians soyons fières de nous)

[2727princess]

i mean Tilda.

[dembeto]

music start in africa !

[AfricanStores]

cool song

[I8SKANKIN]

this album was released during christmas season in Liberia and I was a young teen-ager ...it always lights up my spirit in joy. great thanks for this Amego

[socratesru]

carajo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! que viva la wena terapia amo ese tema eso si es MUSICA y de la wena

[champetuo510]

desde colombia un abrazo a nuestros pueblos hermanos de Africa

y toda su bella musica q ham influenciado mucho nuestra musica caribeña lo dice un champetuo desde la fria bogota

[solidmaison]

Prince nico mbarga; born from a nigerian mother ans cameroonian father is a sign of true friendship ans love between the people of both country.

may his soul for ever rest in peace!

[lefvoy]

He happened to have parents from both countries.that,s it...most cameroonians show little or no love to nigerian.sad true.

[solidmaison]

Prince Nico est une preuve vivante de l'amitié éternelle entre le peuple du Nigéria et le peuple du Cameroun.

Que son ame repose en paix.

[sundjatakeita]

wonderful.

it reminds me africa so much.

[AfricanStores]

Nice song