Angelique Kidjo - Shango

[The64200]

One of my alltime favs of african music!

[PineApple7480]

Love this song and video.Go Angelique Kidjo!GO!

[msayofemi1]

what is that symbol she is using wha tis it called?

[Zamzaki1]

@msayofemi1

That is the Axe of The Yoruba deity[Orisha} Shango

[Abiodun92]

Yoruba People <3 :D

[Idawa61]

angelique thank you for coming to the rscueBLESS YOU, thanks for the post

[MORVANTGUY]

This is a very touching video Angelique Kidjo really is the best

[LauraRisso80]

Mueve las caderas mejor que Shakira.

[laylow4mamakay]

she has been my idol ever since i was 5yr nd i still love her

[okuta25]

j' adors, surtt la force dans la voix, merci maman angélique

[truth7seeker]

@TCt83067695 Stop being a ignorant fool. Blacks were taken into slavery by the jews and white Christians (you mean catholic jews) took over your country?

Have you ever care to do some research before making any asumtion towards white christians? Do you have any idea who controls the WEST? Open some dam books like The Protocols of Zion, The Plot Against the Church by Maurice Pinay etc. Search and Rescue stop being bitter human being. I look at you as my equal, I care less what color you are.

[sth119]

@truth7seeker In what way does your comment relate to what the commentator said. I hope you are aware of the difference between colonisation and slavery. As @TCt83067695 said, colonisation was carried out by white catholics that is the British, in what frame of mind would you link slavery to colonisation in relation to what the person said. Before you start lecturing people on the history of our forefathers, i advise you to read the comment first and stop flinging insults at people.

[truth7seeker]

@sth119 Will you pay me to be your professor? Because it seems to me that you know history but the corrupt part of it not the real one. Anyway, I am not going to waist my time with you, you have the internet and you can educate yourself if you want to understand my comment, and if you don't ...then is not my problem.

[songstolivesite]

I remember hearing this when it first came out and think it was one of those songs that changed my music tastes forever

[okotrie]

@HOMEOFNONA Funny aand sad as that sounds, thats what our world has turned to...

[angelsea21]

Angelique is a beautiful, strong, and vital woman.

[garchoom]

@angelsea21 YESsssssssss ! ;D So , SHARE THIS VIDEO ON FACEBOOK and everywhere you can for your friends ! OK ? GOoooooooooooooo ! ;)), **** PARTAGEZ CETTE VIDEO SUR FACEBOOK et ailleurs pour vos amis ! Ok ? GOoooooooooooo ! **** Thanks for ANGELIQUE KIDJO !!!!!!!!!!!

[hermajestynefertiti]

She's a beautiful African woman -the kind u don't see in the European dominated Miss freaking World pageants.

[msayofemi1]

shes sayign "shango wa fe ki yin o" (shango has come to great us) then orou koumin nin shango (my name is shango) mon waye oti kpe ko tche nin (i was around then but not now) then she says somthing about stoping criminals with thunder and the axe

[heikeization]

Her language is yoruba she is from my tribe

[ADADIKE]

@heikeization actually she speaks about four language and she's mixed with different cultures... she speaks fon, french, yoruba and english.....her dad is from benin and her mother is a yoruba woman :).. i got this from her wikipedia...:)

[Zamzaki1]

@ADADIKE

Her mother is Yoruba, but also from Benin. Beninoise Yoruba

[The64200]

great and awesome music and musician!!

[msayofemi1]

k i found otu shes from beini ouidah of the papeta tribe

[msayofemi1]

but this song is in yoruba not fongbe

[msayofemi1]

i know so much yovos they changed the religion of vodoun into haitian and new orleans vodounand that gave vodoun a bad impresison now every time a christian asks me whats my rligion there like oh thats devil worhsup evil os im like its not pagan its anamistic get your facts stright its so fucking offensive and tell us drop our child hood beilefes and cultur and worshoip a white god we dont know WTF

[MsAyofemi]

angelique kidjo was raised in the religion of vodoun jsut like me idk were she was born but i was born in lokossa the language she originaly speaks is fongbe for example in fongbe kwado is hi mi kwado is a formel way of saying hi or r neen means yes eho means no Yovo Yovo Bon soir, Ca va bien, Merci- This is French and means : "Whitey, Whitey, Good evening, How are you? Thanks". the yovo song

[jemstarr]

I love this song, I danced it in a talent show and got 2nd place behind a singer! But hey Angelique is one awesome lady that people in this world should be grateful they are able to hear because she has one beautiful voice and a beautiful soul for giving so much back to her native country and people! Definitely a human being worth looking up to unlike many self absorbed "famous" people who don't even understand what it is to be a giving humble human being!

[limegreendarlene]

I love her voice.  Angelique Kidjo is GREAT ! ! ! !

[iwindara]

@knockwalk123 lol! i think if you read my comments i actually have researched her origins. and i am a yoruba language speaker. nuff said.

[01375855885]

@ifeboy1 I think you mean Egun not Agun

[neolyrique]

I have this song on my cd «The Best Of Africa».

Very good!!! ;0

[advoplus]

!right!

[Tampinu]

Lyrics translates: My name is Shango...I've been here for a long time NOT today...My power is the Axe....That is what I use to chase the thieves and gossips/Wicked

[ogedola]

Shango is many thing to diferent people...

A Mythical King, A Warrior King, A Lover, A god, A saint, An Orisha, An Artist...

[TOBIdoesntNEEDaHUG]

What is she saying?

[068Laura]

Angelique jest fantastyczna

[Renagade70]

From Benin - Angelique Kidjo. Kiss ass song. Powerful.

[Tennane]

i loooove this song... i sing it but i dnt mean what she says tho...

[mujersemilla]

SHANGO, SHANGO

KAO KABIESSILE

O Brasil te Adora e Saúda!

Asè

[omoyemaya]

Cabio sile,Shango!!!

[Astarnet1974]

Amazing and captivative music! I don't understand a word she sings (Russian here) but nevertheless LOVE IT! Thank you for posting it. :)

[corduroy99]

I remember the first time I heard this song at a used CD store, the hairs on the nape of my neck stood up. I bought the CD and have been a fan ever since ...

[NMPenk]

Ṣàngó is a Sky Father, god of thunder and lightning. The Oyo Kingdom was sacked and pillaged as part of a jihad by the Islamic Sokoto Caliphate.

The energy given from this Deity of Thunder is also a major symbol of African resistance against an enslaving European culture. He rules the color red and white; his sacred number is 6; his symbol is the double-headed axe, which represents swift and balanced justice as well as the Art of Dance and Entertainment.

[Thunesite]

Can someone post the Swahili lyrics to this song up please! I would immensely appreciate this! And PERHAPS love you for life....lol. Thank you

[YeyeOba]

sorry its not the Swahili language. This is from the Yoruba language in Nigeria

[colomachenoa]

Yoruba both in Nigeria and Benin

[TCt83067695]

so is she speaking in Yoruba then? Is she speaking of the same sango? She says her name is Shango. Do the translation in benin and nigeria match then?

[odun90]

i think she is speaking of the same thing, shango was a god of thunder and lightning in the Oyo empire ( section of yorubas in nigeria), i think the translations match those of benin.

[TCt83067695]

sorry i'm being pesistant. I'm really against idol worshiping but i'm torn as i like the song. If she's saying "oruko mi ni shango". in yoruba itd mean her name is shango. which is not possible. so i think on some level i'm just hoping she's talking about something different. Is there a full lyrics or translation anyone?

[okofrie]

typical africans....against idol worshipping.....the effects of colonialism is in truth more psychological than anything else...............

[TCt83067695]

my country was not colonised by Arab muslims, it was colonised by greedy white christains. Even if i wasn't a muslim, I don't think I would still see the sense in worshiping a fellow human being (even those that could perform a few magical tricks.)

Besides no offense but what does this have to do with the full lyrics or translation of the song?

[AFRIKTODAY]

@TCt83067695

Dude, your religion is yours; other people should have the right to believe in whatever they please. So, humble down and practice the teachings of your faith rather than lecturing other people.

[TCt83067695]

@AFRIKTODAY Where exactly did i lecture others?

[junk4dimeji]

O boy o boy.. If I could kiss you, I would. Argue with the not cause their visual spectrum of true identoity is not existent. They have no sense of self and their conscience which does thinking is dead. Asd a result they have left adopted the govt [which is blind] to do their thinking for them. Before Africa can rise again, it must me culturally free, then politically free and ultimately economically independent.

[AFRIKTODAY]

@junk4dimeji

Indeeeeeeeeeed brother! I love you!!

[TOBIdoesntNEEDaHUG]

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[LynxRunner]

There are full lyrics:

Shango shango / Shango wa fe ki yin o

/ Orou komin nin Shango / Mon wayé oti kpè ko tché nin / Kabi omon kpé émin nin aara / Manamana min manlé awon olofofo / Orou komin nin Shango / Mon wayé oti kpè ko tché nin / Agbara min nin aaké / Ohouni lé olé,kpèlou olofofo Shango [chorus]/ Orou komin nin Shango/ Mon wayé oti kpè ko tché nin/ Kabi omon kpé émin nin aara/ Manamana min manlé awon olofofo/ [chorus]/ Enin bodé èkou o Shango bodé

[TCt83067695]

thanks.

it sounds nothing like the yoruba i know.

"Oruko mi ni..." would be "my name is..."

but "Orou komin nin..." is very different from my yoruba

Guess i can go back to liking the song then

[Outreachat]

LynxRunner has transcribed the lyrics according to the French-influenced orthography that is available in Benin. Please bear with him; we have a duty to respect the way others do their own thing. "Yoruba" is practically a generic category now; you'll find variations of spelling of Yoruba words (Orixa, Xango, Iemanja, etc.) as far out as Brazil, Cuba and the West Indies. It is no longer prudent to insist that they spell such words the way we still do back home in Western Nigeria.

[TCt83067695]

i didnt mean to be disrespectful ... if at all i was

i don't even recall demanding anyone spell anything correctly.

All these are still speculations. If you have a full translation, do share

[OriEsuIfa]

When words are mispelled don't they loose meaning? Especially when it comes to irunmole. Respectfully

[iwindara]

yes, i have to completely agree with outreachat in that the lyrics are based on french-influenced phonetics that many yoruba in benin republic use to write the language.

[iwindara]

we must also remember that angelique is not a yoruba but speaks a dahomean language similar to the Gun used among dahomean peoples in nigeria. so her accent is not exactly yoruba but its much better than some other non-fluent yoruba users i've heard.

[TCt83067695]

this video always seems to come back to me lol

so is she or is she not speaking of the same Shango that we're used to?

If she is/isnt would you happen to know what the song lyrics mean?

[GoddessofLight12]

Shango exist in the Dahomean culture also, he is called Hevioso...The word "So" means stone in BOTH languages. The name Hevioso, literally means he who throws fire stones. ie Lightning. The traditional name of Shango in Yoruba is Jakuta, also stone thrower. I hope this helps.

[msayofemi1]

@GoddessofLight12 yes but her religion is vodou and shango or hevioso exists in our religion of vodou to

[msayofemi1]

@iwindara i am jsut saying not to make mad but angelique kidjo has yoruba in her shes yoruba fon and has some english ancestory her dads yoruba her mothers fon she was raised in the rleigion of vodou

[doozyboody21]

@TCt83067695

Shango. Yoruba god of thunder and focus of a cult mainly in Trinidad and Granada, which is primarily of 19th-cent. African origin, and resembles Jamaican Pocomania, Cuban Santería, and the Afro-Brazilian cults. Animal sacrifices may be made to the particular deity whose practical help is sought through possession of his devotee or through simple forms of divination or by dreams and prophecy; healing and exorcism of evil spirits are also prominent.

[sibisaba]

and Togo

[speurder1000]

Love this song and the cd... but don't understand a word....well.... music is emotion! Great!!

[speurder1000]

Don' t understand a word... but love this song...

[tp2000ng]

She is talking about an african god called Shango! He is considered god of thunder and lightning in some parts of africa, and afro related cultures.

[kccutegurl]

love dis song! wat is she sayin

[firefann]

i love all of her music!!! i wish i knew what the words meant though.

[kumirama]

Cette chanson est unik .... je ne crois pas au Dieu du tonnerre mè j' adore le rythme musical.... Angelique Kidjo min wé (2) twé dé a...

[ElvisloveBG]

totally new for me, but love it

[saya2705]

J'aime la music d'angélique je souhaite que ce clip reste là pour toujours........ love it...

[angeliqueafrica]

Oh my god. I love this song. I've been waiting to see the video. Thanks!!!

[jemstarr]

Angelique is an awsome woman this song got me 2nd place in a talent show that is hard to get people to appreciate other art forms that is not singing. And being Hispanic it was wierd for people to see me dance to this music. But I love it and got lots of great compliments by many. I have all of her albums and can not for the new one in May!

[OrishaLover]

hey, we Latinos have this in our blood, too u know.

Maferefum Papa Shango- LilLatinMami channel-)

[malfini1]

What's a latino? A race or a series of ethnic groups who have the spanish language in common. As far as I know there are white latinos black latinos, chinese latinos and mixed latinos!

[Obatalasito85]

@malfini1 - Also, not thoe that have spanish language in common. Don't forget about our portuguesse cousins that settled in brazil, as well as the french settlers that settled in Haiti until they were kicked out after the rebellion. A Latino is pretty much someone who has cultural roots from the Roman-Latin Empire. These people broke up and made up Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French (and also Romanian).... and these were the colonizers of what was known as "Latin America". :-)

[jlaborde]

that an old video great stuff brings back lots of wonderful memories

[Fenster74]

Great stuff!

[jwhite4629]

Love it!!!!

[rob1977nc]

African Rock at its best!