Sousou & Maher Cissoko: Jangfata feat. Timbuktu

[ikkaflikka]

Love this song! Makes me smile =D

[PrimeehHD]

it sounds like they sing dumfucka!

[mizzdella]

Great tune!!

[andreasma1]

Great vibe! :D happiness and love

[jesuswomen]

♥ ♥ ♥

[WitnessTheDevine]

The lyrics are in Mandinka .VOYAGE OR JOURNEY

A felé a taata , taamo léla ... X 3 =He/she has left for a journey

Foymaa long, Saaté baa lé jangfata =The destination is so far

Foyma jé Silabaa lé jangfata  =The road is so long

Taama Siloo long dé ako =Its the right journey

Taama Siloo lé janfata ..X 3 =But he's got to go and the place's far

Just tell him to be carefull,to watch his steps...

[mariocrb]

I think but I'm not really sure (I'm italian) that comes from:

jang = to learn

fat = to give hospitality to

so may be means "to learn how to give hopitality" but I will ask to the kora teacher of my daughter and I will tell you soon

[WitnessTheDevine]

@mariocrb No , this is not wolof , the language spoken here is Mandinka , a local language of the southern senegal.In fact its the native language of the Cisokho's.

The word Janfata , is an adjective that expresses the long distance.

Jangfa=Far

Jangfata=Its far,

[mariocrb]

@WitnessTheDevine thanks a lot, ie. a lot of music my daughter sing and play are in mande language because it's her kora teacher native languages, he comes from a village in Tamba province called Koussanar, you can see my daugheter with her teacher in my channel if you like

[WitnessTheDevine]

@mariocrb I went to your chanell , and listened to your daughters songs , they are amazing .....By the way can you ask her the tittle of the song on the video SANDINA....i like the song , i once heard it from From Ismaila Lo, but i didn't know how to find the tittle ....

[willeett]

@WitnessTheDevine Stämmer nog efter som huon sjunger låååååång väääg, långt långt långt

[WitnessTheDevine]

@willeett I don't understand but i guess you said good things about the song

[willeett]

@WitnessTheDevine The girl who sings in swedish sings: loooooong waaay, long long way.

So i guess its correct that Jangfata means its far :)

[stormstereo]

Bra gung!

[hugge123456]

Sorry if this is a very stupid question but what does jangfata mean?

[WitnessTheDevine]

@hugge123456 jangfata or janfa-ta is a Mandinka words(native language of Maher)..

a jangfa-ta means ""Its far""

Janfa=far

Ta=its