Habib Koite & Bamada - I Ka Barra (Your Work) STEREO

[Peopleisgta]

Part of the reason I actually know this song exists, and I like it.

[Peopleisgta]

I got this song, as well as Din Din Wo on my laptop when I bought it,

[AlienatedCornea]

I. Fucking. Love. This. Song. Long live Habib Koite. 

[shortnik11]

what language is this song

[IBbaboury]

@shortnik11 this language is called "" BAMBARA'' ;0

[ayior]

This was pretty much the best part of vista.

[formula1nh]

VISTA!!!

[AnnoyingOrange250]

yay vista!

[blackwingmaster11]

<3

[Naiecho]

mesmerizing ...no idea what he's saying but never got enough of it. ...Love, From Ethiopia.

[narutoseng]

I love this song!! I want to dance with it!!!!;0)

[superspongenova]

I'm still amazed this song came preinstalled on my computer. Stillll love it years later.

[anythingnew]

Never thought music that came with your computer can be so good lol

[karadhras13]

Does anyone know what is said during the best 20 seconds of the song (3:10-3:30)? I'd love to see those words written down on paper.

[LJLambertAravena]

@karadhras13

he said: bla pla fma maka bala uma che ;-)

[TheDirtyFlower494]

I was listening to this song on Vista, and my sister came in asking me if I was serious. I slapped her. :)

[MDMNJr]

@TheDirtyFlower494 OX0AX0AOAX0OX0OAXO0XA0OXAO0 OMG SERIOUS???

[shagathia22]

he's from mali and his songs are in bambara some of his songs are french and english

[PriusRider]

this is deliverd with windows vista with a couple of outer songs.

[doaplu]

7 people are not musical

[Birddogdog]

@doaplu Or 7 people are dyslexic, or accidentally clicked the wrong hand, or had their cat jump onto their keyboard, or...well, the possibilities are endless I suppose! I listened to it over and over again when I first heard it this morning, and am still listening to it (obviously as I am commenting on your comment on I Ka Barra) lol

[ManicMike26]

i remember when i first got a laptop, this was all i played

[davidsaleeby]

@ManicMike26 LOL. Same here.

[zkira67light]

@ManicMike26 Nostalgia...thank you mate >:D<

[superjam18]

7 people dont like to work

[Kartoffeljungen]

It was on my iPod Nano when I bought it 3 years ago

[50centmarian]

what languages is this

[cool2t]

@50centmarian african of some sort...

[ToyChestt]

@50centmarian Well he was born in Thiès, Senegal, but 'Bamada' are from West Africa.. so yes, probably some sort of African..

[spackhollogay]

@50centmarian Bamada.

[aznien9]

When I hear this song I think of all the peoples in Africa all over the contient coming together as one in celebration!!

[nathbeldomain]

@aznien9 exactly ! A celebration with whites and asians and reds and and and blues lol!

[aznien9]

Love habib koite!!!!!

[AVolcomDude]

best song when your mad

[DonMadzz]

quality tune

[Edude117]

I hate it when people compare Habib Koite to God. I mean, he is good and all, but he isn't Habib.

[TheBoomViper]

@Edude117

Hehe true, man. I love this song, I can listen to it non-stop.

[LansingFrench]

I love this song! I make my students listen to it in French class because they sing in French too. Great example of a Francophone African song !

[nunnaanilkumar888]

iam mesmarizing with his songs and this song.. heartly touching with my soul and flying in heavens. getting peace of mind and relaxation from stress.

May god bless him and his team.

[teeKeri]

Very good music ! ♥

[Wynstorm3]

Well put together piece, delightful, soulful.

[BiebersHOT2000]

LMFAO i love how he sings at 3:11 SO RANDOM LOL

[849548191]

Although i do not understand the language, the music goes straight to my soul. I would like very much to know the language the he sings.It would be nice to know the lyrics

[gurreu]

next time i smoke.. no doubt

[ornlo]

fuck vista. This is Good

[SharpChurR0]

@ornlo

hahahaha

[IamFaisalHearMyRoar]

make me remember my home and family :(

I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE AWAY FROM THAT SHIT HOLE AND THOSE BASTARDS!

[GamecubeLPs]

lol People actually enjoy listening to this shit?!?

[svdgrasshopper]

@GamecubeLPs What "shit" do YOU enjoy listening to then?

[GamecubeLPs]

@svdgrasshopper lol

[BiebersHOT2000]

@GamecubeLPs  ur a stupid senseless bitch and have no idea wat ur talkin about

[GamecubeLPs]

@BiebersHOT2000 "BiebersHOT2000" Yeah, I'm the senseless one. And I admit, I was harsh with that comment.

[BiebersHOT2000]

@GamecubeLPs YOU know wat i shouldnt have used those words so i apoligize for using thosewords SRRY <3

[GamecubeLPs]

@BiebersHOT2000 Its ok :)

[calhounbrown]

@tatidesf93 Analyzing these lyrics and noting the positive message trends of Habib Koite's songs, one can see a great uplifting message in this song, where he gently encourages his people of Mali that anything is possible if one is willing to work towards it, and that a good goal and positive change is faster achieved by individual and community action than by the empty words of politicians (a reoccuring theme of hope). The lyrics speak well by themselves as well! Very good lyrics!

[calhounbrown]

@tatidesf93 missFeudor of allthelyrics also posts: Habib draws the musical inspiration for "Barra" (Work) from the Peul traditions of Niafunke', a town near Timbuktu in central Mali at the edge of the Sahara Desert. Primarily herders and traders, the Peul were traditionally a nomadic ethnic group, and their music has bluesy and otherwordly quality that is reflected in the traditional violin played here by Hassy Sarre'.

[calhounbrown]

@tatidesf93 @tatidesf93

(lyrics continued from below)

Stop talking so much and let's get to work

A concrete action is better than a long speech

Let's get to work (x into outro fade)

Citation: Youtube won't let me link to the "allthelyrics" forum site where a poster by the name missFeudor provided these lyrics post, but I wish to cite that as my resource.

[calhounbrown]

@tatidesf93 lyrics: Good sons of our country, the time has come to get organized Let's get up and get to work We are only good sons of the fatherland through working We can gain independence thanks to work We can achieve a good reputation thanks to work Let's get to work Let's get up and do something Farmers, fishermen, animal breeders, tradesmen of Mali You have proved yourselves, But take courage and fasten your seat belts Because the road to development is long (continued above)

[MaliMuso]

I ni baraje Habib.O be di n ye!

[CeeCee2290]

i like dis

[teggwestbrook]

close your eyes and your in an open top jeep on a bumpy ride driving through a plane full of African Beach Wood trees

[AsaabaMyers]

@teggwestbrook LOL i dont think 'Safari' when i hear this! haha! Im thinking more of a community get-together at an African dusk.... :D ?

[AsaabaMyers]

@teggwestbrook LOL i dont think 'Safari' when i hear this! haha! Im thinking more of a community get-together at an African dusk.... :D ?

[machine9191]

brilliant song

[Nemesis921]

Yes, this was on my ipod and I didn't even know it. holy shit it was such a pleasant surprise

[001Raksha]

BEST SONG IN THE WORLD!!!! :D

[batus111]

wish i could understand his language. wich is probably african. i think.

[jaguarfanster]

@batus111 africa is a continent you fucking retard.....speaking african is like speaking european, asian, oceanian

god i bet your dad sucked your brains out through a straw when you were a king. Then he must have proceeded to wrap them around his cock and pleasure himself

[batus111]

@jaguarfanster Thats one sick story there. Whatever sorry i didnt come with it earlier. 

[batus111]

@jaguarfanster Ow yeah, thought id might add. ''god i bet your dad sucked your brains out through a straw when you were a king. Then he must have proceeded to wrap them around his cock and pleasure himself''

What kind of sick twisted asshole are you? King? Wrap around his cock? what the fuck are you crazy? Get a life.. and i NEVER mentioned that africa wasnt an continent i never said it whas or wasnt or whatever the fuck you where thinking. Please fuck off.

[jaguarfanster]

@batus111 you said you want to learn african. There is no such language as African. Africa is a continent not a language. Either you do not know Africa is a continent or you do not know what consitututes a language. Thereby you reaffirm my previous comment. You DID get your brains sucked out by your dad when you were a kid. Plus your dad DID proceed to wrap those brains around his penis as a form of lube.

[HarshlyCritical]

@jaguarfanster I think he was saying that the language was an African language, not that the language itself was "African."

[AvmanM]

@batus111: It is called Bambara.

[bir90]

i found him through putumayo

[habibtymaria]

Africaines musique chante pour mon seul !

[ivegothumor]

I'm not kidding - I was going to wank but then i found one video with this song.. And I aws like - Woow!! , I searched for the name for like 3 hours...

Love it. But ! Listen to: Rest of my life - Kottonmouth Kings . Enjoy <3

[MarieJuana42]

Awesome !!!!!

[poniatowski333]

yyy ? Arabian music ? :D

[AfroKan7]

@poniatowski333 hes a West African, a Malian.

Also called a griot

[DoktaDoc205]

this songs speaks to my soul

[Mezvingui]

ONE TWO THREE VIVA ALGERIA

come algeria to see his amazing SAHARA

[bokkreviewing]

That and din din wo.

[narutoseng]

I love this song so much;0) 5stars

[Nekrohippi]

the only good thing about Vista was that i found this song because of it. :D I totally fell in love with this song. :3

[KokoroNohii]

Ahh I remember chilling on a beach on holiday listening to this on my mp3. :)

[Cladskine]

¡Me encanta esta canción!

[Iaguillo]

I love this...Thanks Vista.

[omichabmx]

i knowing this music wen come to Cd Juarez Chihuahua Mexico so i like it i dance it i feel it , bless for every one peace

[ivegothumor]

TUA TUA TUA BENI KUAVADA !

[TJO57]

This is a fabulous tune that fills me with energy and makes me want to dance like a crazy fool!

[sieruefrem]

For all those who love his music, Habib is playing in Toronto on March 5. Here is a link if you want to buy a ticket. Youtube won't let me post it, but you can search for The Royal Conservatory, Toronto, ON.

[slmoore32]

Has anyone thought of looking at finding Habib Koite through microsoft in a positive light? Not for yourselves, for once thinking about someone else, and think about the artist! His success has probably skyrocketed since his contract with microsoft! Thank goodness for microsoft for those of us who read, type, send and receive documents; watch videos, presentations and short films. Wow looking through the world with a cup half full isnt so bad!! uggg breath people..

[Gibbertini]

Decent song... It makes me feel strange... Like nothing in this world makes sence...? Hmmm... I am an odd person.

[Sauleux]

Beautiful!

[DJSelassieMashups]

Thumbs down for knowing this for vista, Not like habib koite wasnt there already

Maybe some simple minded people who cant find music without vista should snap out off it and just research what great artist Africa has to offer

(koffi olomide , Amadou et Mariam Etc Etc)

[PrototypeClex]

@DJSelassieMashups How? The media isn't keen on anything beautiful like this, so it's a good thing the internet is allowing so many new connections for us "simple-minded" people.

[DJSelassieMashups]

@PrototypeClex Too Funny, offcourse its beautifull music

But they giving thumbs up for knowing it through microsoft? dont you think thats kinda sad?

its beautifull music, but to be proud off knowing it through the worst computer company ever?! not really worth a thumbs up to me, but must be me then...

Seems like being proud off being a virgin at 40

Aka Misplaced pride haha

Other then that? i dont really care dude :) Hope all the simple minded people get to know habib's music haha

[keibane1]

kool,i love that music

[drxathan]

SOOOOOOOOO NICE!!!!!!!!

[RudeRacer]

1st song i heard with windows Vista 

[SuperPackerBOY]

@RudeRacer Same here, Its on there for a reason.............GO FIGURE. lol

[PwnageMewsic]

I found out about this song when I had to make a powerpoint for school haha it comes as like sample music with most Windows computers apparently.

I thought it was Spanish so in my works cited I put "some random Spanish song" =P

[CBoneSImWolf]

@PwnageMewsic me too i talked about habid koite in a writing production about the economic situation in mali and i quote habib koite and this song...such an inspiration ;)

[GunKlappa]

follow the music people its god speaking to your soul

[KEVINAPB]

SEGURO QUE LO HAS ECHO CON EL WINDOWS LIVE MOVIE MARKER

[swedisse]

Greeeeat song! I wanna dance when I hear it!!!

greetings from Serbia! :)

[mbm1ame]

@swedisse don't lie. do black people even exist in serbia.  he is from Mali west africa

[swedisse]

@mbm1ame What? I didn´t say that he is from Serbia, did I? I think this is a great song and I wanna dance when I hear it..... you idiot

[mbm1ame]

@swedisse now why would you use that type of language with me? perhaps you should take my advice and take some english Grammar lessons idiot, ever heard of the word "from" would have taken you four movements of your fingers to type it in but I guess yiou chose not to... idiot

[barfsworld]

Thumps up if you know about this song because of Vista! :)

[steeltoedentist]

@barfsworld I was wondering how the hell I ended up with this on my ipod.

[Famfriass]

@barfsworld I like this artist and YES I have it on Vista too...lol...lol.

[Famfriass]

@barfsworld LOL...I actually like both songs on Vista.

[TheBoomViper]

LOL I have this on Vista.

[yashu3315]

I Just Love This Song Sooo Much...........!

[narutoseng]

I wish i can buy this CD,I can't find it any where:0)

[AvmanM]

@narutoseng: It's on Amazon. Search for Muso Ko.

[narutoseng]

awesome music I love it always~!!!! My Favorites song all time:0)<3<3

[goldencraft]

Beautiful Music... Wow!!

[b1boy2]

At 1:20 the lyrics and melody remind me of another song.. Anybody knows??

[neballen12]

@b1boy2 I think it's a universal sound... Because it reminded me of something too, but I didn't know what... :) Might sound like a hippy here, but that's just my feelin'!

[miraclepieco]

@b1boy2 Sounds like nearly every song from Baka Beyond.

[goldencraft]

I love this song!! Great

[arterialshadow]

There's something about this song...I dunno what it is, but I think it's in the lyrics. I can't understand them, but this is my favorite song to use when I run. It keeps me going and going and going. It makes me feel like life's really just a small thing, and that we need to do the best with it. I guess the language of music touches us all =D

[7466309change]

Ya I wouldn,t of known eather.Thanks computer companies.

[DarkMerchant2222]

great song in Vista, putting it on my MP3 player.

[santoslittlehelper06]

Hands up, everyone who bought an album from Habib Koité & Bamada.

[gasturboaqib999]

awsome sooooooooooong!

i'm luving ittt!!!

[blupeace1001]

Don't know what he' s saying, but groove is ridiculous.

[Barcelona5761]

this song is freakin awesome...

[antonykumarboity]

can someone post the lyrics! whats he is singing! wonderful song indeed

[x2XtReMEx]

totally found this on my friends zune that he later gave me. WOAHHH the memories are too much to handle haha this was my junior year and i am currently a sophomore in college.

[TheWhitestPersonEver]

im glad i actually listed to these songs from Windows.

[TheRockstahhhDaddio]

Out of my collection selection of the day: Habib Koite - I Ka Barra. Where do the rhythms take you? Slip away for 5:01 and chill to something a little out of the norm. Enjoy! cheers, Cory J

[SxAxMxExQxArt]

thx for upload

[ntfwzd]

thx 2 Vista :)

[piybf]

so relaxing to listen to on an hectic day

[Jewlum]

love habib koite!

[LeonScottKennedy1995]

one of the best songs ive ever heard! amazing! thank u windows vista!

[bmwm5thebest]

sample track :D

[MrClassicTunes1]

Beautiful piece of music, what amazes me is that you can't even understand what he's saying but it's so soothing. The rythem, the instruments, and then to top it off, the whole spiritual singing.

Light up and enjoy this tune.

Thank you Vista.

[lovelylashes7]

This song my God this song is so dayum contagious!! I have no clue what this guy is saying but this song makes me wanna hug some one, clean my house, exercise, and plant some flowers! Good stuff!! Thanks Vista media player! :)

[anythingnew]

@lovelylashes7 I still don't understand people who listen to songs only because they can "understand" it. Music goes beyond words. Look for melody and rhythm rather than words. You want words? Look at U.S mainstream music industry.

[lovelylashes7]

@anythingnew I wholeheartedly agree!!

[guritu]

la música afrikana es alfa y omega....... principio y fin...... agotadas las formas, se vuelve a su musica para re-inspirar la creación!!!!!!!

[sonofthedestroyer]

I first heard this video thanks to raidio1 who works hard to show that ancient Egypt was a black mans civilisation and not the modern hybrids that live there today.

[thiobunny]

awesome!!!

[gunsrule223]

AFRICA!!!!

[narutoseng]

I'll been looking for this song for along time,thank you so much for the upload the song.I'm going to buy this CD:o)

[AngeMlO]

Eh toi!!! est ce que tu vas passé ta vie comme ça?

à écouter du bon son comme celui là - toute ma vie je le souhaite...

[madiam4u]

@AngeMlO Hey you! Are you going to pass away your life like this? Listen to my advice, that's all I want...

[xXchoicesXx]

Examples of music, Such ftw ;)

[TheInquisitiveDream]

I'm a 16 year old who enjoys brutal death metal grind-core and many other genres, but this it was so amazing when i heard it, i still like it, so thank you windows vista for randomly putting this on my mp3 right after devourment, it is so well out together so soothing, and besides it's a good break from all teh GRAHHHH ,URRR BREEE ,death metal vocals anyway. : ) so thank you Habib.

[jbriddo]

@TheInquisitiveDream I'm into loads of things too man, everything except church organ music. If you ever get the chance to see Habib you must! I discovered him and his awesome band in Gambia a couple of years ago, been addicted since!!

[poplmon]

@TheInquisitiveDream I love this song so much. I normally hate songs like this, but his voice is so soothing and peaceful...

[Ubunteen]

@TheInquisitiveDream

Guy , same scenario like me ;)

My PC synchronized all the MP3s on my PC with my player , and i heard this song and fell in love :)

But Metal rules ! :D

[sunra3000]

@TheInquisitiveDream you rock kid!

[MoaiMaea]

Devourment, huh? So what’s your take on Cephalotripsy?

[CripCuzzzzz]

@TheInquisitiveDream same here dude ur so right ! check sambara too

[ConsumedinDarkness44]

@TheInquisitiveDream I'm right there with you. I also listen to hardcore and techno stuff so this is a definite mix up for me. Get's you into a mellow groove though.

[Pioneer53]

I like the first 10 seconds.....

[xXUaGXx]

i lOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUUU......ganna watch him preform live today in abudhabi!!! u gave me the best buzz bk in syria while smokin ma joint hh

[fannymecano]

oraleeeeeeee

canta bien

nunca lo había escuchado

me gustó, gracias por subir el vídeo

[yoyokewl]

beautiful song!

[striker1224]

Beautiful song!

[ManInTheCristal]

So good song i have this my Ipod Touch.

[PhilWithCoffee]

@ManInTheCristal So do I (only not on an iTouch), it very quickly made it to my top 25 most listened to list.

[Marshianqn]

does enybody knows the meaning of MA YA, the name of one of his works???