Agolo - Angelique Kidjo

[Caermenpooh]

Memoriiiies!

[MrLanmx]

am in tears...my enfancy it all comes on me like a sudden rain. she was my favorite, we used to dance in the street on this tune. i love it ssooo muchhhh!!!!!...Oh my God. from benin west africa. ouidah.

[isipixamfundo]

what is she saying though

[janaskorgen]

I love this. The first track of hers I ever heard I think, way back when. Knew we were onto a good one.

[Mauricio7344]

VIVA AFRICA 

[LSecret]

ah 懐かしい！！！

My mom is from Benin and used to listen to this when I was little.

But I don't understand the language. :(

Haven't heard this in like 15 years

[phiterfernandes]

@maisepaisen and you need a girlfriend.

[maisepaisen]

@phiterfernandes Im a girl and i got a boyfriend...

[dalton644]

this is awesome

[eyoumwonje]

j'aime les images qui accompagnent la musique, la nature à l'état pur, je ne sais pas si ces imagessont relativesaux paroles de la chanson mais je suppose que la chanson parle de la beauté et de la préservation de la nature

[funkyswede62]

i adore Angelique Kidjo because she's beautiful, gifted and a great woman! Need I say I love her music as well? ;)

[blackworldonline]

this song is a classic, forever in my head. those who disliked this song will have questions to answer when they die. haturs

[ElodyTamTam]

Been searching for this one for... ages, early 90s I think, for freaking ages. I'm literally teary-eyed listening to this one. Class.

[SagittarianMe]

Some of the best music ever made! Angelique Kidjo is a legend!

Greetings from Norway :)

[Endrium100]

whoa!!!...I haven't heard this song in ten years, thanks for posting!

[steveperry1111]

oro verde! :D!

[verweejerome]

agolo agolo agolo agolo agolo AGOLO oliolio a la doumek aela y fait a ye ilye

[SuperRichchris]

...i like the beat of this song...there is probably a kind of mixture btween r and b and african style in this track,i mean the beat sounnds american and the content is purely african,,,great mixture,fantastic song and real african sog...bravo angelique

[nino45427]

what does "agolo" mean?

[multifacets1]

I remember hearing this (I'm fairly sure it was this, anyway) on "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego". It's wonderful to hear it again. Angelique Kidjo has such a rich, wonderful voice. ^n_n^

[PurpleGurl1200]

We just leanred about her in Music clas!

[legendstunt]

i could remember in my young days when dis song was the hit of my time though i was very young buh love the beat and the rhythm ....i love you so much mama africa....Nigeria yoruba

[phantomsingerhacke]

It's sort of unfair that she can make her natural language sound so cool :-p If I tried the same thing in my mothertongue (Danish) it would just come across as sounding extremely corny...

[wendy1851]

@phantomsingerhacke Danish has already his specific style of music that makes it beautiful and cool ^^

[AlisonDeLucaAuthor]

Angelique is a constant source of inspiration. I was lucky enough to see her in concert, and I'll never forget the beauty and power of this woman.

[Aureleann]

Please, I speak Gungbe, a little Fongbe and understand Gengbe; but just a feeew words in Yoruba so please someone write the lyrics+translation THAAAAANKKKKKS

[yomisteve1]

this song is in my native language,Yoruba.am sooo proud of you mama Africa,mama Oyo.

[twins2able]

Anegelique is a very beautiful and talented women.

[QueCanteLaVidaa]

A todos los chilenos que vieron oro verde y aman este país, vean mi video de agolo con las imágenes mas hermosas de mi pais:

[9ja1000]

@QueCanteLaVidaa is this English! or some other Launguage!

[buenapalmate]

Yo soy chilena y acabo de ver a esta maravillosa mujer en vivo en el tetaro Paramount en Oakland CA. Me emocione tremendamente, fantastica ella!!!

[timlawray1]

You don't have to KNOW the words.. just feel the SPIRIT of the WORDS... ahhhh.. such beauty.... I saw her on TV about 4 yaers ago.. and loved the song from the very start!

[TubeheadSkinnymike]

Translation pleeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaase???? I'm dyin' here!!

[diane4597]

i miss this song so much

[yayoferreira]

bellisima composicin de musica con Angelique Kidjo y esas fotagrafias de maravilla, quede feliz

[josevr1945]

espectacular cancion para una espectaclar teleserie como lo fue oro verde

[mramoa001]

If these fotos were taken in Africa  waw it could only be Africa

[maktubmadai]

agolo agolo...... NO a HIDROAYSEN

la tierra pide amor .....

[wags781]

I've been searching for this ever since I first heard it, thanks for posting.

[blinkyta]

Lyrics....enjoy!! Morio orio Ola djou monké n'lo (3x) Ola djou monké Ola djou monké n'lo Eman tché foya lénin Ifé foun gbogbo ayé Eman tché gbagbé ifé Ifé foun ilé baba wa Ifé ayé ilé Igbahoun foun ayé Agolo agolo agolo agolo

[bulkisinfo1234]

Magnificent song and breath taking photos. Thanks for posting.

[13jonny89]

I think Africa it's a really really beautiful continent but also scary. Or at least the image we got it's about disorder and chaos. The blood diamonds for example.

[Akceptujemy]

Excellent ! Perfomance - Wroclaw 31.03.2011

[jean3tte]

very nice :D

[msayofemi1]

it will be such a loss and shame when she died justlike malathini, brenda fassie , miriam makeba, oliver n'goma

[MrChilenito18]

la cancion de oro verde jkajajaj

[TabiaMbayaSana]

this song is familiar. last heard this song play when i was little boy...

[kezron99]

one africa, one love.

[kezron99]

i love this music, x.

[MathiasOliverGaming]

Harald Nyborg

in danish xD

[zneelrahc]

africa is here to stay

[sweetappletits]

omg evryone knows this song in my country lol it ws ma tune bak in the day geezz

[WolfApotheke]

thx

THX

[WolfApotheke]

thx

[koosnyslarage]

please help me ,Agolo what does mean?

this is my email

koosnyslarage@yahoo.fr, i like this song.

[delalie1]

my song

[bacheera1]

i LOOOVE THIS SONG! I know this song since i'm a little kid, i'm 20 now and i can't get tired of listening to it!

[rodoudou9001]

@bacheera1 me aswell.. are you come from Bénin?

[bacheera1]

@rodoudou9001 my mom is, and i love Benin's culture. Unfortunately i've never been there but i know a lot about. When i go back to Africa, i'll pass by for sure.

[rodoudou9001]

@bacheera1 ok thanks for your answer.

[bacheera1]

@rodoudou9001 But are u?

[kenyagirl2009]

@bacheera1 : I am kenyan and bf is Ivorian and he talks to me about Benin cos his mom was born there so I may have to drop by there as well.

[kenyagirl2009]

@bacheera1 :@bacheera1 : I am kenyan and bf is Ivorian and he talks to me about Benin cos his mom was born there so I may have to drop by there as well.

[kenyagirl2009]

@bacheera1 @bacheera1 :@bacheera1 : I am kenyan and bf is Ivorian and he talks to me about Benin cos his mom was born there so I may have to drop by there as well.

[Manachoaraneda]

Gran canción. En el auto y en la radio escuché esta versión, pero mejor me quedo con su versión en español.

[Vannerella]

i didnt know good music was still out there, mistakingly found this artist glad i did

[CAPCOMMASTER]

Oro Verde CTM!! xDD

[funkyswede62]

@halatono7 : that's their loss we still know where the good music is. Angelique is a treasure and I've been a fan for 20 years now.

[halatono7]

How is it that there are 7dislikes. We cannot help it if they are untalented, racists narrow minded idiots. I'm Swedish and I love this song, amazing talent !!!!!

[andiqa1]

What is she singing about? I really enjoy this music!

[Chiro13Videos]

Greetings from Chile, this song was used (in a spanish version) as the main theme of a TV series named 'Oro Verde' (Green Gold) produced in 1997. Actually TVN (national TV station) is rebroadcasting it.

[sailorautumn1]

Is there anyway anyone can find Djan Djan, not Djin Djin, it is from the cd Aye and I LOVE that song also but cant find it on the net

[bohemio2008]

Cancion de Oro Verde teleserie chilena de tvn SALUDOS DESDE CHILE

[DottyWang]

Just compare the drumming on this to the monotonous computer-generated boog-boog-boog on most pop-songs - like marching soldiers or giant hammering. 

[cbabyskyc]

I love this song I gotta put in it my Itune playlist I love drumming to it too

[ekie20022002]

absolutely one the greateeeeeeeeeeeeeeest!!!!!!!!­!!!!!t singer from our continent africa!!!!!!!thank you Miss KIDJO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!an african who's proud !!! great son!!!!!!!!!!!

[kossigan]

Watch the video for this song Agolo at music.aol.com Just search Angelique Kidjo. The video is crystal clear.

[xceciliex]

LINDA P. !!! xD

[LeBeninNouveau]

La musique dans la peau...

[fade1283]

this song is in my language, yoruba

[projectchik]

@fade1283 what is she saying

[fade1283]

@projectchik the main point of the song is about us not forgetting to love our brothers, sisters and our homeland, and the whole world.

[BoyFransStudios]

"Harald Nyborg" WTF?? 2:14

[jednutty]

there is love in all the world, don't forget the love. low fills our fatherland

[SainteAnne97]

Très belle vidéo, sur une magnifique chanson, j'adore

[TheYakee]

this is my Song!!!!!!!!!!!

[LuciC57varieties]

What a strong voice she has!

I lent some woman I use to work with this CD. I forgot to get it from her before I left. Whoops....oh well - maybe she needs to listen to it more than I use to......no biggie. They have u tube if I am jonesin....

[d1maff]

where is wombolombo?

[kossigan]

@d1maff

Go to music.aol.com and type in Angelique Kidjo

[opotrini22]

where's the real video.

[cleosafiria]

i heard this song yesterday for the first time on bbc world service and i love it! <3

[laton2010]

@cleosafiria listen to Yvonne Chaka Chaka "Stimela"

[Jarrahnut]

Great track ... the BBC World Service has been playing it lately.

[Soulthinker2007]

I hope someone bring the video soon.

[kopitikop]

Pulgares arriba los chilenos que vimos Oro Verde!!!:D

[Badi7a]

Superb. She is fantastic ! Thx

[djaevlenselv]

I've been looking for this song for like, the last ten years. It's been haunting my memories since about 1994/95. Trying to find this song was so frustrating; I was 8 or 9 years old the last time I heard it, so I had NO idea about the name of the artist, and since its in an african language I had no idea how to even *attempt* to spell the lyrics, its all phonetic to me. Now that I've finally found it again by complete coincidence I find I remember almost the entire song word for word. Its great.

[djaevlenselv]

@djaevlenselv

I've been on a 90's pop/eurodance trip for the last couple of years. Youtube has give me so many blasts from my childhood. I rediscovered Masterboy, E-Rotic, Mr. President, Culture Beat, Haddaway, Cut'n'Move and many many others, many of them obscure, all of them taking me right back to when I was a kid. But somehow none of it really mattered when I couldn't find Agolo. It was like the holy grail of my childhood song memories, cheesy as it sounds.

[caytevuche]

i like it still en will alwayz..... typical african en i feel quite at home

[monligh]

ORO VERDE  ^_^

[1FemmeNoir]

Wow, beautiful song. Anyone know the LYRICS - an english translation? Auriez-vous la traduction de la chanson? Merci :) Thanks (Some say it's about love, another said it's to hurry up...)

[omonaija4life]

i'm like almost tearing up right now listening to this.

brings back so much memories.

[edwinho8]

@omonaija4life I know, so true ! I felt the same way the first time I heard it in about 8 years. The rush of nostalgia made me emotional.

[manola22]

i LOVE ANGELIQUE KIDJO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrTimmo55]

I really really love this lady's music and her style. She is just unique and absolutely inspiring. I have listened to this particular song for as long as i can remember, i just wish someone will put the original video up. I truly appreciate this though. Thanks

[hermajestynefertiti]

chic! absolutely mindblowing! I love it.

[00690069lpcvega]

aahahahahah i too i looking for this for about 20 years !!!

[misfrancis09]

what a beautiful video thank you for posting!

[cpthen007]

♪ ♫ Eman tché foya lénin Ifé foun gbogbo ayé Eman tché gbagbé ifé Ifé foun ilé baba wa Ifé ayé ilé Igbahoun foun ayé Agolo agolo agolo agolo... ♪ ♫

[kossigan]

@cpthen007

Can you translate that in english for me please?

[xrisxs]

Absolutely revolutionary. I am now delivered. I have never heard music like this. It is like the missing piece in my life. ty whomever you are.

[cakancan]

this tune was playing on croatian tv in show Afrovision, which was a show abot world cup in South Africa....I only had a tune in my head like you guys, but I didn't know the name of the song...I email the tv house and they gave me the title :))))

It didn't took me 10 years though...

[molinmusic]

LOVE THIS, thank you!

[jazzlo2005]

mother earth



[TheByroncalliste]

OMG i have been looking for this song forever .,..10 years I was looking @ THE WORLD CUP CONCERT SAW HER THOUGHT SHE LOOKED FAMILIAR AND STUMBLED ON THI S VIDEO ..LOVE IT THANK YOU THANK YOU

[tenta20]

I admire Ms. Angelique Kidjo!

[jarze74]

wtf, Cicero was norwegian?

[dynamiqx]

awesome song...........

[sokfra84]

does anyone know what "agolo" or the song is about?

[TheRadnaf]

@sokfra84

agolo is "time". the song is about not forgetting love, parents, home ,what life is about basically..

[deefirst]

why no one has the original vid?

[Koelngeist]

I löve it... awesome....

[mvpinmymind]

what means Agollo ?

[IAMSAFARI]

@sunkistdk dnt be mad.focus on ur life and stop breeding hate .africa is here to stay. jealousy is a disease,get well soon homie

[sweetappletits]

@sunkistdk u calll urself sunkis bt theres nothing sunny about u. ur soul is dark and plagued with jealousy either becos of bitterness that u didnt grow up lsitening to glorious music such as this or ur just bored with ur miserable life, race or culture. uh-oh did i hit a nerve??? ur comment is targetted at all true africans and blacks at heart and thinking u took a little piece of our childhood with ignorant comments like that is a lie.

[sweetappletits]

@sunkistdk the rest of us are here to love and unite. ur the only hater here so u stand on ur own. begone hater! oh wat a blessing it is to be black and even more so african. u sound like ur from england bt if u say ur from denmark where its always cold then maybe thats y ur heart is like that. its always sunny in africa :) :) nobody is greater than anyone here. the earliest human beings originated in africa 200,000 yrs ago before ur mama was born so shush and enjoy the music no fighting

[eleven22]

@sweetappletits actually :

"Archaeologists have recently found evidence, 2 million year-old human fossils, suggesting that the earliest human species was from Whushan County, Chongging, China." good try , but your info is outdated.

[TheTonyj30]

@eleven22 not correct !

[eleven22]

@TheTonyj30

just look up Whushan man , google it.

[Nnniclas]

@sweetappletits I just want to apoligize on behalf of sunkistdk. I don't know the person though, but if he or she is from Denmark I can only ask you not to relate the comment of sunkistdk to my country. I'm from Denmark as well (and yes, it's quite cold in the winter), and I can tell that there's also a lot of loving and wonderful people there. However, there are bad people in every country, and the rest of us must unite and not let these people make the world a sad place to be. I love Africa!

[chocoholicSISTA263]

@Nnniclas ITS OK..THIS IS SWEETAPPLETITS BUT something happened to my account. its ok. i knw there's people like that out there. But there's also losers out there.. anyway thanks so much xxx

[torque0eclipse]

@sweetappletits i don't even know what the dude wrote. kind find his comment, must have deleted it, anyway I can tell he was hatin, so i'm jus gonna vote u up

[DjScoretrick]

@sweetappletits Some of us danes are warm at heart, even though the sun is hiding and rain is falling. Haters can be danish or african, lovers too.

One love!

[trinitothebone1]

I have been searching for this song since 1995 there about, but I just keep spelling her last name wrong and now, hmmmm so much memories when I was exposed to music coming out of Africa, I never knew they had this level of music.

Thanks Angelique,

Thanks Koren65

Imagine Im now 37

[LaqiLady]

wonderful pics!

[msayofemi1]

if she put up a fundraiser then i would definantly give money alot

[ebanu15]

thankx so much for posting this song i was looking for it this entire time

[msayofemi1]

shes from the same country as me :D benin or as it us to be dahomey

[ptspalien007]

Been looking for this song cause its actually in a commercial for World Cup 2010 in Africa....couldnt find the name of the song and actually sent few dosen of mails to my broadcasting tv company but no responses....thank god for mobile cellphones and track music ability....such a WONDERFULL SONG!!

[leitounette]

sa aurait eté son seul opus que je l'aurais tou de de même adoré cette chanteuse.c'est tou angelique kidjo ça.domage que ces derniers temps elle s'est un peu écarté de ce style.en tou cas je l'aime toujours autant.GO AGELIQUE !!!GO BENIN!!!!!YEAHHH.

[Occitshane]

ça commence à se faire vieux ... cette chanteuse sera au concert d'ouverture de la coupe du monde en Afrique du sud ...

[nefer8440]

nice song , love africa

[marcocadi]

i love this song...

[jbyai]

I had this DVD since it hit the shelves. This woman is just great!

[XxCronikxTrad39xX]

I think it is very beautiful like all the pictures of the video and beautiful like Africa herself.

[marionrotter]

got itchy feet when I hear this..

[USCPSY]

I used to play Angelique Kidjo for my toddler class and they loved her :)

[AlwaysMegaHot]

DAMN!!!! This was FOREVER ago!!!!! Oh I'm so nostalgic right now! Great song, thanks for posting!

[kLektot]

heard this when she performed it on fifa something..i instantLy fell in Love.. :}

and the dancers were just amazing..such a joy to watch.. made me wanna be an african.. :}

[kLektot]

heard this when she performed it on fifa something..i instantLy fell in Love.. :}

[ekie20022002]

Miss kidjo is our mama africa !!!!this son is one of the africa greaaaaaaaaaaat son for ever I m proud to listen you mama thank you for all!!!!!!!!!!!thank you!!!mama

[2lou007]

one of my favorite to play on the highway, so refreshing.

[dabomb448]

one of my favorite songs, even though I don't know any of the words! :)

[ghost113]

ahhahaha! this song is the best, i have been looking for this one about a year and yesterday they played it on radio! thx for upload! :D

[sybellah]

they used to have the vid on youtube...but i can't find it anymore

[mporokoso]

Angélique Kidjo is railing against the European critics that have accused her of making "inauthentic" African music. "Who are they to tell me what is African and what isn't?" says Kidjo, her voice rising in indignation as she thumps the meeting room table of her record company's office, in a way that suggests it might well be a substitute for a music critic's head. "Did they grow up in Benin and hear the music I heard? No? Then shut up!"

[kimemia2000]

wonderful mama afrika

[Suskieable]

luv dis song, remember used to listen to it all the time. gosh now i want it.

[Onetaura]

First time I ever saw and heard her was on the swedish tv-show "100 kilo godis" or another one of Tomas Gylling´s programs on Swedish television. I loved the video....didn´t understand a word ...but it was very well done and good music i s always good music

[Onetaura]

First time I ever saw and heard her was on the swedish tv-show "100 kilo godis" or another one of Tomas Gylling´s programs on Swedish television. I loved the video....

[oneoleqt]

fantastic song

[zooskie]

i just cried oh my God

[tulaeve]

African music is so diverse from one country to the other. this is what makes it so much fun to listen to

[batanassov]

All time favorite!

[elvworld]

She perform last week  at washington D.c... it was the bomb =)

[sadechic]

i luv this song!!!

[Ellendellen2009]

love her, I saw her in Lillehammer during the Olympics - wow what a happy memory for the rest of my life.

[gikonyi]

nice  images mama africa

[martinchchen]

I love the images too....... great all round :)