È la canzone africana del momento: sta dilagando in web-radio, canali Youtube, pagine social. “Linny Hoo” è cantata da due musicisti del Malawi, il leggendario Giddes Chalamanda, 91 anni, conosciuto con il nome d’arte di Agide, voce vibrante e calda come il suo Paese, e Patience Namadingo, 32 anni, compositore e cantante gospel che vanta un vasto seguito tra i giovani. Un’insolita coppia capace di conquistare il pubblico mondiale, regalando emozioni con un brano popolare rielaborato nel 2020 con sonorità reggae e interpretato con grande padronanza e affiatamento.
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Gides: Linny oh, Linny oh. Linny is a wise child. Assieme: Linny oh, Linny! Linny oh. Linny is a wise child. Namadingo: Early in the morning, just when the sun has risen, she gets the broom to sweep the yard, her mother’s yard. Gides: Early in the morning, just when the sun has risen, she gets the broom to sweep the yard, her mother’s yard. Assieme: Linny’s parents appreciate and praise her, they say Linny is a wise child. X 2 Assieme: Linny oh, Linny oh. Linny is a wise child. Tintintile, oooh, tintintintitile, oooh, tintalintantanta, oooh, tantintintanta, ooooh Assieme: Linny oh, Linny oh. Linny is a wise child. Gides: As Namadingo’s grandpa, I Giddes has appreciated and praised him. Namadingo is a wise kid. X 2 Namadingo: you aren’t lying grandpa Assieme: Sometimes, sometimes I dream about my father leaving me and I am left alone Sometimes, sometimes I dream about my father dying and I am left alone. War! Iih War! Iiih war! Chalamanda you will die on the road, away from home. X2 Gides: I’ve just heard a rumour, a rumour, a rumour today Assieme: I’ve just heard a rumour, a rumour, a rumour today. Gides has sung, has sung, has sung something amazing. Chalamanda has sung, has sung, has sung something amazing. Gides: I heard you got married and you now have a light skinned child whose name is Musolo Namadingo: where did you hear I got married? Gides: I heard you got married and you now have a light skinned child whose name is Musolo Namadingo: I only got engaged, I will invite you to the wedding Assieme: Musolo eeh Musolo eeeh Musolo Gides: I’d like to take this child and the mother to the UK. X 2 Assieme: His education, his whole education will be done in the UK. X 2 Namadingo: I heard you granny, I heard you, but let us Sing Che Mary, che Mary, there was Che Mary, Gides: Che Mary, Che Mary, Che Mary, Assieme: there was Che Mary Assieme: Che Mary, iiih Mary, iiih my darling, there was Mary, iiih oooh, iih Mary, iih my darling, there was Che Mary Namadingo: Let’s sing the beautiful part Assieme: iiih oooh, iiih Mary, iiih my darling, there was Mary Gides: if they want to call me, they can say Assieme: Gides, Gides, Gides, Gides, please come here big man/boss Assieme: if they want they can say Chalamanda, Chalamanda, Chalamanda Chalamanda, please come here big man/boss Assieme: if they want to call me, they can say, Gides, Gides, Gides, Gides, please come here big man/boss Namadingo: It was like this long ago when Napolo hit. Assieme: Napolo, iiiih, is very bad. Napolo iiih is bad, Napolo is bad Napolo is bad, Napolo is bad. Gides: it drowned and carried away Ingalamu, carried away Ingalamu, washed him away and dropped him on the sand. Servants were sent to search for him, they returned empty handed, His woman cried out loud saying “you are bad!” Assieme: Napolo you are bad, Napolo you are bad, Napolo you are bad. Namadingo: let’s finish with Buffalo Soldier. Gides: Buffalo soldier, Assieme: Buffalo to America. Buffalo Soldier, Buffalo to America Gides: when I was a young boy Assieme: I dreamt of seeing America Gides: when I was a young boy Namadingo: just like me Assieme: I dreamt of seeing America Ooh iih ooh iih ooh iih oh ooh iih ooh iih oh ooh iih ooh iih ooh iih oh. X 2 If I had much money, I would go to see America. X 2 Ooh iih ooh iih ooh iih oh ooh iih ooh iih oh ooh iih ooh iih ooh iih oh. X 2 Namadingo: one last time Ooh iih ooh iih ooh iih oh ooh iih ooh iih oh ooh iih ooh iih ooh iih oh. X 2
