Alpha Blondy, Fangandan Kambeleba.

FANGANDAN KAMBELEBA (KAMELEBA)
Early recording of the young Alpha Blondy performing FANGANDAN KAMBELEBA. Enjoy.
(Lyrics, song text below)
Copyright: Radio Television Ivoirienne.
Lead vocals: Alpha Blondy.
Keyboards & Band leader: Georges Kouao (aka Georges Kouakou).
Bass: Seth Kamassa.
Guitar: Eugène Afri Lué.
Guitar: Yao Kouassi (aka Yao Mao).
Drums: N'doumi Diabo Steck (aka Djabo Steck).
Backing vocals: Chantal Taïba.
Backing vocals: Bertin Sahui (aka Saberty Waipa).
Backing vocals: Monique Seka.
Live 1983, RTI presenté superstar avec...
Set list:
- COCODY ROCK!!!
- BORY SAMORY
- TÉRÉ
- FANGANDAN KAMBELEBA
- THE END
- DOU NOUGNAN
- BINTOU WERE WERE
- BRIGADIER SABARI
Lyrics:
FANGANDAN KAMBELÉBA* (Alpha Blondy)
*There is no translation for Kambelé ba.
Fangandan means 'Poor' , Kambelé means 'Young man', Ba means 'Great' (big or large). A young man in the strength (or greatness) of his life. He is elegant, proud and arrogant. You could say he is a streetwise young man.
Kambéléba ohou oha ouyeah! (Kambéléba ohou oha ouyeah!)
Fangandan kambéleba (Poor kambéleba)
Até N'kou até kênan (I do not stand below you)
Até N'kou akoumankan douman té n'da (And no one stands above me)
Até N'kou até kênan (I do not stand below you)
Até N'kou akoumankan douman té n'da (And no one stands above me)
N'gna djourou té môgôla (Nobody owes me)
Môgô ya djourou té n'nan (And I owe nobody)
N'nété tamankia, (I am afraid of nothing,)
nété tamankia (I am afraid of nothing,)
Tamankia ténan (Nothing troubles me)
Mi iboyin oni n'bé siran iyin (To respect or to fear)
Oté kélégné oté kélégné n'téri (Those are two different things)
Ikanan djon nan! (Do not mistake me)
Dougou dôh massa léyé (The king of a city)
Dougou dôh blakoro yé (Is only left for the account of another)
Dougou dôh massa léyé (The king of a city)
Dougou dôh blakoro yé (Is only left for the account of another)
Dougou dôh massa léyé (The king of a city)
Dougou dôh blakoro yé (Is only left for the account of another)
Né té tamankia (I am afraid of nothing)
Dougou dôh massa léyé (The king of a city)
Dougou dôh blakoro yé (Is only left for the account of another)
Dougou dôh massa léyé (The king of a city)
Dougou dôh blakoro yé (Is only left for the account of another)
Dougou dôh massa léyé (The king of a city)
Dougou dôh blakoro yé (Is only left for the account of another)
Né té tamankia (I am afraid of nothing)
Até n'kou atékénana (I do not stand below you)
Até n'kou akoumankandouman té n'da (And no one stands above me)
Até n'kou atékénana (I do not stand below you)
Até n'kou akoumankandouman té n'da (And no one stands above me)
Badji bê naka bamba (Every river has its crocodiles)
Kongo bê naka nonvon (Every jungle have lianas)
Badji bê naka sa (Every backwater has its snakes)
Dougou bê naya kambéléba (Every city its Kambéleba)
Badji bê naka bamba (Every river has its crocodiles)
Kongo bê naka nonvon (Every jungle has its lianas)
Badji bê naka sa (Every backwater has its snakes)
Dougou bê naya kambéléba (Every city has its Kambéleba)
Até n'kou atékénana (I do not stand below you)
Até n'kou akoumankandouman té n'da (And no one stands above me)
Até n'kou atékénana (I do not stand below you)
Até n'kou akoumankandouman té n'da (And no one stands above me)

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Awesome, thanks for posting this video and thanks so much for the detailed notes!

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Bahia 2020👍👏😎😀

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Beautiful chant 💚💛❤️

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J étais pas encore née mais je le kiff, ik vraiment un monument

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Les belles musiques sont non seulement intemporelles mais elles n'ont pas de frontières.

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Respect à toi, kôrô Jagger nationale

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eeeeeeh mon tonton tu me fair rappele de mon temps lomgue vie a toi vive la cote d'ivoire

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A pegada desse ícone do reggae, já vem de muito tempo.
Ele é simplesmente... sensacional!!!

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Salve alpha blondy fangandan kameleba Grande clássico da música Reggae

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FANGANDAN! 😍

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Toute ma crise juvénile dans ces premiers tubes de Sir Alpha ! 👍🇨🇮👍🇨🇮👍🇨🇮

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Ce n'est pas seulement une crise juvénile c'est bien plus que ça !

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Alpha

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2 Nice Women Backing vocals!

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The boss

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nostalgie

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Poor crowd they didn't know they were witness of the rising of the prince of reagae.

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Classic ✌

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Cool chao

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yeah cool

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good vibes with only few instruments and 3 back vocalists

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Nostalgique

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alpha blondy 👏👏👏👏

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😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

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Rastafari life

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Big.

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awo

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nice one but what does it mean,,,pliz help those from english colony

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Mean it can't happen to me. It can't occur to me

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The title means poor but proud

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The rest is only wisdom quote

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😂😂😂

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Cool chao