Discover the story of the song > Yeke Yeke – Mory Kante

The song is in a language called Bambara, and the lyrics seem to talk about dancing ("yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké") and different rhythms ("bi sounkouroun lou la donkégna", "bi kamberen lou la donkegna"). The protagonist mentions different places ("kanan n'bila nara ro", "gnin kisse gbela serra le ila") and some names ("Djely mousso", "Sini Mory"). There are also some repetitive phrases ("woyé boli lalé", "nyé n'ta sorona kono mi ma ta").