From the recording TCHAPALO
Marmite, composed and produced by Yakou N'guessan
"La Marmite" refers to a large pot used for cooking meals. It symbolizes how various ingredients come together to create a meal, like how unity can contribute to making a better world.
• Yakou N - Drums, Percussions
• Thomas Ola – Music Idea
• Herman Gbaka – Arrangements, Keys
• Victor Ayara – Vocals, Lyrics
• Andre Manga – Piccolo Bass
• Arnaud N’gaza – Upright Bass
• Keith Grant – Audio Engineer
Lyrics
Aaah, my people! Africa be like the three-legged pot wey our mama dey use dey cook back in the day.
Eka esio
Eka esio Anyie ukot ita !
Pot dey fire, e dey bubble, e dey boil,
Plenty flavor- Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Zulu, Xhosa, and Mandinka,
Fulani, Wolof o
Bantu, and Ashanti! Everybody make we gather,
Make we gather for mama pot o
make we gather make we make the soup dey sweet o
Everybody bring, whatever you got ah
Ada Itak asokoro adia ininge asokoro aya ambom iwuod o Oh oh oh
Ada Itak asokoro adia ininge asokoro aya ambom iwuod o, oh oh oh
Aya ambom iwuod o, aya ambom iwoud o, aya ambom iwuod oh oh oh
Everybody make we gather,
Make we gather for mama pot,
make we gather make we make the soup dey sweet o
Everybody bring, whatever you got ah
Ada Itak asokoro adia ininge asokoro aya ambom iwuod o Oh oh oh
Ada Itak asokoro adia ininge asokoro aya ambom iwuod o, oh oh oh
Aya ambom iwuod o, aya ambom iwoud o, oh oh oh