Amicale Lipopo

Tabu Ley Rochereau African Fiesta

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About this song

An exuberant anthem to Kinshasa — "Lipopo," from its old colonial name Léopoldville — and the "Amicale," a friendly association of its people. Tabu Ley Rochereau with African Fiesta calls all Congolese together, saluting the capital as a teeming city of life and rumba.

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Verse

Maloba amicale lipopo

The words of the Lipopo friendship

Maloba y'a kisasa ooo

The words of Kinshasa

Mboka y'a mouvement

A city full of life

Amicale lipopo ngoyaooo

Lipopo friendship, hurrah

Boyaka ooo po to sangana

Come, let's gather together

Boyaka eee po to meka ata nzoto

Come, let's give it a try

Amicale lipopo

Lipopo friendship

Batu ya mboka lipopo

People of Lipopo (Léopoldville)

Kini malebo oyo etonda bato

Kinshasa, a city overflowing with people

Fongola miso bino bana

Open your eyes, you young ones

Bozali pe ba congolais

You too are Congolese

Verse

lipopo

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Amicale lipopo ngoyaooo

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Boyaka ooo po to sangana

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Boyaka eee po to meka ata nzoto

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Amicale lipopo

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Batu ya mboka lipopo

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Kini malebo oyo etonda bato

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Fongola miso bino bana

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Bozali pe ba congolais

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Chorus

Amicale nde ninii

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Lisanga y'a bana lipopo nionso y'a Congo

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Maloba amicale lipopo Maloba kisasa oh

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Oyo nde mboka ooo

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Chorus

Amicale nde ninii

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Lisanga y'a bana lipopo nionso y'a Congo

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Maloba amicale lipopo Maloba kisasa oh

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Mboka y'a rumba oooo

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Chorus

Amicale nde ninii

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Lisanga y'a bana lipopo nionso y'a Congo

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Maloba amicale lipopo Maloba kisasa oh

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Mboka y'a mouvement

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Bridge

Ah yaya

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Keba keba

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Kabula misu

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Chorus

Amicale nde ninii

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Lisanga y'a bana lipopo nionso y'a Congo

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Maloba amicale lipopo Maloba kisasa oh

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Oyo nde mboka ooo

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Chorus

Amicale nde ninii

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Lisanga y'a bana lipopo nionso y'a Congo

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Maloba amicale lipopo Maloba kisasa oh

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Mboka y'a rumba oooo

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Chorus

Amicale nde ninii

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Lisanga y'a bana lipopo nionso y'a Congo

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Maloba amicale lipopo Maloba kisasa oh

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Mboka y'a mouvement

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Amicale Lipopo — Tabu Ley Rochereau | Lingala lyrics & translation | Lingala.cd