The main lyrics, such as they are (just two lines), are in Zulu. The intertwining background vocal line is possibly in Shona (that is, some YouTube commenter was speculating that it might be). The most samba-like part is the “oh lé lé lé, oh-lé-lé-lé” chant, which sounds wordless to me.Of course, any of these parts might have a Brazilian source, but I’m thinking of that chant in particular. So the mystery continues (if there is one at all), but I’ve been listening to a lot of Jorge Ben as a result of this, so this query already has had at least one happy outcome!
― Regard the timeless piano balladeeress! (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 10:07 (three years ago) link
Diogo Nogueira, who I mentioned in 2012 for his dc area gig is back in Dc itself this Friday September 15 at Karma. He’s good but maybe not great
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 13 September 2023 15:18 (seven months ago) link