Who Are You?
from Afrobeat Blaster by Chief Udoh Essiet
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This song was written to celebrate the fact that though we may be expatriates of different ethnicities from different continents, we have nonetheless a common musical language, and that's Afrobeat music. Who we are is much more than where we come from - it's what we do with our lives.
lyrics
Everybody has to come from somewhere
Everybody has to have his roots
Everybody, everybody
I want to know who is who
I want to know you (2x)
I want to know who is who
I want to see the way you do
I say that everyone has roots
You know that everyone has roots
But a man is not like a tree (2x)
If you want to know the world,
You got to move, to see (2x)
If you want to know the world,
You got to move around – to see
If you never move – you never see
If you never look – you never learn
If you never move – you never know
If you never move – you never live
I want to know who is who
I want to know you (2x)
I want to know - WHO ARE YOU?
Who is who, who is who, who, WHO ARE YOU?
Who is who, who is who, who, WHO ARE YOU?
I want to see the way you do
I want to know about you
Show me the way you do (2x)
I want to know about you
I want to know who is who
Tell me WHO ARE YOU?
Show me the way you do (2x)
I want to see the way you do
Ahhhh, tell me
Who is who, who is who, who, WHO ARE YOU?
Everybody has to have his roots
Everybody, everybody
I want to know who is who
I want to know you (2x)
I want to know who is who
I want to see the way you do
I say that everyone has roots
You know that everyone has roots
But a man is not like a tree (2x)
If you want to know the world,
You got to move, to see (2x)
If you want to know the world,
You got to move around – to see
If you never move – you never see
If you never look – you never learn
If you never move – you never know
If you never move – you never live
I want to know who is who
I want to know you (2x)
I want to know - WHO ARE YOU?
Who is who, who is who, who, WHO ARE YOU?
Who is who, who is who, who, WHO ARE YOU?
I want to see the way you do
I want to know about you
Show me the way you do (2x)
I want to know about you
I want to know who is who
Tell me WHO ARE YOU?
Show me the way you do (2x)
I want to see the way you do
Ahhhh, tell me
Who is who, who is who, who, WHO ARE YOU?
credits
from Afrobeat Blaster,
released May 27, 1991
©SACEM Chief Udoh Essiet and Sherry Margolin
Lead Vocals, Keyboards: Sherry Margolin
Percussion, Backing Vocals: Chief Udoh Essiet
Drums: Nicolas “Ringo” Avom
Bass: André Manga
Tenor Guitar : Jacques Djeyim
Rhythm Guitar : Claude Dibongue
Trumpet: Olotorin Laleye
Flugelhorn: Gbenga Laleye
Alto Sax: Segun Ogedengbe
Tenor Sax: Adeyinka Osindeinde
Trombone: Tiwalade Ogunlowo
Backing Vocals: Natty Abyssatu, Evelyne Guyon, Sherry Margolin
Recorded at Studio WW in Paris by Michel Wanker and at Studio ARK in Paris by Gabriel Lancry.
Mixed at Studio Digital Services in Paris by Dennis Bovell
Mastered (Vinyl, Cassette and CD) at Dyam Music in Paris
Produced by Chief Udoh Essiet and Sherry Margolin
©SACEM Chief Udoh Essiet and Sherry Margolin
Lead Vocals, Keyboards: Sherry Margolin
Percussion, Backing Vocals: Chief Udoh Essiet
Drums: Nicolas “Ringo” Avom
Bass: André Manga
Tenor Guitar : Jacques Djeyim
Rhythm Guitar : Claude Dibongue
Trumpet: Olotorin Laleye
Flugelhorn: Gbenga Laleye
Alto Sax: Segun Ogedengbe
Tenor Sax: Adeyinka Osindeinde
Trombone: Tiwalade Ogunlowo
Backing Vocals: Natty Abyssatu, Evelyne Guyon, Sherry Margolin
Recorded at Studio WW in Paris by Michel Wanker and at Studio ARK in Paris by Gabriel Lancry.
Mixed at Studio Digital Services in Paris by Dennis Bovell
Mastered (Vinyl, Cassette and CD) at Dyam Music in Paris
Produced by Chief Udoh Essiet and Sherry Margolin
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Chief Udoh Essiet Paris, France
Nigerian born, Paris-based musician Chief Udoh Essiet is known for his exuberant music blending his cultural heritage and politics set over joyous beats. He was the conga soloist for Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti from 1980-83, and studied with legendary highlife musicians like Dr. Victor Olaiya and Rex Lawson. ... more
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