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Music Review: “Afro Highlife,” by Fireboy DML 

“Afro Highlife,” is a song by a talented Nigerian singer and songwriter, Adedamola Adefolahan aka Fireboy DML. Fireboy DML is currently signed to YBNL Nation/Empire record label. 

The song comes in 2 verses. The chorus was taken twice.

The song “Afro Highlife,” is one of the songs in Fireboy’s “Playboy,” album which was released on August 5th, 2022. “Playboy,” is his third album. His first album “Laugh, Tears, and Goosebumps,” was released in 2019. His second “Apollo,” was released in 2020.

What is the song “Afro Highlife,” by Fireboy DML all about?

“Afro Highlife,” by Fireboy DML is a dance track that calls on people to listen to his melodious tune and move their bodies as in “dance,” non-stop

Afro Highlife Lyrics Translation y Fireboy DML

Intro

Fireboy here yeah so

Yeah yeah

Verse 1

They no know say we dey around (They don’t know that we are around.)

‘Cause we dey show up unannounced (Because we show up unannounced.)

But, when they listen to the sound oh, ah

They go start to come around (They would start coming around.)

Tinba ti pe e, k’oma dahun (Tinba ti pe e, k’oma) (Once I call, always answer.)

Tinba f’owo gbe, sh’oma bounce? (Tinba f’owo gbe, sh’oma) (If I use my hand to carry it, will it bounce.)

I know you love the way I sound oh, ah

Oya, turn around

I just dey enter the place (I am just entering the place.)

But, I dey kill show (But, I am killing the show.)

And dem dey love me already (And, they are loving me already.)

As you dey see me so (As you are looking at me.)

Chorus

Won ni pe “kileleyi?” (They said “What is this?”)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Kila tun gbe de? (What did you bring again?)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Won ni pe “wetin we bring come oh?” (They said “What did we bring?”)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Wetin my people wan hear? (What do my people want to hear?)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Zaki, oya, give them oh

Arabaribiraba

Verse 2

See everybody wants to faaji (Everybody wants to party.)

Na why dem dey call me Alhaji (That’s why they call me Alhaji) 

I know you just dey realize (I know you just realized.)

The music makes me feel alive

Give them the base; they must to dance (Give them the base, they must dance.)

And if you give them the guitar; and dem go dance. (If you give them the guitar, they would dance)

Abeg, play the trumpet oh; they must to dance. (Please play the trumpe, and they must dance.)

Make dem know who we are (Let them know who we are.)

And dem go dance (And they would dance.)

I just dey enter the place (mo daran) (I am just entering the place.)

But, I dey kill show; yeah, mo daran (But, I am killing the show; I am in trouble.)

And dem dey love me already; mo daran (And, they are loving me already; I am in trouble.)

As you dey see me so; yeah, mo daran (As you can see me; I am in trouble.)

Chorus

Won ni pe “kileleyi?” (They said “What is this?”)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Kila tun gbe de? (What did you bring again?)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Won ni pe “wetin we bring come oh?” (They said “What did we bring?”)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Wetin my people wan hear? (What do my people want to hear?)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Oya, give them oh

Arabaribiraba

 Outro

They must to dance, and, dey go dance (They must dance, and they have to dance.)

They must to dance, and, dey go dance, dance (They must dance, and they have to dance.)

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

Afro Highlife oh, Afro

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Watch the video for the song “Afro highlife,” by Fireboy DML below

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