Ogene Loud – Rob Matare | Nigerian Afrobeats x Ghana Asakaa Drill (Official Lyric Video)

Ogene Loud by Rob Matare is a high-energy Nigerian and Ghanaian afrobeats track about culture, pride and brotherhood across borders. The ogene is the Igbo iron gong, and this song carries its sound from Enugu to Kumasi. From the album Call Your Brother. ▶ Stream Call Your Brother everywhere: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/rob... A Coal City boy from Enugu carries his uncle's ogene in his bag. The uncle was a drummer out by Nsukka who taught him that rhythm is power, not pride. When he lands in Yaba, the Lagos boys stare and ask, wetin be that? He strikes it once, and the whole street turns around. They see it is culture, and they start to learn. Then the answer comes from Kumasi: Asakaa boys hear the gong and reply in Twi and Ghanaian Pidgin, with drill on the speaker and the gong as the call. Naija brother, Ghana brother, same fire. Chale, e be one, no be two. In the bridge the Igbo “Ka anyi gaa” and the Twi “Yɛnkɔ” are shown to mean the same thing: two languages, one word, let's go. “Border na paper, we go higher.” (The border is only paper, we will rise higher.) The hook is the gong itself: gbim! gbim! The chorus runs from Enugu go Kumasi, and the post-chorus shouts both city names over the strike of the ogene. Between the verses, Igbo, Twi and Pidgin share the same beat, so the track feels like one big call and response across a border. A SMALL GUIDE TO THE WORDS The ogene is a traditional Igbo iron gong. Coal City is a nickname for Enugu, in southeast Nigeria. Yaba is a neighbourhood in Lagos. Kumasi is a major city in Ghana, and Asakaa is the drill sound that grew out of Kumasi. Ka anyi gaa is Igbo for let's go, and Yɛnkɔ is Twi for let's go. Chale is a friendly Ghanaian way of saying friend, and Naija is Nigeria. WHAT THIS SONG IS ABOUT This visualizer mixes Igbo, Twi and Pidgin over a blend of Nigerian afrobeats and Ghanaian Asakaa drill, built around the ring of the ogene gong. It is a celebration of West African music and culture, from Enugu to Kumasi, and a reminder that the lines drawn on paper cannot separate the brotherhood between two cultures. When the gong knocks, the whole of West Africa joins in. WHO IT IS FOR If you are searching for Nigeria and Ghana afrobeats, Naija and Ghana collaborations, Asakaa drill, Igbo afrobeats, Twi songs, West African music or songs about African unity, this one is for you. Play it loud, at a party, at the gym or on the road, and send it to your brother from the other side of the border. ABOUT THE ALBUM Ogene Loud is part of Call Your Brother, an album of songs about family, love and friendship sung across many African languages and styles. Stream the full album and add this track to your playlist of afrobeats. Naija or Ghana, where are you watching from? Drop your city in the comments, and subscribe for more music from Rob Matare. LYRICS (Gbim!) Ogene loud Coal City, Kumasi Coal City boy, I carry the gong Nna, dem hear me before I start my song Igbo for my blood, Lagos for my feet Ka anyi gaa, we don take the street My uncle na drummer for Nsukka side Him teach me say rhythm na power, no be pride Ogene for my bag when I land for Yaba Lagos boys dey wonder, "wetin be that?" I knock am one time, the whole street turn Dem see say na culture, dem start to learn Coal City cold, but my voice dey hot Ka anyi gaa, we no dey stop Ogene loud (gbim! gbim!) Ogene loud (gbim! gbim!) From Enugu go Kumasi Ogene loud (gbim!) Chale, I hear the gong from Kumasi Asakaa boys, we answer quickly Yɛnkɔ, two cities, one noise Border no fit stop the voice Kumasi market, kente for the stall Drill for the speaker, gong for the call Naija brother, Ghana brother, same fire Border na paper, we go higher Asakaa, Enugu, two sides one coin When the gong knock, the whole West go join Chale, e be one, no be two Yɛnkɔ, we coming through Ogene loud (gbim! gbim!) Ogene loud (gbim! gbim!) From Enugu go Kumasi Ogene loud (gbim!) Ka anyi gaa (yɛnkɔ) Ka anyi gaa (yɛnkɔ) Two languages, one word Let's go Ogene loud (gbim! gbim!) Ogene loud (gbim! gbim!) From Enugu go Kumasi Ogene loud (gbim!) Gbim! gbim! (ogene!) Gbim! gbim! (ogene!) Enugu! (gbim!) Kumasi! (gbim!) Gbim! (Yɛnkɔ) Ka anyi gaa ▶ Stream Call Your Brother everywhere: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/rob... ▶ Subscribe to Rob Matare:    / @robmatare   CREDITS Produced by Rob Matare Label: EpicSound360 #Afrobeats #RobMatare #OgeneLoud #Afropop