Yooooo I randomly thought about this song a minute ago. I remember hearing it first when I came home from a very traumatic experience abroad in the first world 5 years ago. I was switching through music channels and bumped on this. The song didn’t change my life per se but it immediately brightened my mood and made me smile. It had that effect on me because it took me back to the 90s when Eagle Eye Cherry’s ‘Save Tonight’ and ‘Falling in love again’ where some of my anthems. I believe there is something very comfortable and happy about their sound. I also found it interesting that a rock band from Senegal had such a nice video and would switch between Wolof (I believe), French and English languages in one song. That’s the colourful beauty of Africa! I also remember finding the lady cool and the frontman handsome in their visuals.
Cette chanson s’intitule ‘Fire’ et je me demande pourquoi Takeifa n’a pas explosé, ou du moins n’est pas plus connu, ne serait-ce qu’en Occident. Je trouve sincèrement leur style rafraîchissant, leur dreadlocks époustouflants, et la guitariste albinos ravissante. C’est dommage qu’on n’en entende pas vraiment parler, parcequ’ils sont énormément bourrés de talent. Qu'à cela ne tienne, voici le lien de leur page tumblr!
https://takeifa.tumblr.com/
