[Intro – vast cinematic African savanna sunrise; distant wind, deep ceremonial drums, djembe, dunun, majestic horns and wooden flutes; expansive rainmaking ritual atmosphere] [Male voice ONLY in intro – deep African male baritone, close-mic ceremonial shout with immense echo; spoken, not sung] Sisi ni wachawi wa mvua wa Afrika! [Deep drum strike and silence] [Male voice – final thunderous proclamation] We are African Shamans [Male voice ends permanently; no male vocals afterward] [Jenapop – female ceremonial chant, strong chest voice; deep drums gradually build] Rabumba boom boom boom Rabumba boom boom boom [Transition – short brass accent; slap bass and real drums enter, guitar plays tight muted rhythm] [Verse 1 – Jenapop solo ultra close-mic, intimate clear chest voice; conversational singing, natural phrasing; sparse slap bass, soft kick, dry snare and muted guitar only; NO brass, flute, backing vocals, ad-libs or humming; voice dominates] 우리하는 일들은 사건 사고 투성이야 우리가 벌이는 모든 일엔 가뭄이 찾아오곤 하지 그래도 포기하지 않아 좌절하지 않아 왜냐면 우린 될 때까지 포기하지 않는 사람이야 (African Shamans ~, Bum Bum) [Pre-Chorus – restrained rhythmic build, slap bass and hand percussion; subtle horn accents only between lines; Jenapop controlled chest-to-falsetto lift, no extra ad-libs] We are African Shamans, Bum Bum Bum We are African Shamans, Bum Bum Bum [Chorus – explosive funk rock and Afrobeats; slap bass, electric guitar, real drums, brass stabs and polyrhythmic percussion; Jenapop strong clear melodic lead and soaring falsetto; no improvised ad-libs yet] African Shamans, 안되는 일은 많지만 African Shamans, 끝내지 못한 일은 없어 African Shamans, 우리는 될 때까지 해 가뭄이 오면, 기우제를 지내 비가 올 때까지, 일이 될 때까지 We are African Shamans, Bum Bum Bum [Interlude – instrumental only; playful wooden flute and talking drum trade riffs; trumpet and trombone answer briefly; djembe, congas and slap bass fills; short dubstep drop; no voices] [Bridge – Jenapop female solo rap, ultra close-mic, dry and articulate; rhythmic natural chest voice; minimal slap bass, tight drums; no brass or ad-libs] 안타까워하지마, 나는 괜찮아 시간이 지나면 모든 게 별게 아냐, Bum, bum bum 언제까지 할거냐고 묻지마 우리 될 때까지 한다니까. [Chorus 2 – Jenapop rhythmic chant; driving percussion, bass and guitar; restrained brass accents; energetic clear diction] Rabumba boombarabumba boomba boomba 붐붐붐 We are African Shamans Rabumba boombarabumba boomba boomba 붐붐붐 We are African Shamans [Chorus – Jenapop expressive lead, stronger falsetto and controlled high notes; driving funk-rock groove, rhythmic horns and percussion; no extra ad-libs] African Shamans, 안되는 일은 많지만 African Shamans, 끝내지 못한 일은 없어 African Shamans, 우리는 될 때까지 해 가뭄이 오면, 기우제를 지내 비가 올 때까지, 일이 될 때까지 We are African Shamans, Bum Bum Bum [Verse 2 – Jenapop female solo fast rap, ultra close-mic; sparse bass and percussion, no brass; sharp rhythmic phrasing; final section before vocal improvisation] 안타까워하지마, 나는 괜찮아 시간이 지나면 모든 게 별게 아냐, Bum, bum bum 언제까지 할거냐고 묻지마 우리 될 때까지 한다니까. [Percussion-only Breakdown – all bass, guitar, brass and flutes stop; djembe, dunun, talking drums, congas and deep toms only; NOW Jenapop begins free diva ad-libs, soaring falsetto melisma, high-pitched vocal runs; close-mic voice clearly dominant] Laboomba boomba, laboomba boomba boom bom~ We are African Shamans Laboomba boomba, laboomba boomba boom boom~ We are African Shamans (African Shamans) [Final Chorus 2 – explosive return of slap bass, real drums, electric guitar and playful wind riffs; Jenapop energetic melodic singing, expressive falsetto ad-libs between original lines, powerful high notes] Rabumba boombarabumba, boomba boomba boom, boom, boom, We are African Shamans Rabumba boombarabumba, boomba boomba boom, boom, boom, We are African Shamans [Final percussion-only break – all melodic instruments stop; deep drums and shakers only; Jenapop soaring high falsetto ad-libs around the original words] ( 기우제를 지내) We are African Shamans, Bum Bum Bum [Outro – three deep ceremonial drum accents; brief majestic horn resolution; no added lyrics or male voices]
