Afrobeats Music Around Argent
🇫🇷 Français
"Owó Lákọ̀" est un morceau Afrobeats intense et dansant en langue Yorùbá, qui met à nu l’obsession contemporaine pour l’argent. Cette chanson ne juge pas — elle expose. Dans un monde où tout semble avoir un prix, le narrateur revendique avec ironie et lucidité que sans argent, tout le reste devient accessoire. Un son provocant, sincère et ultra efficace, porté par un rythme électrisant. Un cri générationnel en musique.
🇬🇧 English
"Owó Lákọ̀" ("Money First") is a bold and high-energy Yorùbá Afrobeats song that dives into the raw truth of modern life: money rules everything. The lyrics deliver an unfiltered look at ambition, love, faith — all measured by wealth. Far from glorifying greed, the track raises questions with irony and groove. With a banging beat and explosive hook, it’s the anthem of a generation running after both survival and success.
🗣️ Yorùbá
"Owó Lákọ̀" jẹ orin tó ṣàpèjúwe bí owó ṣe di ọ̀rọ̀ tó lágbára jù lọ l’áyé òní. Kò sí ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò – kì í ṣe pé a fẹ́ rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n a mọ̀ pé láìsí rẹ̀, ayé kì í lọ. Orin yìí ń sọ fún wa pé owó nìkan kò tó, ṣùgbọ́n láìsí rẹ̀, gbogbo ohun míì yó ṣòfo. Orin yìí jẹ́ kó mọ̀ pé àwọn ọdọ l’áyé òní mọ ìtọ́ni ayé – ṣùgbọ́n wọn tún fẹ́ àlàáfíà lórí àyíká wọn.
About this song
Owó Lákọ̀ brings Afrobeats into a contemporary African sound. The vocals move through Yoruba. The track carries a endiablé, intense et dansant atmosphere shaped by argent.
Song details
African music and Yoruba sounds
Owó Lákọ̀ explores contemporary African music through Afrobeats music, with vocals in Yoruba. Its endiablé, intense et dansant atmosphere gives the track a distinctive African sound.
As an African song, Owó Lákọ̀ connects regional musical identity with today's African music scene. The use of Yoruba places the track within Yoruba music and the diversity of African songs performed in the continent's languages. Its Afrobeats direction links the song to Afrobeats music, African rhythms and contemporary African sounds. The musical world develops around argent.
For listeners discovering African music, African songs and new African sounds, Owó Lákọ̀ highlights how language, rhythm and regional influences can meet in one contemporary track. Its endiablé, intense et dansant mood adds another dimension to that identity.
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(Verse 1) Owó ni mo ń wá, ṣé ìbànújẹ ni? Kò sí àìlera, ṣùgbọ́n owó la fi gbé ayé Gbogbo ẹlẹ́yà, gbogbo òṣìṣẹ́, Nítorí owó ni wọn fi ń hù gbèsè (Pre-Chorus) Ṣé ọkọ yó ṣeré tó bá fẹ́ owó? Ṣé ọmọ yó kọ́wé tí kò bá jẹun? Ẹ gbọ́ mi, ẹ ròyìn Owó lẹyìn gbogbo ọrọ̀ (Chorus) Owó Lákọ̀ – àtàwọn àlá mi Owó Lákọ̀ – tí mo fi ń ṣẹ́gun Owó Lákọ̀ – kò sí àfọwọ́fà Kí n tó ròyìn, kí n gba àfiyèsí (Verse 2) Mo nífẹ̀ẹ́, ṣùgbọ́n ṣé ìfẹ́ lè san rọ́jà? Mo fẹ́ gbàdúrà, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀bùn náà ń gba owó Gbogbo rẹ ni mo mọ̀, gbogbo rẹ ni mo gbà Ṣùgbọ́n ó jẹ́ pé owó ló ń sọ̀rọ̀ (Bridge – ambiance tendue & répétée) Láìsí owó, ìfé dáradára Láìsí owó, ayé kì í yára Mo ń fẹ́ àlá, mo ń fẹ́ àfiyèsí Ṣùgbọ́n owó ni mo gbà tán (Chorus final – chœurs explosifs) Owó Lákọ̀ – yó gba mi l’óríburúkú Owó Lákọ̀ – kí n lè gba owó mìíràn Owó Lákọ̀ – kò sí àkókò f’àdúrà Owó, owó – ni mo fẹ́ báyìí