Afrikana Radio – Palm-Wine Guitar | West African Soul Music Around Afrikana Radio – Diaspora & Exile | African Roots & Nostalgia
An intimate Afrofolk track about leaving and coming back, rooted in Benin and Togo. Warm balafon, acoustic strings and multilingual voices invite the diaspora to remember, heal and share these quiet stories.
About this song
Homeward Song brings Afrikana Radio – Palm-Wine Guitar | West African Soul into a contemporary African sound. The vocals move through Ewe, Fon (Fongbé), Français, English. The track carries a afrikana radio – african calm & recovery atmosphere shaped by afrikana radio – diaspora & exile | african roots & nostalgia. It moves at 72.00. Instrumentation: gentle balafon motif, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft bowed strings, light hand percussion (shakers, small calabash), and ambient pad textures. Tempo around 72 BPM; arrangement sparse, organic, emotionally nostalgic and authentic West African acoustic timbre.
Song details
African music and Ewe, Fon (Fongbé), Français, English sounds
Homeward Song explores contemporary African music through Afrikana Radio – Palm-Wine Guitar | West African Soul music, with vocals in Ewe, Fon (Fongbé), Français, English. Instrumentation: gentle balafon motif, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft bowed strings, light hand percussion (shakers, small calabash), and ambient pad textures. Tempo around 72 BPM; arrangement sparse, organic, emotionally nostalgic and authentic West African acoustic timbre.
As an African song, Homeward Song connects regional musical identity with today's African music scene. The use of Ewe, Fon (Fongbé), Français, English places the track within Ewe, Fon (Fongbé), Français, English music and the diversity of African songs performed in the continent's languages. Its Afrikana Radio – Palm-Wine Guitar | West African Soul direction links the song to Afrikana Radio – Palm-Wine Guitar | West African Soul music, African rhythms and contemporary African sounds. The musical world develops around afrikana radio – diaspora & exile | african roots & nostalgia. At 72.00, the tempo helps define its rhythmic character.
For listeners discovering African music, African songs and new African sounds, Homeward Song highlights how language, rhythm and regional influences can meet in one contemporary track. Its afrikana radio – african calm & recovery mood adds another dimension to that identity.
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Verse 1 (Fon / French) Agblon nu mɛ, mi xɔ̀ mè yé Le chemin porte le souffle de la maison Kɔ̀n kpli mè, kpé nú yé Je pars sans colère, juste la valise lourde d'images Chorus (English / Ewe) I go, I come, I carry the river inside me Home is a song I bring back quietly Míètsɔ dɔwò, míètsɔ dɔwò I go, I come, I carry the river inside me Verse 2 (Ewe / French) Nunya la, nɛ kluɖo, nɔvi wɔe My mother’s voice in the dark of the city Tofo meɖe, woɖe gbedodo Le balafon sonne comme quand j'étais petit Chorus (English / Ewe) I go, I come, I carry the river inside me Home is a song I bring back quietly Míètsɔ dɔwò, míètsɔ dɔwò I go, I come, I carry the river inside me Bridge (Fon) Aɖe mɛ gbe, aɖe mɛ nu, aɖe mɛ wɛ Kplɔ nu vɛ kpli nu mì Verse 3 (French / Ewe) On apprend à compter les étoiles loin du village Mais chaque aurore ramène un nom, une odeur Nubablaɖa, nye dɔwò wɔe Je reviens pour déposer mes silences près du feu Final Chorus (English / Fon / Ewe) I go, I come, I carry the river inside me Home is a song I bring back quietly Azɔ, míètsɔ dɔwò — azɔ, míètsɔ dɔwò I go, I come, I carry the river inside me
