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Lukundo (Love)

by Webi

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duncomusic This my all time favorite album because it not only speaks to me (all songs) but the vocal and instrumentation blend is out of this world. Favorite track: Mwanaume.
Benjamin Webi
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Benjamin Webi I love this record because I poured my heart into it. Favorite track: I Love You.
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1.
Anayenifaa 03:58
ANAYENIFAA UBETI: Umewahi saa zingine, jikuta umezubaa, umepoteza mda (eeya) Tena mara nyingine, fikra zimejaa, hazitobanduka.. Hivi ndivyo utanikuta nikikuwaza, nimeduwaa KIITIKIO: Nina penzi la kupaa, anayenifaa, anyaredhisha. Nina penzi la kupaa, anayenifaa, utafiti kwisha. UBETI: Ukweli usemwe, sifanyi mzaha, umenipumbaza (Umenipumbaza we) Wacha nikupende, na nikupe raha, pendo la maisha (Maisha milele) N’a ahidi hautajuta, nimewaza kwa hakika! KIITIKIO
2.
ALIYE WANGU UBETI Tabasamu lako, kama maua aah Ungejua vile waniua. Sijui ni vipi nitakueleza aah Utamu wako ni kama halua.. KIITIKIO Anilindaye ni We Anipendaye ni We Aliye Wangu ni We, ni We. UBETI Imekuwa vigumu kuzingatia.. Moyo wangu wakupigia.. Nichukue mateka, bila hatia, Niwe na wewe Malkia KIITIKIO DARAJA Iwe wazi kwa wenye macho, hatutatengana KIITIKIO
3.
UBETI: Ninavyo kuangalia wapendeza. Waufanya moyo wangu udunde. Sijawahi kuyahisi haya yote, umenipa mapenzi tele tele. Tumehusiana kwa muda mfupi, sikudhani nitakutana na we. Kila siku pambazuko la mapenzi, wewe malkia mimi mfalme. KIITIKIO: Ni wewe, kipenzi cha maisha. Kilelele cha raha sitafika. Si ndwele yale yaliyopita. Nataka tuwe pamoja milele. UBETI: Kwa loli mlungu wanirasimia. Wanineka mndu mcha unikunde. Ngelo ihi namfunyira chawucha, kwa gose aga wanibonyera. (KIITIKIO): Dikaie kwa lukundo kwa kala. Matuku ge lola gaida... (KIITIKIO)
4.
Nikuskize 03:34
NIKUSKIZE UBETI Mara kwa mara, wapendanao hukosana. Cha muhimu sio vita, ni kusameheana. Kila siku, lazima kuwe sababu, lakini ninaona njia ya kuelewana (ya kuelewana)… KIITIKIO Nikuskize, uniskize Nikupende, unipende Nisamehe, na nikusamehe. UBETI Ana kwa ana, wapendanao waongee. Mambo yao yawe sawa, wakubaliane. Kumbukeni kilichowafanya mpendane, mshikane mikono muinuane (muinuane). KIITIKIO Nikuskize, uniskize Nikupende, unipende Nisamehe, na nikusamehe. DARAJA Tutatofautiana, tena tutarudiana. Turudiane tupendane, mpenzi.
5.
Mwanaume 03:51
MWANAUME VERSE: So many times, I’m not sure I’m doing things right, mwanaume ni effort, stay in the fight! I’ve got to be, everything she needs me to be, Itabidi mpango, na ka-bidii. PRE-CHORUS: No one told me that the cost was this high. I have wings, but can I fly? CHORUS: (Mwanaume eh, mwanaume ah Mwanaume eh, aah) X2 VERSE: Here come the bills, here comes the struggle for pride. Sikubali kushindwa, I’m justified. The pressure’s real and I’ve got to ignore how I feel. Lazima ka-njia, labda ka-deal. (PRE-CHORUS) (CHORUS) Mwanaume (jikaze, tia bidii) Mwanaume eh, aaah!
6.
Baba Yetu 04:08
(Apa odu uko Mlungunyi, irina jako jiele (irina jako jiele) Wuzuri gwako ghuche, lukundo lwako lubonywo aha ndoenyi) X2 Baba yetu uliye mbinguni, jina lako litukuzwe eh. Ufalme wako na ufike. Utakalo lifanyike, duniani kama mbinguni. Kudineke idime vindo vedu va linu, kudilekie makosa ghedu (kudilekie makosa ghedu). Kusake dikumba matimonyi, ela kudikire maizenyi)X2 Baba yetu uliye mbinguni, jina lako litukuzwe eh. Ufalme wako na ufike. Utakalo lifanyike, duniani kama mbinguni. (olelele owe)X3 kudisikire... (Olelele owe)X3 Dikalomba..
7.
Mao 04:04
UBETI: Ulijua uchungu wa mwana uliponizaa (Nashukuru X2) Tena ukanilea mama ukanitunza (Nashukuru X2) KABLA KIITIKIO: Mambo yalipokuwa magumu, ulijikakamua, ulijitolea. Ulinifunza kuomba, umuhimu wa msamaha.. Shujaa ni wewe.. KIITIKIO: Mao, nakukunde, Mlungu Ukurasimie sana. Mao, nakulombie, wucha ghwake ghukunughe, kwa kala na kala. (TRANS:Mom, I love you, God bless you. I prayed that His goodness follows you always.) UBETI: Mara nyingi nilipokosea, ulinikosoa (Nashukuru X2) Ulikuwa mrembo wa kwanza aliyenipenda ye (Nashukuru X2) (KABLA KIITIKIO) (KIITIKIO)
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Mshumaa 04:12
UBETI: Utakapokua, utakuta hii dunia ina mambo mengi. Kupambana na shida utalazimika, bila kuchoka. Unafaa kujua, wengi tumetangulia bado twasimama (twasimama, twasimama, aaah) Maisha ni safari mara nyingi hatari, lakini songa. KABLA KIITIKIO: Utaweza, nishakufunza. Tekeleza, kumbuka hekima KIITIKIO: Utang’aa, utawaka kama Mshumaa (Kama mshumaa aaah aah). Utaangaza giza, bila kuzima UBETI: Jua Nakupenda, ombi langu kila siku ni la fanaka. Ningependa nione ukiinuliwa, ukiwa nyota. Unapojikimu, Kazi ya mikono yako iwe baraka (aaah) Mola akupe Maisha Marefu, tena na afya. DARAJA: Utaweza, tekeleza, kumbuka hekima (KIITIKIO)
9.
Nawonie mwai ugokie Sana, iguo. Odeka na waghenyi wake, ini, chia rapo. Jingi siwonie, mwai ugokie huwo. Nasinda nikimlola, lakini ndeuko (TRANS: I saw a really beautiful girl the other day. She was with her friends & I was about my business. i'd never seen such a beautiful girl before. I've been looking for her but can't find her) Waendie hao? (Where did she go?) Mzawo ni hao? (Where's she from) Nawemlola eeh nawemlola, nawemlola na dime Nawemlola eeh nawemlola, nawemlola na kio. (I am searching for her day and night). Diwonana lii? Nawewesera dikuane. Nawelomba kila ituku, Mlungu uniredie mkundwa wapo, Wapo Wa Kala na Kala. (When will we see each other? I am waiting for when we will meet. I'm praying every day that God will bring me my loved one, my loved one for ever) Naweweseria. (I'm waiting) Nawemlombia. (I'm praying for him) Nawewesera, eh nawewesera, nawewesera na dime Nawewesera, eh nawewesera, nawewesera na kio (I'm waiting day and night) Nambona nikienda chia mbuwenyi Nikamanya ni omoni. Naweserie na Sena wanilolie, Dikundane kwa Kala. (Him; I saw her on the way to the farm and I knew she was the one Her; I waited, and he searched for me. We shall love each other forever). Namlolie eh namlolie, namlolie na dime Nikamlola eh nikamlola, nikamlola na kio. (I searched for her in the day and at night) Naweserie eh naweserie, naweserie na dime. Nikawesera eh nikawesera, nikawesera na kio (I waited by day and night)
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I Love You 03:24
(Wanifanya mi' nione mbali..) UBETI: Kukinyesha, jua haliwaki. Likiwaka, mvua hainyeshi. Bila wewe, naona nikibaki upweke. Ukienda, nataka nikufuate. Ukirudi, hapa unipate. Nakupenda kwa moyo wangu wote, ukweli CHORUS: You are everything to me, the one that my heart can see. I want you to know, I love you, love you. Aaah UBETI: Pasipo nyuki, hamna asali. Washa moto, ndio tuone moshi. Kukata kiu, lazima unywe maji, upone. DARAJA: wanifanya mi nione mbali. Bado tajiri bila mali. Tusiachane tafadhali KIITIKIO
11.
Tusibadilike 04:03
UBETI: ( Nisibadilishe) Ninavyokuona, machoni mwangu wewe ni malaika.. (Nisibadilishe) ninavyokutunza, Mola nipe riziki nisiwahi kosa.. Nisikuachilie moyoni mwangu baby usibanduke ee nisibadilishe ee KABLA KIITIKIO: Miaka Nenda Miaka rudi Tuzidi tia bidii Penzi letu ni ahadi, naomba tusisaliti. Majira tofauti, kiangazi mvua kivuli, Tusibadilike KIITIKIO (Tusibadilike X3) X2 UBETI (Nisibadilishe) N'navyo kupikia, chakula cha moyo nakuandalia (Nisibadilishe) N'navyo kuombea uzidi pata heri na baraka.. Nisikuachilie, milele uwe wangu usibandukee. Nisibadilishee (KABLA KIITIKIO) (KIITIKIO)
12.
Pesa 03:32
UBETI: Hadithi hadithi! Hadithi njoo, uwongo No, sitaupokea! Zamani za kale (Palikuwa na jamaa pale), alijawa tamaa.. Yeye hakujali, alipenda mali, mponda raha. KABLA KIITIKIO: Alikuwa msaka fedha, wasichana walimpenda sana, Aling’aa! KIITIKIO: Vitu vya dhamana, havitopatikana kwa pesa, kwa pesa. Upendo wa maana, hautopatikana kwa pesa, kwa pesa. UBETI: Hadithi hadithi! Endelea, ukweli pepea, tutaupokea! Alioa mke (mrembo kati ya wake), alibahatika. Cha kuhuzunisha, penzi halikumtuliza, aliranda - randa. KABLA KIITIKIO: Alijulikana mjini, ungejua h’ungeamini maajabu ya Musa (KIITIKIO) DARAJA: Alikuwa msaka fedha, wasichana walimpenda sana, Aling’aa! Alijulikana mjini, ungejua h’ungeamini maajabu ya Musa (KIITIKIO)
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Jipende 03:03
UBETI: Usipojipenda utapendwa na nani? Fikiria jamani! Usipojitaka utakikane na nani? Weka maanani. TANGULIZI: Confidence is a very fine dress, wear it like a smile! KIITIKIO: (Jipende mwenyewe, na utapendeza aaah!) X2 Aah aaaah UBETI: Usipojitunza, utatunzwa na nani? Uliza tafadhali! Usipojikuza, utakuzwa na nani? Sio serikali! TANGULIZI: Confidence is a really fine dress, wear it like a smile! (KIITIKIO)

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Lukundo’ is a Taita word meaning 'Love', and it's what this 13-track album talks about, in different contexts. This music is all about the African sound and groove.

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released April 29, 2016

All songs were written & arranged by Benjamin Webi, Co – arranged by Robert ‘RKay’ Kamanzi.
‘Tusibadilike’ Co-written with Bien-Aime Baraza (Sauti Sol).
‘Nalola’ Co – written with Angela Mwandanda (Shinde).

PRODUCERS: Robert ‘RKay’ Kamanzi & Dennis Ihaji at MingiLove Studio, Nairobi

MIX & MASTER: Hilton Grove Mastering Ltd

LIVE MUSICIANS:
Maina Makumi (Bass)
Benjamin Kabaseke (lead guitar)
Benjamin Webi (Acoustic/rhythm guitar)
Victor Kimetto (additional Keys on songs 5,8,9 &10)

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Benjamin Webi is an artiste based in Nairobi, Kenya. His music blends African and contemporary R&B influences to produce a timeless sound, laced over inspirational lyrics.

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