Angelique Kidjo - "Agolo"

Anyone here from 2024?

Who is listening to this timeless piece in 2024?

The real meaning of the lyrics of this song is deeper than the very few verses that Angelique Kidjo sang. The wordings are from a popular Yoruba nation folklore about Olajumoke, a beautiful young damsel who refused all suitors until a lone dashing mysterious rich young man (very many adjectives here :-)) came along, bearing gifts. The parents had misgivings about the man who had no courting entourage, as they could find out nothing about his family origins or the source of his wealth. Against her parent's better judgement she fell head over heels in love and decided to marry the man. After the marriage, as was the custom, it was time to go with her man and that was when the drama unfolded for her and she sang this song, a desperate cry for help, but it was too late. Why? The man was a spirit being and is made of only a head ('ori' in Yoruba language) with borrowed body parts. The family members will normally go part of the way with a bride to see her safely on her way, but as they progressed on the journey to the underworld, home of the spirit man, he started returning the borrowed bits to the owners. Olajumoke was mortified, she sang and sang but she was beyond redemption, the deal had been sealed. The song was addressing her family members that Ori (head personified) is taking her (Olajumoke) away!!! As usual with African folklores, there is a moral in the story for anyone who is discerning.

I'm here this day 25th of March 2024 to listen to one of African legend once again. i am a YORUBA Nigerian, Ma'am this is a job well done

100% Africa.... if you’re from Africa and still listening to this jam..... hit like 🔥

Here after she won the grammy,she deserves it.

I am here to mark, the register in 2024. I was here last year though. Cos' i don't get, tired of my Angelica Kidjo. She reminds, me of ancient African female warriors who are fearless. I am from, the bloodline of warriors. And i kinda, connect with her songs to raise my vibration.

Hummm quand ça tournait en boucle sur ORTB!!!!! Quelle nostalgie! Longue vie maman! 🌹🌹Qui est ici en 2024?

The director of this video was so ahead of is time

I tell youngsters music did not start with Davido and naija, we had legends.

When you've sang a song and almost 30 years later you fans still come back to it like it was released yesterday, you know you're a legend. Much appreciate your contribution to music Angelique Kidjo.

so much love from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪 🙌 🙌

This is definitely a timeless song, who is still jamming to this in 2021, lets gather here.

Who is here January 2020 after she wins over burna

I grew up listening to this beautiful woman. My father was a truck driver from South Africa. He traveled to many other African countries, the music he would play was different from what was playing on our radios. Everytime I play this song, it takes me back to when I was kid and my dad was alive.

when I was a kid I was afraid of this video clip but now I realize It's a work of art

Am actually doing the tears of joy thing right now , who is filling this with me in 2019

Before there was Burna boy, wizkid, Tiwa savage, Davido, and all the others, there was ANGELIQUE KIDJO she paved the way for other African artists to become prominent today and she is true Queen of African Music. She walked so they could run.

2024 are we still here? Just marking the register

This video was ahead of its time seriously