Fatoumata Diawara Kokoro

Listen Fenfo : ON TOUR : Videoclip Director: legendemali Follow her : ENGLISH LYRICS Kokoro (Ancestral Heritage) Why are we not proud of who we are We are black Africans, descendants of Sunjata Keita, the emperor of the Mandé people. We have our own culture and civilization, which we must be proud of. Instead, we want to look like Westerners, Chinese, Asians, and Arabs by bleaching our skin, selling off our land and resources, and adopting their fashions. As a result, we are lost and our traditions escape us. So who will come to defend our African dignity in our place Lets not turn our back on our traditions Lets embrace them, be proud of them Lets not abandon our traditions We need to welcome them, like a miracle Lets not turn