One Heart Africa

Eh eh eh... Mama Africa...

One Heart... One Beat...

{distant marimba intro, soaring

synth

pads, festive crowd noise} Morocco,

Algeria, Tunisia,

Egypt, Libya, Sudan, South Sudan we rise.

Mauritania, Mali, Niger together,

Chad and Senegal forever.

{driving amapiano log drum drops in}

Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,

Sierra Leone, Liberia too.

Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo,

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde sing.

{brass section answers the vocal lines} Africa...

One Heart...

One Beat... Everybody move your feet.

(ooh yeah) {all instruments peak,

massive festival drop}

Nigeria the giant of Africa,

Cameroon,

Congo, DR Congo full of pride.

Gabon, Equatorial Guinea shine,

São Tomé and Príncipe in time.

{groove pulls back slightly for vocal focus}

Central African Republic stand,

Ethiopia, Eritrea hand in hand.

Djibouti, Somalia calling free,

Kenya, Uganda harmony.

Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Dance together,

Africa. {percussion layers intensify,

building the rise} Woza

Africa...

Woza Mama... Eh eh...

One Heart... One Beat...

{percussion drops out, lush synth pads and

soft marimba lead}

Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe strong,

Namibia, Botswana powerful.

South Africa

lead the way,

Lesotho, Eswatini celebrate.

{beat drops

back in with

maximum energy} Mozambique, Malawi rise,

Madagascar touch the skies.

Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros too,

Africa,

we're proud of you.

{choir and lead singer unify in full force}

Africa...

One Heart...

One Beat...

Everybody move your feet.

(move your feet!) {massive celebratory peak}

Africa...

Stand tall... Stand strong...

This is where we all belong.

One

love... One people... One future...

One destiny... Africa... Forever...

{music gradually fades into soft marimba,

solo vocal, and crowd

cheering}