ElJay x Swizz - Barako Feat. ST Da Gambian Dream (Official Video)

A song about blessings (barako). Song explains how we came from humble, blessed but poor families, how our parents sweated just so that they could feed us, how they prayed for us every day that we may not stray, and how we refused to take the easy way of poverty but instead hustled to get where we are today.

Song Lyrics:

Ntol bota damin man fen sotor
Womatin nna nang fang tinya
Baa duwa fo barako si nna nang
Maeta katala watoh le sita

Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko ye nna nang
Faa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Faa duwa fo bararko ye nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Womatin nna nang fang tinya yea ye

Barrkeh du jema
Fum fenj woneh katanam
Barrkeh mortah
Mangsi win man hawma nyaka man
Barrkeh la yoreh
Suma yai-ya njeka barrkeh man
Bobou barrkeh tah
Sudon taw man dina tarka man

Problemi chop merr bi nehma am
Problemi problem job ma gena nyeffeh man
Problemi problem yudut jekh nobody gives a damn
Prolemi tekki nyula job lolu morfi am

Mbota damin mang fen sotor
Dhol ni kontongta ih buka simang sotor
Corrigator kotorta sama konor
Nnka potohl lundi saliba konor

Ntol bota damin man fen sotor
Womatin nna ngang fang tinya
Baa duwa fo barako si nna nang
Maeta katala watoh le sita

Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko ye nna nang
Faa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Faa duwa fo bararko ye nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Womatin nna ngang fang tinya yea ye

Pisaal ti jang
Sino ti jang
Hani man nyiningka hustle-lo bi jang
Hani ti jang
Kung jengkeh ti jang
Doku ning tarakoso dama leh bi jang

Hikilo bi jang
wakilo bi jang
Man jiki mola rescue ti jang
Bata bi jang
meta batala jang
ebatu nga falyeh nga min taki jang

Mbota damin mang feng soto
Nna saliba mang sirang soto
Na boliba yeh mano soto
bari na durang ba man suboo soto

Ntol bota damin man fen sotor
Womatin nna ngang fang tinya
Baa duwa fo barako si nna nang
Maeta katala watoh le sita

Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko ye nna nang
Faa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Faa duwa fo bararko ye nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Baa duwa fo bararko si nna nang
Womatin nna ngang fang tinya yea ye
Womatin nna ngang fang tinya

Composers: Modou Lamin Marong, Adama Sumbundu

[mainabalajo]

If you see yourself in this song 😪 let's gather here, appreciate and celebrate these legends of our nation 🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🎤🎧

[dodoujah]

If you listened to this song everyday since it was released let’s gather here 😅

[Speed-]

Where is fans of Eljay, Swizz and St Gambia Dream let us gather here to appreciate there talent Joy it

[lamindrammeh]

Who feels that St sing in this song just 30 second but looks like he touch all the souls the man is something special in the Gam 🇬🇲 music 🎵😍🔥🔥🫶🏿

[officialfemifemzzy]

Am from Nigerian 🇳🇬 one love #femifemzzy

[abliecorr]

The best hustlers lyrics I’ve heard ever in Gambia music history.

[Birzourealman]

I validate this song from Senegal 🇸🇳 I wish you a lot of success in your musical career 🇬🇲

[abliejobe]

I have never seen a collaboration like this from The Gambia every word makes sense and is relatable plus the emotion they put behind it is just wow 🔥 ST has been doing this so am not surprised but eljay and swiss surprised me more. Its high time we take them seriously 💯💯💯

[demzsuso]

Eljay and Swizz will never regret this collaboration ❤🐐

[bangzsillah]

Am I the only person who took this song as a message only to our brothers and sisters who lives abroad.

[fatoub.sanyang]

This song reminds everyone where they come from and where they started and a motivation to those of us still on the struggle or hustle to get there 🎉👌🥳😘there is hope already

[maryantimisari]

St He is a legendary ....I loved this song from tho first time I heared it..St made me follow and love Gambia music!!! ❤
A greek lady...commenting from Austria!!!❤

[mljarra]

A woo brikama boyo luwoo 🔥🔥👑🌟🌟⭐🌟🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲👍👍👍👍

[SaidDiaby-uflk]

Je suis malien 🇲🇱 mais je kiff beaucoup la musique Gambia 🇬🇲

[souleymanedrame]

Il a toujours des messages fort pour la jeunesse kaïro dorong diatto✔️🇸🇳 st le roi 👑💪💡

[lamincham]

Heroes come and go but legends are 4rever this song hits well init 💯💯St may you live long to bless us with this set pieces 🙏 ❤

[mohamedsdiaby]

This sound track is with BARAKO itself 😊

[altorsissoho]

That’s what am talking about the Gam music legends Eljay x Swizz to the peak 🌋🌋🌋 enough respect to the Greatest of all time St The Goat 🐐 If love the Song the beat, the message, the Quality hit the like button 👍🏻

[jayceontaylor]

The most relatable song for most Gambian families❤ mad song

[bubatouray]

N' teh bota Dame mang ' fensoto . Ning kontonta, emaka sinma soto. Wow!