Atumpan, is a a ghanaian hiplife artist, before hearing this song i had never really heard of him. Atumpan 10 artists youll love if you like fuse odg. Lyrics for the thing by atumpan ft stone bradez please subscribe to my channel. The atumpan is the main talking drum of the akan people. It is played in pairs, usually by a master drummer using two angular sticks. Going back in time when shatta wale was previously known as banadana. Examples of drum poems in the arrivants are atumpan. Everyone is definately taking a good guess, as to what this man is singing about. Small girl, you dont know the thing, i am teaching you the thing, you are playing with the thing from the man, atumpan that gave us the hit azonto jam, the thing comes another dance.
The atumpan talking drums of the asante are barrelshaped with a narrow, cylindrical, open foot at the base. African whine prod by delirous by realdrumz real drumz. Stream tracks and playlists from realdrumz on your desktop or mobile device. The thing picked up him designations for best new artiste of the year, best afropop song of the year, and best collaboration of the year in the 2012 vodafone ghana music awards. In west africa doubleskinned hourglass drums are held under one arm, their pitch rapidly and continually changed by as much as an. This is grime this is a rhyme this is pop this is on top this is afrobeats. Atumpan has got the whole nation singing and talking about the thing. Marbella sessions 2014 is a two cd set of dance and club hits that contain 20 songs on each cd. Entrepreneur, atumpan is not a new name to the uk music scene as his ministry of sound signed single the thing was and is still a street and club anthem loved by all and sundry worldwide. He has numerous awards and nominations to his name including the mobos, the umas and the befftas. Chorus atumpan regina regina my sweet, pretty thing regina sexy regina me nko me dofo regina regina, regina my sweet, pretty thing regina sexy regina me nko me dofo regina.
Mr atumpan is back with another great track the thing featuring. Frank elinam cobbinah, aka afrobeats star atumpan, is the only one who knows the answer, although hes coyly refusing to confirm that the. Small girl, you dont know the thing i am teaching you the thing you are playing with the thing 2x i say push it up, push it up move am, move am wind am wind am slow make you no dey rush am move am move am aso we go verse take it slow baby and wind for me move it closer and do let me see you want to know the thing, you for be humble make you no dey take am dey gamble ino be gidigidi ibe simple. Small girl, you dont know the thing, i am teaching you the thing, you are playing with the thing from the man, atumpan that gave us the hit. Playlist for streaming and download mp3 featuring atumpan sisimuden 4. I carried out research on west african films nollywood, african religions, chieftaincy politics and processes of identity formation of the west african diaspora in netherlands and ghana. Delivered alternately in english, pidgin and atumpans mother tongue twi, and with a twinkling stream of classic highlife tones pegged to an irresistibly danceable beat, the thing is.
Related atumpan links atumpan wiki one love video atumpan twitter. Small girl, you dont know the thing i am teaching you the thing you are playing with the thing 2x i say push it up, push it up. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from atumpan. Played in pairs, these drums provide the bass part in adowa dance ensembles. The thing gained him nominations for best new artiste of the year, best afro pop song of the year, and best collaboration of the year in. Kindly listen and download my god dey by frank na frank naro features one of ghanas fastest rappers flowking stone on a new single which he tags as my god dey. Download tutulapato feat atumpan gods time, atumpan feat bisa kdei one love remix, atumpan feat sarkodie gimme some more, atumpan the thing, atumpan odo, atumpan baby mama, atumpan poison, atumpan dumsor, zafi b feat atumpan super hero, atumpan trust, atumpan feat samini regina, atumpan nyash, nc boyz feat atumpan this is how we do it, atumpan. Ghana born and based atumpan which means the talking drum mainly finds his influence from caribbean dancehall and reggae. Following renowned ghanaian producer dr rays visit to the uk, he caught up with atumpan today at popular south london based yes rudeboys studios and got in. Posts about technology written by atumpan chronicles.
Atumpan african dance is an ongoing project with over a dozen performances annually at festivals, museums and more. He featured tinny on this one and the production was done by sugar tone. Here is the exclusive new video for the thing by ghanaian hero atumpan, which is set. Cobbinah started executing as atumpan which means talking drum in the akan dialect in 2011, when he discharged a noteworthy hit called the thing. Atumpan african whine lyrics click to download intro. I am currently connected to the leiden african studies centre as a fellow and member of the ascl community and of lucas, leiden. Afrobeats star atumpan defends the thing, but what is it.
Cobbinah began performing as atumpan meaning talking drum in the akan language in 2011, when he released a major hit called the thing. Small girl, you dont know the thing i am teaching you the thing you are playing with the thing 2x i say push it up, push it up move am, move am. Chorus small girl, you dont know the thing i am teaching you the thing you are playing with the thing 2x i say push it up, push it up move a. Various artists are featured within this collection such as paloma faith, lana del rey, martin garrix, calvin harris, gorgon city feat. Download tutulapato feat atumpan gods time, atumpan feat bisa kdei one love remix, atumpan feat sarkodie gimme some more, atumpan the thing, atumpan odo, atumpan baby mama, atumpan poison, atumpan dumsor, zafi b feat atumpan super hero, atumpan trust, atumpan feat samini regina, atumpan nyash, nc boyz feat atumpan this is how we do it. The song which looks forward to take over the afrobeats scene, seems to have combined indigenous african hilife guitar and xylophone sounds with world urban pop and hippop drum kicks and rap in. Atumpan edutainment provides interactive education with world music, folklore, and dance by teaching artists. It is the most favoured instrument to play the bass part to accompany dancing. When you here bandana from ghana, the response goes like moko hoo. I odnt think i need to write much about this but let it speak for itself, i think its about to be on heavy rotation if its not already on heavy rotation. Girl go down low cos i like the way you work it dont change cos i like the way you move it slow look how she whine like dan she a ron the show she jam with it and get down. Please note, atumpan made it very clear that he prefers for all to interpret the thing any way they want laughter anyway the big news of the night was when dj abrantee got atumpan to confirm that he has, like wretch 32, signed with the ministry of sounds record label. This happens to be his first official single for the year after he made quite an impression with the announcement of his new state of the art.
I do not own to the audio used in this videoaudio by ohenemedia. The thing gained him nominations for best new artiste of the year, best afro pop song of the. Hes primarily signed to a record label in ghana, but his hit song the. Listen to music from atumpan like atumpan one love prod by jeri beatz. Join facebook to connect with atumpanthe talking drums and others you may know. Founded in 1999 as atumpan the talking drums, this duo has over a decade of professional experience in the performing arts and they have grown to be a favorite with audiences. The membrane is stretched across the head of the drum inside a metal ring.
The body of the atumpan is made of wood, with a hollow interior. These drums are also found in fontomfrom ensembles. Small girl, you dont know the thing i am teaching you the thing you are playing with the thing 2x i say push it up, push it up move am, move am wind am wind am slow make you no dey rush am move am move am aso we go verse take it slow baby and wind for me move it closer and do let me see you want to know the thing, you for be humble make you no dey take am dey gamble ino be gidigidi ibe. The the thing hitmaker comes through with a fresh song and video titled trust gye me di. This is todd edwards remix of atumpan the thing on ministry of sound tv, the best in.
Small girl, you dont know the thing i am teaching you the thing you are playing with the thing 2x. African poetry, the most important thing that this new development has introduced is. The feeling real and your something dey bee shordy imma make you be my wife you are the sweetest thing and the wickedest thing ever happened to me in my life repeat. Atumpan trust gyi me di gh act, atumpan, has made quite an impression here on njo with some rather interesting songs and their titles see nyash. Atumpan released new song titled one love 2017 will most definitely be a good year for ghanaian uk based afrobeats artist atumpan with this record i am about to share with you called one love. Once again the talking drum, atumpan has teamed up with the multiple award winning artist, sarkodie to bring us this new banger dubbed gimme some more. I say push it up, push it up move am, move am wind am wind am slow make you no dey rush am move am move am aso we go verse take it slow baby and wind for me move it closer and do let me see you want. Frank elinam cobbinah born 24 december 1983, commonly known by his stage name. Atumpan the thing despite being released two years ago, the thing took atumpan into the afrobeats mainstream in 20 and was a regular feature on abrantees afrobeats show on capital xtra. Atumpan the thing written by handel gold on wednesday, 30 october 20 16. At the same time that africa is experiencing a boom in entrepreneurship amidst the proliferation of internet and mobile technology, african startups face the impediment of inadequate access to seed and early stage venture capital to fund their growth.
235 621 15 1081 793 1473 615 1326 187 1152 1519 708 1499 1097 837 534 304 844 284 1340 352 835 951 54 51 472 693 57 1192 557 1090