LYRICS (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)
Pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa-raun
Leaving a seed everywhere
I brought it to ya just for free
Mmmmmmmm
Beat, beat, beat flow
Beat, beat, beat flow
Don’t do it x2
So can you get it
This is super trending right now
Beat and flow everywhere
I brought it to ya just for free
Get closer and stop asking questions If people don’t wanna party
Nor anything like it
Get fresh and ready
Because we are getting to it
X2
How can I explain this to you
I live at my own tempo which is cool and easy
And if there are any complications
I solve them little by little
So go ahead, lose yourself to the beat
If being quiet is getting you down
Don’t worry, dance and sing
And you will see how it lifts your soul
Hey Black man from Congo,
Play the drums
Put some clave and heart into it
You know this big rumba too well
And everything else is just not real
Fire it up, get the party started
Coro
I don’t waste my time any more
I don’t pay attention to bad things
My days have too much swing
Cuz’ I’m always trying to find a way to go on and do my thing
I don’t want any trouble
Always in touch with my tribe
Just doing what I can
Living the way I want
Little by little play it again
Little by little play it again (hey)
Little by little play it again
Little by little play that funk again
Little by little play it again (my flow)
Little by little play it again (my flow)
Little by little play it again (my flow)
Little by little play it again
Hey Black man from Congo,
Play the drums
Put some clave and heart into it
You know this big rumba too well
And everything else is just not real
Fire it up, get the party started
Coro
Everyone loves good stuff
Everybody likessweet things
Aaaah....
My flow my flow my flow
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LYRICS (SPANISH)
Pa-pa-pa-pa pa-pa-raun
Pica flor por to’ los la’os
Te lo traje regala’o
Mmmmmmmm
Beat, beat, beat flow
Beat, beat, beat flow
Don’t do it (no lo hagas) x2
Pa que tu entiendas
Esto esta super pegao
Beat con flow por to los lados
Te lo traje regalao
Pégate y no me preguntes mas
Si el people no quiere fiesta
Ni timba que se presta
Repartete, ponte fresca
Que nos fuimos pa arriba del lio X2
De que manera te lo explico
Yo vivo a mi tempo sua- suavecito
Si hay alguna complication
Yo la resuelvo poquito a poquito
Y dale avanza que el beat te empasta
La tranquilidad te arranca
No te preocupes baila y canta
Que tu veras como el espíritu levanta
Negro congo toca tambor
Ponle clave y corazón
Que tu le sabes a este rumbón
Lo otro es muela
Dale candela que se formo
Coro
Ya no pierdo tiempo no
A lo malo no hago caso
Todos los días son con flow
Siempre estoy buscando la manera
De seguir y de formar lo mío
No quiero problemas yo no estoy pa lios
Siempre conectado con mi tribu Haciendo lo que pueda
Viviendo a mi manera yo....
Poquito a poquito ponchalo
Poquito a poquito ponchalo (oye)
Poquito a poquito ponchalo
Poquito a poquito poncha el mismo flow
Poquito a poquito ponchalo (con flow)
Poquito a poquito ponchalo (con flow)
Poquito a poquito ponchalo (con flow)
Poquito a poquito ponchalo
Negro congo toca tambor
Ponle clave y corazón
Que tu le sabes a este rumbón
Lo otro es muela
Dale candela que se formo
Coro
A to el mundo le gusta lo lindo
A to el mundo le gusta lo rico
Aaaah....
Con flow, con flow, con flow
THE HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON PROJECT RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE “BEAT CON FLOW” FEATURING CUBAN STAR CIMAFUNK
The Havana Meets Kingston project brings together top musicians from Cuba and Jamaica.
Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2, the follow up to the acclaimed 2017 debut album, will be released by Cumbancha in 2021.
While connected by common African roots and colonial histories, the music of Cuba and Jamaica have traveled largely in separate lanes. Their influence on the music of the world has been immeasurable, but their influence on each other has been less evident.
It took an Australian to bring these two rich musical cultures together. Melbourne-based producer and musician Jake Savona had already fallen in love with the music of Jamaica, having released a string of successful reggae and dub albums under his stage name Mista Savona. Eventually, Savona discovered Cuban music, and in 2015, he received a grant from the Australian Council that funded the ambitious and groundbreaking Havana Meets Kingston project. Savona traveled to Havana with a group of top Jamaican musicians, including the legendary Sly & Robbie (drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare), and they began recording in the iconic EGREM Studio where Buena Vista Social Club and countless other legendary records have been produced. More sessions followed, other guests were invited, and after years of painstaking effort, the first volume of Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston was released in 2017 to worldwide acclaim.
Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 also features a lineup of incredible Jamaican and Cuban talent. including Jamaican stars Clinton Fearon, Randy Valentine, Prince Alla and Micah Shemaiah, Cuban talents Barbarito Torres, Changuito, Brenda Navarette, Solis, Beatriz Marquez, and many more.
Savona first saw Cimafunk performing with the band Interactivo in 2015, years before he became a household name in Cuba. The music for “Beat Con Flow”, which Savona describes as “an old-school, funky, hip-hop and reggae jam,” was recorded at Egrem Studios by a top-notch band that included legendary Jamaican drummer Sly Dunbar, the late Jamaican guitarist Winston “Bopee” Bowen (known for his work with Dennis Brown), as well as Cuban virtuoso bassist Gaston Joya and trumpeter Julito Padrón. Savona plays piano and Hammond organ and DJ Wasabi is on the turntables.
Cimafunk later recorded his vocals at a small rundown Havana recording studio, bragging in Cuban slang about his talents as a singer and the infectious rhythm and vibe of the song. “I live at my own cool and easy tempo / And if is there are any problems / I solve them little by little / So go ahead, lose yourself to the beat / If being quiet is getting you down / Don’t worry, dance and sing / And you will see how it lifts your soul.” The song’s uplifting message and positive vibe is the perfect antidote for these challenging times.
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released November 6, 2020
PERSONNEL
Cimafunk - Lead vocals
Drums: Sly Dunbar
Bass: Gaston Joya
Guitar: Winston 'Bopee' Bowen
Percussion: Bongo Herman, Jacinto Herrera & Luis Poblete Piano & Hammond Organ: Jake Savona
Trumpet: Julito Padrón
Saxophone: David Suárez
Trombones: Juan Carlos Marín Elósegui & Antonio Leal
Backup Vocals: Maria Carla Puga Marin & Daylé Sarasola Mora
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