The beat is there…
But where is the soul?
Listen

Strobe lights flashing, in a concrete cage
The kick is heavy, locked in a rage
I’m standing in the corner, fade looking sharp
I feel the power, but it’s missing the heart
Everyone’s staring at the DJ booth
I’m searching for the swing,
I’m searching for the truth

Four on the floor, pounding in my chest
But my hips are demanding a different test
No curve, no sway, just cold hard steel
I know the sound, but I don’t like the feel

I love the techno, I love the bass
But I miss the movement in this space
So I’m building a bridge from Cabo to Rotterdam
Keep the kick hard, let the groove come in
Yeah, we make it our own
Seed of the rhythm is sown!

I step to the center, I break the line
No more robot, it’s dancing time
I add the syncopation to the industrial mix
That mechanical vibe? Yeah, that’s easy to fix
My ancestors hear the 010
They’re catching the ghost, they’re doing just fine

Don’t just stomp…
Let it roll
Don’t just hear it…
Give it your soul
From the red soil to the club floor
The Afrobro is opening the door!

Dance, reclaim the beat!

Now the heart beats again
Techno with a soul
Our own vibration

Yeah… Rotterdam strife…
Afro blowin’ in the wind doing fine…
Bro… livin’ that techno life…
Because I got high… on the bassline!

I woke up this morning, rolled out the bed,
Sun hittin’ my Afro, shine on my head
Coffee in one hand, sunglasses in the other,
But today I’m switchin’, techno is my lover!
No more Colt 45, I’m sippin’ Red Bull,
Got my neon sneakers, lookin’ extra cool
Jumped on my bike, ridin’ through the rain,
Headin’ to the club ’cause the beat calls my name

Kick drum hittin’, hi hats tickin’ fast,
Bass so deep it shake my natural ass
I don’t need weed, nah I’m clean and bright,
‘Cause this techno got me feelin’ right!

Because I love my life (my life!), techno life so sweet,
Dancin’ in the warehouse, shufflin’ my feet
Because I love my life (my life!), no drama, no wife,
Afrobro gone techno, this the best damn life!
Boom boom tss, boom boom tss, feel it in my chest,
Cabo to Rotterdam, baby this life’s the best!
Because I love my life, YEAH!
Because I love my life, YEAH!

Used to chase the girls with my old guitar,
Singin’ “She was sad ’cause I got high in my car”
Now I’m in the club, glowsticks in the air,
Girl with purple hair say “Boy, your Afro rare!”
We dancin’ romantic, but I’m steppin’ on her toes,
She laugh and say “Keep goin’, just follow the flow!”
Boys look mad ’cause I’m dancin’ too wild,
But I’m smilin’ so big like a happy little child

Yo, hold up… the DJ dropped the beat…
I’m in the middle of the floor doin’ the robot so neat
Sweatin’ through my shirt, smell like cologne,
But I don’t care, this my techno throne!
I used to be lazy, chillin’ on the couch all day,
Now I’m out till 4 AM, dancin’ the night away
Life flipped upside down, but I’m lovin’ the spin,
Afrobro gone techno, let the fun begin!

Because I love my life (my life!), techno life so sweet,
Dancin’ in the warehouse, shufflin’ my feet
Because I love my life (my life!), no drama, no wife,
Afrobro gone techno, this the best damn life!
Boom boom tss, boom boom tss, hands up to the sky,
If you love this beat, let me hear you scream “WHY?”
…Because I love my life, YEAH!
…Because I love my life, YEAH!

Techno life… Afro life…
Happy life… no wife… wait, maybe one day…
But right now… just the beat…
Afrobro… out

Yo, I’m chillin’ in Rotterdam, by the Maas river flow,
Afro curls blowin’, got that techno in my soul
Perron or Toffler, Maassilo on the weekend vibe,
Basslines hittin’ deep, keepin’ my spirit alive
Hypnotic grooves callin’, repetitive and sweet,
Pulsatin’ through my veins, got me movin’ my feet
I love that trance like feel, ethereal and slow,
Dancin’ all night long, lettin’ the rhythm grow

Because I love techno (techno), into the techno hype,
Found a girl in the club who feels the same vibe
We move romanticly, close under the strobe light,
Dancin’ hip to hip, through the endless night
Hypnotic techno love, yeah, she got the same taste,
In Rotterdam city, no time to waste
We groove together, lost in the beat so deep,
This hypnotic romance, puttin’ my heart to sleep… no, wide awake!

She walked in the warehouse, eyes lockin’ on mine,
Same tribal percussion, same ethereal shine
No words needed, just the bassline talk,
We sway romanticly, no need for small talk
From the Erasmus Bridge to the underground scene,
Afro house mixin’ with that hypnotic dream
She loves the repetition, the gradual build so fine,
Pulsatin’ basslines, makin’ her body align with mine

Because I love techno (techno), hypnotic techno high,
Found a girl in the club who feels the same vibe
We move romanticly, close under the strobe light,
Dancin’ hip to hip, through the endless night
Hypnotic techno love, yeah, she got the same taste,
In Rotterdam city, no time to waste
We groove together, lost in the beat so deep,
This hypnotic romance, ours to keep
hypnotic romance, ours to keep
hypnotic romance, ours to keep
hypnotic romance, ours to keep

No peak time rush, just deep and raw trance,
Hands intertwined, in this eternal dance
Rotterdam nights, with the fog and the lights,
You and me baby, feelin’ so right
Hypnotic waves crashin’, pullin’ us in,
Love on the dancefloor, where it all begins

Yeah… hypnotic techno love…
Techno high…

Feel the beat… from the motherland…
Pulse rising… let it take your hand…

Under the moon, shadows come alive
Ancient drums calling, feel the tribe
Body moving, no need to think twice
Sweat on skin, lost in the lights
Heart beating fast, like thunder in the sky
Waves of sound crashing, lifting us high
From the streets of Cabo to Rotterdam’s underground
This rhythm connects us, all around

Let go, surrender to the flow
Energy rising, don’t you know
Afro pulse in techno vein
Breaking a chain, no more pain
No more pain

Dance, dance, feel the fire
Rhythm of the night, taking us higher
Afrobeat in my soul, techno in my blood
Move your body, flood the club
(Hey! Hey!)
Hey! Hey! Lose control
Let the beat consume you whole
Rhythm of the night… (night… night…)
Never let it go… (go…) (go…)

Bassline drops, shaking the ground
Voices chanting, spinning us ’round
No words needed, just the vibe
In this moment, we come alive
From the Santiago winds to the neon glow
Fusion of worlds, letting feelings show
Hands in the air, feet on the floor
We dance forever, craving more

Let go, surrender to the flow
Energy rising, don’t you know
Afro pulse in techno veins
Breaking chains, no more pain

Dance, dance, feel the fire
Rhythm of the night, taking us higher
Afrobeat in my soul, techno in my blood
Move your body, flood the club
(Hey! Hey!)
Hey! Hey! Lose control
Let the beat consume you whole
Rhythm of the night… (night… night…)
Never let it go… (go…) (go…)

Ooh… feel it deep inside
Ahh… no place to hide
Rhythm… rhythm… of the night
Keep moving… till the morning light

Low light
Red dust
Sweat on
Both of us

You move small
Then you rewind
Little circles
Slow in time
Finger tracing on my wrist
Beat so simple
Hard to resist

Night circles Round and round we go
Same two steps But it feels like gold
You and me In a tiny loop
Spinning in this midnight groove

Left hip
Right hip
Shift your weight
Tiny steps
But my heart vibrates
Eyes half closed
But I see you clear
Same four counts pull us back here

Closer, closer
Till the room falls off the map
Only footfalls
Only hands that clap
If this is all we ever know
Just this pattern
I won’t let it go

Afro loves techno
Beat in his soul
Straight outta Cabo
Ready for control

Rotterdam night
Lights in the air
Bass getting heavy
Afro everywhere

Cabo to the club
Feel the floor shake
Rotterdam rising
No time for a break

Afro loves techno
Afro loves the sound
From Cabo
to Rotterdam
He shuts the place down

Afro loves techno
Beat in his soul
Straight outta Cabo
Ready for control

Rotterdam night
Lights in the air
Bass getting heavy
Afro everywhere

Cabo to the club
Feel the floor shake
Rotterdam rising
No time for a break

Lights in the sky… dust in the air…
Feel the ground shake… magical earthquake…

Open field, stars above our heads
Bassline thumping through the festival beds
Colored lights flashing, bodies in flight
Sweat and freedom in the summer night
Then I see you, glowing in the crowd
Like the moon came down, shining out loud
Eyes lock on mine, no words we need
Something pulls me closer, follow the beat

Heartbeats racing with the kick drum
Afro rhythms make the night hum
One step closer, feel the spark ignite
Take your hand…
let’s own this night

Dance with me, under open sky
Most beautiful soul, caught your eye

Hand in hand, we move as one
Festival fire till the rising sun
Hey! Hey!

All night long
Afrotechno in our song
Spin me round, never let go
Dance forever, let the feeling grow
Festival fire… fire… fire…

Plates beneath our feet, wind in our hair
Lost in the moment, nothing else there
Your smile lights up brighter than the stage
We write our story on this open page
Drums from the motherland, bass from the underground
Fusion of worlds on this Netherlands ground
No tomorrow, just right now
You and me, we’re flying somehow

Heartbeats racing with the kick drum
Afro rhythms make the night hum
One step closer, feel the spark ignite
Hold you tighter through the morning light

Dance with me, under open sky
Most beautiful soul, caught your eye
Hand in hand, we move as one
Festival fire till the rising sun
Hey! Hey!
All night long
Afrotechno in our song
Spin me round, never let go
Dance forever, let the feeling grow
Festival fire… fire… fire…

Hey! Hey!

Fire… fire…

Ohhh… feel the heat rise
Ahhh… in your eyes
Take my hand… don’t say goodbye
We dance, we dance… till the sun is high

Ooh nah nah…
Baby, come closer…
Afrobeat dey play, make we vibe tonight…
Yeah, yeah…

I see you for the corner, dey shine like diamond
Your smile dey kill me, no need for weapon
The way you move your waist, e dey cause commotion
Fine girl, you know say you dey set my heart in motion
No forming, no shakara, just come my side
I wan whisper sweet things, make you feel alive
Your eyes dey talk to me, say “boy, come try”
This desire dey burn, e no fit deny

Talk to me nice, make I know wetin you want
Flirt with me small, girl, no dey front
Your body language dey speak loud loud
Come make we dance, under the moonlight

Your body dey call me, call me, call me oh
Desire dey catch me, catch me, catch me oh
Whine am slow, make I feel your fire
Girl, you be my desire, my only desire
Your body dey call me, call me tonight
Flirt with your eyes, make everything right
Odo, you ginger me, you sweet pass honey
Come closer baby, let’s make it money

You dey play hard to get, but I know the truth
Your hips no dey lie when the beat come loose
One touch from you, and I lose control
This flirting game, e dey reach my soul
Baby, no dey tease me too long oh
I wan hold you tight, till the morning come
Your lips dey tempt me, like forbidden fruit
Come make we turn this desire to something real

Talk to me nice, make I know wetin you want
Flirt with me small, girl, no dey front
Your body language dey speak loud loud
Come make we dance, under the moonlight

Your body dey call me, call me, call me oh
Desire dey catch me, catch me, catch me oh
Whine am slow, make I feel your fire
Girl, you be my desire, my only desire
Your body dey call me, call me tonight
Flirt with your eyes, make everything right
Odo, you ginger me, you sweet pass honey
Come closer baby, let’s make it money

E dey be like magic, the way you dey move
No other girl fit do wetin you do
Flirt small, desire big, baby na you I choose
Come whine for me, no excuse…
Oh baby… whine am…
Oh baby… whine am…

Your body dey call me… (call me oh)
Desire dey catch me… (my desire)
Girl, come closer… yeah…

Deeper…
Deeper…
Deeper…
Deeper…

The rhythm calls… pull me deeper…
Ancestors whisper through the speaker…
Move slow, let the fire creep higher…
Deeper, into the night’s, desire…

Slide into the groove…
Feel the heat rise, smooth and smooth…

Echoes pulse in the dark…
Deeper now, leave your mark…
Let go… let go…

Pulse… pulse… slow… no end, no start, just flow…
Only the beat we know…

Deeper…

(Hey, Hey!)

Spirit stirs in the shade…
In the shadows, unafraid, we sway…

Deeper…

Forever we sway…

Rhythm calls… night and day…

Baby feel this
Shoulder move small
Heart beat double time
Bassline stand tall

Slow wine
You dey roll that waist in a straight line
Palm on your back make you rewind
Sweat on your neck like daylight
We still dey grind
Twostep sweet with the sunshine
But your eyes talk wild on the inside
Say you wan cross line tonight

You say “take me higher”
You dey tease that fire
Body talk louder
I fit hear your desire

Voltage & vibes
Steady on cruise then we overdrive
Soft on the skin but the core alive
One touch
We switch from sweet to wild
Voltage & vibes
Tempo go up
We electrify
From the sand to the satellite
We go from mellow to overdrive

Small spin
You dey circle me slow with a soft grin
Finger trace mark on my brown skin
Every small touch like caffeine
Say you wan feel
Every drum drop
Every pulse real
From the waistline to the air we breathe
Till the ground shake under our feet

You say “take me higher”
You dey tease that fire
Body talk louder
I fit hear your desire

Voltage & vibes
Start gentle
Hand on your hip
We align
Heartbeat count out the time
Then the floor catch flame
We collide
Every step louder than the last line
Left
Right
Left
Right (hey!)
Jump
Touch sky tonight

Voltage & vibes
Shoulder move small
Heart beat double time
Bassline stand tall

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Baby feel this
Shoulder move small
Heart beat double time
Bassline stand tall

Slow wine
You dey roll that waist in a straight line
Palm on your back make you rewind
Sweat on your neck like daylight
We still dey grind
Twostep sweet with the sunshine
But your eyes talk wild on the inside
Say you wan cross line tonight

You say take me higher
You dey tease that fire
Body talk louder
I fit hear your desire

Voltage & vibes
Steady on cruise then we overdrive
Soft on the skin but the core alive (alive)
One touch
We switch from sweet to wild

Voltage & vibes
Voltage & vibes
Tempo go up
We electrify
From the sand to the satellite
We go from mellow to overdrive

Small spin
You dey circle me slow with a soft grin
Finger trace mark on my brown skin
Every small touch like caffeine
Say you wan feel
Every drum drop
Every pulse real
From the waistline to the air we breathe
Till the ground shake under our feet

You say “take me higher”
You dey tease that fire
Body talk louder
I fit hear your desire

Start gentle
Hand on your hip
We align
Heartbeat count out the time
Then the floor catch flame
We collide
Every step louder than the last line, (left, left)
Left, left, left, left, left, left, left, left, left, left, left, left,
Left
Right
Jump

Left
Jump
Touch sky tonight (woah!, woah!, woah!)

Baby feel this
Shoulder move small
Heart beat double time
Bassline stand tall

Slow wine
You dey roll that waist in a straight line
Palm on your back make you rewind
Sweat on your neck like daylight
We still dey grind
Twostep sweet with the sunshine
But your eyes talk wild on the inside
Say you wan cross line tonight

You say take me higher
You dey tease that fire
Body talk louder
I fit hear your desire

Voltage & vibes
Steady on cruise then we overdrive
Soft on the skin but the core alive
One touch
We switch from sweet to wild

Voltage & vibes
Tempo go up
We electrify
From the sand to the satellite
We go from mellow to overdrive

Small spin
You dey circle me slow with a soft grin
Finger trace mark on my brown skin
Every small touch like caffeine
Say you wan feel
Every drum drop
Every pulse real
From the waistline to the air we breathe
Till the ground shake under our feet

You say “take me higher”
You dey tease that fire
Body talk louder
I fit hear your desire

Voltage & vibes

Start gentle Hand on your hip We align
Heartbeat count out the time
Then the floor catch flame
We collide
Every step louder than the last line,

Left
Right
Left
Right
Jump
Touch sky tonight (woah!, woah!, woah!)

Voltage & vibes