Desert River Dance

Afrohouse/afrodeepcrossover,rollingsubbygrooveandshufflingpercussion,brightlogdrumsandmarimbastabsonthehook.Malevocals,call-and-responsegroupshoutsonthechorus.Versesstayhypnoticandminimal,thenchorusburstswithlayeredchantsandwidedelays.Subtlepadsfordepth,arrangementbuiltfora3a.m.floor:longoutrovamp,risingfiltersweeps,vocalchopsechoingthehook.,deep

[Intro]
Move your body
Slow
Then faster
Dust on sandals
Heat like laughter

[Verse 1]
Sweat on my neck
Palm wine stain on my shirt
You pull me close
Say
“Tonight
We don’t hurt”
Moon on your wrist
Gold flash when you twist
Breath on my ear
“You came here for this”

[Chorus]
Afro wave
Let it take you under
Feet on sand
Heart full of thunder
Round and round
Like a desert river dance
Afro wave
Lose yourself inside this trance (hey!)

[Verse 2]
Eyes on my eyes
Bassline under our feet
You don’t talk much
Still I feel every beat
Friends in a circle
Hands high
Lips singing
World at the door
But in here we’re spinning

[Chorus]
Afro wave
Let it take you under
Feet on sand
Heart full of thunder
Round and round
Like a desert river dance
Afro wave
Lose yourself inside this trance (oh yeah)

[Bridge]
Left side
Right side
Hands up
Both sides
One voice
One cry
We rise
We rise (we rise)
No past
No plan
Just sweat and sand
Your touch
My hands
We dance
We dance

[Chorus]
Afro wave
Let it take you under
Feet on sand
Heart full of thunder
Round and round
Like a desert river dance
Afro wave
Lose yourself inside this trance