1er Gaou (1st mistake)

I spent part of this morning looking for any place on the web where I could hear this Magic System song: Premier Gaou.

Magic System is a zouglou style band from Cote d'Ivoire. This song became one of the most popular songs over the entire African continent. I have heard it played at many weddings and is always FUN! I wish I could find it somewhere... maybe some local record stores have it.

Zouglou: We play zouglou, a music style that was invented in Abidjan by young students. Zouglou talks about politics and problems of everyday life. We're exposing things that don't work right in this country. (from the lead singer)

An example? "Secret d'africain" has to do with somebody who tells his friend that he's flying to France the next day, but he asks him not to tell anyone else because he doesn't have his papers yet. But the friend then goes and tells his girlfriend and a little while later the whole neighborhood is in on it. Unfortunately this would be traveler borrowed money from a lot of different people to pay for his trip. The next day, the whole neighborhood is gathered at the airport and he's not going anywhere anymore. (1)

"Premier Gaou n'est pas Gaou, c'est deuxieme Gaou qui est Gnata."