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B i o g r a p h y
 (by Paul Simpson)

Khruangbin (Thai for airplane, or literally "engine fly") are a jet-setting trio from Texas whose smooth, groove-heavy music is heavily inspired by Thai rock and funk from the 1960s and '70s, as well as a multitude of other influences ranging from surf rock to dub to Iranian pop. Active since the early 2010s, the group's indefinable yet singular and highly accessible sound has attracted a remarkably wide audience. Following the release of their second album, 2018's Con Todo el Mundo, Khruangbin were regularly playing sold-out concerts around the globe and their music had become a fixture on various streaming platforms. While the band's material was primarily instrumental throughout the 2010s, they began incorporating more vocals into their music in 2020. Collaborative EPs with Leon Bridges preceded and followed Mordechai, Khruangbin's likewise song-driven third full-length. The band collaborated with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré on 2022's Ali. A LA SALA, the group's airy fourth studio album, appeared in 2024.

Khruangbin formed after guitarist Mark Speer and bassist Laura Lee performed with Yppah while opening for Bonobo's 2010 American tour. Speer and Lee began working on music together, and Speer's bandmate Donald Johnson, Jr. -- also a prolific Southern rap producer -- became the group's drummer. The trio debuted with a self-released cassette and a 7", and their song "A Calf Born in Winter" was included on Bonobo's 2013 LateNightTales mix. Response to the song was overwhelmingly positive, and the group were signed to Night Time Stories Ltd. Following a limited Record Store Day 7" of "A Calf Born in Winter," the band's 10" EP The Infamous Bill was released in 2014. History of Flight, a 2015 Record Store Day EP, featured covers of songs by some of the group's influences, including Serge Gainsbourg and Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Khruangbin's full-length debut, The Universe Smiles Upon You, arrived by the end of 2015, and a remix EP followed in 2016. The year proved to be an important one for Khruangbin -- they opened for Father John Misty throughout his tour of the U.K. and Europe, and they embarked on headlining tours throughout the U.K. and America. The band's second album, Con Todo el Mundo, was released in early 2018 and reached the Top 20 of Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. They then hit the road on highly successful tours with the Mattson 2 and Leon Bridges. By the end of the year, the group had issued a limited concert LP (Live at Lincoln Hall) and a cover of Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here," in addition to collaborating with Maribou State for the song "Feel Good." In mid-2019, the band released Hasta el Cielo, a dub reggae version of the album. It featured different song titles, echoing mixes, and two versions whipped up by legendary dub producer Scientist.

Khruangbin next teamed up with retro-soul singer and fellow Texan Leon Bridges for the EP Texas Sun, which appeared in February 2020. The group incorporated more of their own vocals onto their third album, Mordechai, which was issued that June. The following November, the band issued their own LateNightTales volume, highlighting some of their favorite record finds from around the world. The set also included a studio recording of their cover of Kool & the Gang's "Summer Madness," a staple of their live shows. In 2021, Khruangbin issued a set of limited 12" singles containing remixes by artists like Knxwledge, Kadhja Bonet, Ron Trent, and Quantic, then collected them all on Mordechai Remixes. A second EP with Bridges, Texas Moon, was out almost exactly two years after the first one. Their next collaboration was Ali, a 2022 full-length with Vieux Farka Touré, named in honor of the Malian guitarist's legendary father, Ali Farka Touré.

Khruangbin released a series of live albums throughout 2023, often including songs by groups they shared stages with. Live at Stubb's featured tracks by Kelly Doyle, Ruben Moreno, the Suffers, and Robert Ellis. Live at Radio City Music Hall was a split LP with Nubya Garcia, Live at RBC Echo Beach featured Men I Trust, and Toro y Moi was the group's guest for Live at the Fillmore Miami. The Khruangbin-only double LP Live at Sydney Opera House wrapped up the year. The band returned to the spaciousness of their earlier recordings with their fourth studio album, A LA SALA, in 2024. Over a decade into their career, Khruangbin were given a Best New Artist nomination at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.




The Universe Smiles Upon You
- 2015-11-06 -

Mr. White
Two Fish And An Elephant (Instrumental)
Dern Kala (Instrumental)
Little Joe & Mary (Instrumental)
White Gloves
People Everywhere
(Still Alive)
The Man Who Took My Sunglasses (Instrumental)
August Twelve (Instrumental)
Balls And Pins
Zionsville (Instrumental)


Con Todo El Mundo
- 2018-01-26 -

Cómo Me Quieres (Instrumental)
Lady and Man
Maria También
August 10 (Instrumental)
Cómo Te Quiero
Shades Of Man
Evan Finds the Third Room
A Hymn (Instrumental)
Rules (Instrumental)
Friday Morning


Texas Sun EP
- 2020-02-07 - With Leon Bridges

Texas Sun
Midnight
C-Side
Conversion


Mordechai
- 2020-06-26 -

First Class
Time
(You And I)
Connaissais De Face
Father Bird, Mother Bird
If There Is No Question
Pelota
One To Remember
Dearest Alfred
So We Won'
t Forget
Shida



Texas Moon EP
- 2022-02-18 - With Leon Bridges

Doris
B-Side
Chocolate Hills
Father Father
Mariella



Ali EP
- 2022-09-23 - With Vieux Farka Touré

Savanne
Diarabi
Tongo Barra
Mahine Me
Ali Hala Abada



A LA SALA
- 2024-04-05 -

Fifteen Fifty-Three (Instrumental)
May Ninth
Ada Jean (Instrumental)
Farolim De Felgueiras (Instrumental)
Pon Pón
Todavía Viva
Juegos Y Nubes (Instrumental)
Hold Me Up (Thank You)
Caja De La Sala (Instrumental)
Three From Two (Instrumental)
A Love International (Instrumental)
Les Petits Gris (Instrumental)

NON ALBUMS TRACKS
- Misc -

A La Sala
Christmas Time Is Here
Happy Survival
Pretty Boys

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The Universe Smiles Upon You

Mr. White

White cat, white cat, white cat, white cat
White cat, white cat, white cat, white cat
White cat, white cat
White cat, white cat, white cat, white cat

White Gloves

She was a queen
She had a house
She was a fighter
She was a queen

Had a good dude
Bought me a rabbit
She was a queen
Wearing white gloves

But she kept 'em clean
Classy Lady
But she wasn't quiet
She was a queen

One day she was gone
She died in a fight
'Cause she was a fighter

She was a queen
She was a queen
She was a queen
She was a queen

People Everywhere (Still Alive)

Still alive
Still alive
Still alive
Still alive

Still alive, still alive
Still alive, still alive
Still alive, still alive
Still alive, still alive

Balls And Pins

From sand and stone
Level and true
I built my house
On shifting sands
By my hands
A realm on Earth
And from the date
A giant palm
A golden shield
For every man
In time before
We couldn't stand
We're the first

And my throne
Is your throne
And the rings
On my hand
Are your gold
And my sun
Is your sun
To the end
And my bones
Are your bones
From the grain
To the sand
To the stone

The crushing wind
The serpent's tooth
Bring me in
The shifting sands
From my hands
It fell to the ground
A rotten date
Seen in the palm
The golden shield
It weighed us down
A sunken tomb
A phantom town
We're the last

And my throne
Is your throne
And the rings
On my hand
Are your gold
And my sun
Is your sun
To the end
And my bones
Are your bones
From the grain
To the sand

To the stone
To the stone
To the stone
To the stone
To the stone
To the stone



Con Todo El Mundo

Lady and Man

Mama ain't cheap but I could've been had
I went to college
I could've been a doctor, could've been a lawyer
Oh, come on, not that again!

Cheap but I could've been had
I went to college
I could've been a doctor, could've been a lawyer
Oh, come on, not that again!

You're too angry, you're too fake
You're too reckless, you're too bothered
You're too angry, you're too fake
You're too reckless, you're too bothered

You're too angry, you're too fake
You're too reckless, you're too bothered
You're too angry, you're too fake
You're too reckless, you're too bothered

Maria También

Maria, Maria
Maria, Maria
Maria, Maria
Maria, Maria

Maria, Maria
Maria, Maria
Maria, Maria
Maria

Maria, Maria
Maria

Cómo Te Quiero

You're always
Forever in my heart

I'll have to think about

¿Qué pasa, Laura?
¿A dónde vas?
No pierdas la cabeza, ???
Sacas tus dientes para mí

Y cuéntame una historia
Yo no sabía ¿Y tu, sabes?
Te esperaré, y al final
Siempre estarás

Shades Of Man

Khruangbin
??? That's when ???
Khruangbin
You said it's a K H R U...
That's khru
Khru
Khru
A N G, ang
Ang
Yeah
B I N, bin
Yeah
Khruangbin
Right
Khruangbin
How do you say it
Khruangbin
No

Evan Finds the Third Room

Yes, yes, yes, yes
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room

Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room

Jump in the water
Jump in the water

Yes, yes, yes, yes
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room

Jump in the water
Jump in the water
Jump in the water
Jump in the water

This is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room

Press one
Press two
This is the third room
Press three

Press one
This is the third room
Press two
Press three
This is the third room

Hello, yes, this is the third room
Please listen, as my menu options have changed
If you'd like to say hello, press 1
Hello, hello
Press 2

Jump in the water
If you'd like to know if I'm alright, press 3
Say, "You alright?"
This is the third room

Yes, jump in the water
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room
Yes, this is the third room

Friday Morning

You are pretty colors
Find you in the morning

You get lonely when it's cold
But you got fire
Find you, find me
Let's go and burn together

One dream to another
I'll fall, you come with me

You get lonely when it's cold
But you got fire
Find you, find me
Let's go and burn forever



Texas Sun

Texas Sun

You say you like the wind
Blowing through your hair
Come on, roll with me till the sun goes down
Texas sun

Say you wanna hit the highway
While the engine roars
Well come on, roll with me till the sun goes down
That Texas sun
Oh yeah

Texas sun

Caressing you from Fort Worth to Amarillo
Come on, roll with me til the sun dips low
Texas sun

Texas sun, oh girl
The Texas sun

When I'm far from home
And them cold winds blow
Stuck out somewhere with folks I don't know
'Cause you keep me nice and you keep me warm
Wanna feel you on me
Can't wait to get back there again
Texas sun

Texas sun
Texas sun
Texas sun

You say you like the wind
Blowing through your hair
Well come on, roll with me til the sun goes down
Texas sun
Texas sun

Ooh, baby, you're so gorgeous
How about you and me take a lil trip
In the big body

Take a ride with me, babe
You by my side
How does it sound
You and I
Oh, girl

Take a ride with me, babe
You by my side
How does it sound
You and I
Baby, oh I know

Take a ride with me baby
You by my side
How does it sound
You and I

Midnight

You stayed up in Poly
I lived in Crowley Town
Needed me to get you
From your mother's house
Baby, I'll be there just
Put on your lavender
Perfume and a nice dress
Girl, I hope you like this

Midnight black on the outside
Inside, you and I, leather under our skin
Fell deep in a romance way back then we did, we did
Midnight black on the outside
Inside, you and I, leather under our skin
Fell deep in a romance in the back seat we did, we did

Sailing up the highway
You smoked with the windows down
Reflection in the rearview
Fading lights from town
I know you can't stay too late
I'll have you home in time
Let's find a place of silence
Beyond the county line

Midnight black on the outside
Inside, you and I, leather under our skin
Fell deep in a romance way back then we did, we did
Midnight black on the outside
Inside, you and I, leather under our skin
Fell deep in a romance in the back seat we did, we did

Midnight black on the outside
Inside, you and I, leather under our skin
Fell deep in a romance way back then we did, we did
Midnight black on the outside
Inside, you and I, leather under our skin
Fell deep in a romance in the back seat we did, we did

Midnight black on the outside
Midnight black on the outside

I remember how it was back then
We were just young ones
And on that night you said you loved me softly
Left a haze on the window

I had to borrow my mamma's car that night
To come and scoop you
Just for some good fun
And we had a great time that night
I wonder where you are now

So if you hear this let me know
Maybe we can go again
Oh, yes

C-Side

She got them red heels on
Gold hangin' from her ears
Melanin lady
She got her jig on strong
It's so good to be here
With you

Somebody's gonna fall in love tonight
And I hope we make sweet love tonight

God created you in the heavens just for me
Just for me
Been waiting so long for a woman like you
To make me feel so right

You shine in a sea of people
Oh, this moment's so regal
Melanin lady
Covered in all white lace
You're the baddest in the place
So good, shawty

Somebody's gonna fall in love tonight
Let's lose ourselves in this second line tonight

God created you in the heavens just for me
Just for me
Been waiting so long for a woman like you
To make me feel so right

God created you in the heavens just for me
Just for me
Been waiting so long for a woman like you
To make me feel so right

Baby got me high like a kite
Got me high and don't need no green
Just two lovers dancin' in the night
While the horns blast in the street

Baby got me high like a kite
Got me high and don't need no green
Just two lovers dancin' in the night
While the horns blast in the street

Baby got me high like a kite
Got me high and don't need no green
Just two lovers dancin' in the night
While the horns blast in the street

Baby got me high like a kite
Got me high and don't need no green
Just two lovers dancin' in the night
While the horns blast in the street

Conversion

Your love poured into my heart
Your love poured into my heart
Your love poured into my heart
Like the water that flows from the pitcher
Holy spirit penetrated my stone
Heart like the nails that were driven through your skin
I was smacked in the face with grace
Your righteousness given to me
I got a taste of your goodness
I'm not leaving I'm coming back for more and more
I spit out the slop I was eatin' on
Always left me dry
My bones have been made alive
From you breathing inside

Conversion, conversion
I crossed over the desert land
In your presence is where I stand now
Conversion, conversion
I was blinded swimming in my filthy
Now my heart has been turned to righteous
Righteous

I was a prisoner living in my prison
Of ignorance my mouth full of curses and bitterness
I was chained to my sin I was lovin'
Evil deeds in the dark
I was huggin' them tight
Close my eyes was clouded with lust for the adulteress
But her ways lead to death
I was on my way to hell
Ridin' on a train first class

At the cross, at the cross
Where I first saw the light
And the burdens of my heart rolled away
It was there by faith, I received my sight
And now I am happy all the day

At the cross, at the cross
Where I first saw the light
And the burdens of my heart rolled away
It was there by faith, I received my sight
And now I am happy all the day
And now I am happy all the day
And now I am happy all the day

I'm not the same man that I was
You stepped in and changed my heart
Now I'm walking the narrow road
Moved the scales from eyes
Transformed my soul
And now I see clear
You said, "Anyone to confess your name shall have life"
Now that I see, now that I see
And I want to be

Mordechai

First Class

Champagne
First class

Solamente
Solamente
Solamente

Amor
White suit
On ice
All day

Solamente
Solamente
Solamente

H-Town, H-Town, H-Town, H-Town
H-Town, H-Town, H-Town, H-Town
H-Town, H-Town, H-Town, H-Town
H-Town, H-Town, H-Town, H-Town

Solamente

Time (You And I)

That's life
If we had more time
We could live forever
Just you and I
We could be together
That's life
If we had more time
We could live forever
Just you and I
We could be together
That's life

We can play like children play
We can say like children say
Just you and I
Have we got the time
We can wise when we grow old
Get slow when we grow old
Just you and I
Have we got the time
Do you know
Here we go

That's life (time)
If we had more time
We could live forever (forever)
Just you and I (just you and I)
We could be together
That's life (time)
If we had more time
We could live forever (forever)
Just you and I (just you and I)
We could be together
That's life

We can rhyme like children rhyme
We can time like children time
Just you and I
Have we got the time
Make a plan for when we old
Reminisce when we get old
Just you and I
Have we got the time
Do you know
Here we go

That's life
Oooh ooh ooh
We can now
When we are here
We can then
When we are there
Ooh ooh ooh
We can now
When we are here
We can then
When we are there
We are here
We are there

That's life (time)
If we had more time
We could live forever (forever)
Just you and I (you and I)
We could be together
That's life (hora)
If we had more time
We could live forever (la vida)
Just you and I (you and I)
We could be together
That's life (pour)
If we had more time
We could live forever (toujours)
Just you and I (c'est la vie)
We could be together
That's life (vita)
If we had more time
We could live forever (amore)
Just you and I (qui!)
We could be together (suonare)
That's life

Hayat
E a vida
Ово је живот
Ez az élet
Seo an saol
Pura
Vida
אלה החיים
That's life (time)
هذه هي الحياة
Vas an life
それが人生
生活
ชีวิต
Na so life be
That's life

That's life (time)
If we had more time
We could live forever (amore)
Just you and I (c'est la vie)
We could be together
That's life (amore)
If we had more time
We could live forever (forever)
Just you and I (you and I)
We could be together
That's life
If we had more time

Connaissais de Face

It makes me think of that place
I remember, we used to listen to that song for days on end
I couldn't get it out of my head
Oh, well it brings back memories
Have you heard from Josephine
She was always running
And I was always swimming
I would have loved to swim, but I had to work
Who do you remember
I remember John and Dario
He asked me to marry him
I'm not surprised

Tu nous connaissais de face
Tu nous
Connaissais pas par nom
Tu nous connaissais de face
Tu nous
Connaissais pas par nom

Do you remember Lou
Well, of course. She took care of everything
She was very much like my grandfather
She knew how to enjoy life
Shouldn't we all, what about the hurricane
When the whole city shut down
Yes, but, my lights were still on
They always were
I didn't know it at the time
Time changes everything

Tu nous connaissais de face
Tu nous
Connaissais pas par nom
Tu nous connaissais de face
Tu nous
Connaissais pas par nom

I have lived at least nine lives
So, are you a cat
A tiger is a...
(Tu nous connaissais de face)
Kind of cat
Have you earned your stripes
(Tu nous connaissais de face)
I like to go where I choose to go
(Tu nous connaissais de face)
So you have
Maybe you do too
(Tu nous connaissais de face)

(Tu nous connaissais de face)

Father Bird, Mother Bird

Oh, mother, father bird, fly for the sun
Oh, mother, father bird, fly for the sun
Fly for the
Fly for the sun

Oh, mother, father bird, fly for the sun
Oh, mother, father bird, fly for the sun
Fly for the
Fly for the sun

Father (Father), mother (Mother), father
Father, Mother, Father

If There is No Question

We cried from laughing
I'll go
You're not crazy
You're not crazy

Hearts will get broken
I'll go with you
You're not crazy
You're wild, but you're not crazy

We're all in this world
Promises won't last
If there is no answer

Broken and perfect
I'll go
You're not crazy
You're not crazy

The glass will shatter
I'll go with you
You're not crazy
You're wild, but you're not crazy

We're all in this world
Promises won't last
If there is no question

Broken and laughing
I'll go
You're not crazy
You're not crazy

The glass will shatter
I'll go with you
You're not crazy
You're wild, but you're not crazy
You're not crazy
You're wild, but you're not crazy
You're not crazy
You're wild, but you're not crazy
You're not crazy
You're wild, but you're not crazy
You're not crazy
You're not crazy
You're not crazy
You're not crazy
You're wild, but you're not crazy
You're not crazy
You're not crazy

Pelota

Soy una pelota
Una pelota de hollín
Yo estaba perdido
En una casa surreal

Me convertí un demonio
Quien tuve una semilla
La semilla fue arrancada
Por la ayuda de mi familia

Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota
Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota

Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota
Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota

Ayyy, yo quiero ser cura
Yo quiero ser pura verdad
Pero quiero amar el desastre
El desastre que es mío
Yo quiero cavar
Encontrar el camino

Y después, lo quiero entrar
No quiero correr de este paseo
Y después, lo quiero entrar
No quiero correr de este paseo

Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota
Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota

Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota
Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota

Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota
Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota

Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota
Ahorita yo
Puedo ser una pelota

Ayyy, yo quiero ser cura
Yo quiero ser curandera
Pero quiero amar el desastre
El desastre que es mío
Yo quiero cavar
Encontrar el camino

Y después, lo quiero entrar
No quiero correr de este paseo
Y después, lo quiero entrar
No quiero correr de este paseo

Y después, lo quiero entrar
No quiero correr de este paseo
Y después, lo quiero entrar
No quiero correr de este paseo

One to Remember

Oh, one to remember

So we won't forget
Say to remind me
So we won't forget

Oh, one to remember
Writing it down now

Say to remind me
So we won't forget

So we won't forget

Dearest Alfred

Where are you now
We hardly see or speak anymore
Your letter is the best gift
I am happy, happy when you're here

Tell me about your friends
Write to me soon
Your letter is the best gift
Your letter is the best gift

Can you imagine my joy
I received your wonderful letter
Your letter is the best gift
Your letter is the best gift

I love my joy very much
I've received another chance in earnest
Your letter is the best gift
I am so glad that you are here

Your letter is the best gift
Your letter is the best gift
Your letter is the best gift
Your letter is the best gift
Your letter is the best gift

So We Won’t Forget

Oh, one to remember
Writing it down now
So we won't forget
Oh, never enough paper
Never enough letters
So we won't forget

Call me what you want
Call me what you need
Words don't have to say
Keep it to myself

Oh, every minute
Every hour
So we won't forget
You don't have to be silent
Say to remind me
So we won't forget

Call me what you want
Call me what you need
Words don't have to say
Keep it to myself

Call me what you want
Call me what you need
Words don't have to say
Keep it to myself

Oh, one to remember
Writing it down now
So we won't forget
Oh, never enough paper

Never enough letters
So we won't forget
Oh, every minute
Every hour

So we won't forget
You don't have to be silent
Say to remind me
So we won't forget

Oh, one to remember
Writing it down now
So we won't forget
Oh, never enough paper

Never enough letters
So we won't forget
Oh, every minute
Every hour

So we won't forget
You don't have to be silent
Say to remind me
So we won't forget

Oh, say you remember
For I think I've lost it

Shida

Shida
Shida
Shida
Shida

Shida



Texas Moon EP

Doris

(Doris)

Don't close your heavy
Don't close your heavy eyes
Doris (Doris)

You have so much
So much to leave behind
If you travel to the other side
Doris (Doris)

I'll be right here holding your hand
You taught me how to be a real man
I'll be right here holding your hand
You taught me how to be a real man

Yes, you did
Yes, you did
Yes, you did

Maybe I'm selfish
Don't know the pain deep inside
Doris (Doris)

You put up a good
Put up a damn good fight
If you travel to the other side
Doris (Doris)

I'll be right here holding your hand
You taught me how to be a real man
I'll be right here holding your hand
You taught me how to be a real man

Yes, you did
Yes, you did
(Doris)
Yes, you did
Yes, you did

Don't you leave
Don't you go, Doris
New Orleans clean, the legacy
(Doris)
Don't you leave
Don't you go, Doris
New Orleans Queen, the legacy so strong

Don't you leave
Don't you go, Doris
New Orleans Queen, the legacy
(Doris)
Don't you leave
Don't you go, Doris
New Orleans Queen, the legacy so strong

B-Side

Deeply miss your love
When I'm far away
In another place
All that I dream of
My chest is your pillow

Waiting for your love
You in all the ways
In another place
All I'm thinking of
Just can't get enough

You
May not be
Everywhere I go

Get back

But you stay
On my mind
Wherever I go

Like that

When I fly above
Weeks roll into days
Though I'm far away
Your fantasy I love
Just can't get enough

You
May not be
Everywhere I go

Jump back

But you stay
On my mind
Wherever I go

Like that

Deeply miss your love
When I'm far away
In another place
All that I dream of
My chest is your pillow

Waiting for your love
You in all the ways
In another place
All I'm thinking of
Just can't get enough

(You) I can't wait this long, baby, come to me
(May not be) I'll send you a silver bird, baby, can we
(Everywhere I go) Slide? (Slide like that)
Slide

(But you stay) I can't wait this long, baby, come to me
(On my mind) I'll send you a silver bird, baby, can we
(Wherever I go) Slide? (Slide like that)
Slide

(You) I can't wait this long, baby, come to me
(May not be) I'll send you a silver bird, baby, can we
(Everywhere I go) Slide? (Slide like that)
Slide

(But you stay) I can't wait this long, baby, come to me
(On my mind) I'll send you a silver bird, baby, can we
(Wherever I go) Slide? (Slide like that)

Chocolate Hills

I love the way we spend the time
Running through your fields
The way we play
In your chocolate hills
Please stay forever
Just stay forever
It feels like heaven
When I'm kissin' on your rose
Kissin' on your rose
Kissin' on your rose colored lips

Baby let's go
Slide out
To a place no one knows
Are we dreaming, are we not
Who cares?
Let's get lost in the flow

I love the way we spend the time
Running through your fields
The way we play
In your chocolate hills
This day forever
This day forever
It feels like heaven
Woah
Kissin' on your rose
Kissin' on your rose colored
Kissin' on your rose colored lips

Baby put down
Your pride
No need to have fear
I will take care of you
Lay down
Just be with me here

I love the way we spend the time
Running through your fields
The way we play
In your chocolate hills
Please stay forever
It's now or never
It feels like heaven
Woah
Kissin' on your rose
Kissin' on your rose colored
Kissin' on your rose colored lips

The way we spend the time
Running through your fields
The way we play
In your chocolate hills
Please stay forever
Please stay forever
It feels like heaven
When I'm kissin' on your rose
Kissin' on your rose
Kissin' on your rose colored lips

Father Father

Forgive me, Father
For all your grace

Father, Father
Look at these works that I've done
I present them to you
In hopes to get your attention

Father, Father
Look at the mess that I made
Just a man with unclean hands
From you I hide my face

Father, Father
The guilt's cutting through like blades
Just a man with unclean hands
From you I hide my face

My Son
My Love is always here for you
You don't' have to
Climb a ladder
Bend over backwards
To gain my love for you
'Cause
If you forgot
I am love
From the bottom to the top
My love steadfast and never stops
Continue on
And it never slows down

I know I know
The weight of your sin
Is heavier than a thousand tons
But my son Jesus
He absorbs the damage that you done
He absorbs the damage that you done
He absorbs the future and present one
Oh yeah

Father, Father
Look at these works that I've done
I present them to you
In hopes to gain your attention

Father, Father
Look at the mess that I made
Just a man with unclean hands
From you, I hide my face

Father, Father
This guilt's cutting through like blades
Just a man with unclean hands
From you I hide my face

My Son
My love is always here for you
You don't have to
Climb a ladder
Bend over backwards
To gain my love for you

'Cause
If you forgot
I am love from the bottom to the top
My love steadfast and never stops
Continue on
And it never slows down

I know I know
The weight of your sin
Is heavier than a thousand tons
But my son Jesus
He absorbs the damage that you done
He absorbs the damage that you done
He absorbs the future and present one

Mariella

Hair pitch black like the midnight sky
Eyes like the jungle, you're something wild
Her sweet melody sings wherever I go
Running through my mind sitting in this road

Maybe I'll write a letter from this little old
Country town down in Texas
I'll keep it here for you
Mariella, Mariella, Mariella, Mariella
Mariella, Mariella, Mari, can we go together

Nothing here changes, seasons go by
You said hello, you said goodbye
Did you run away, Mariella, where did you go?
Somewhere new, somewhere old

Maybe I don't ever wanna live alone
In a country town down in Texas
Ah, with the memory of you
Mariella, Mariella, Mariella, Mariella
Mariella, Mariella, Mariella, Mariella
Mariella, Mariella, Mariella, Mariella
Mariella, Mariella, Mariella, holding onto you

Ali EP

Savanne

J'ai quitté mon pays et ma Louisiane
Mais dans d'autres pays, adieu Savanne

J'ai trouvé le métro n'est pas un petit boulot
Mais je suis, je suis un nègre
J'ai trouvé le métro n'est pas un petit boulot
Je suis un nègre

Mais dans d'autres pays, adieu Savanne

C'est comme un jour un sage à dit:
Au lieu de nous donner des bombes
Donnez-nous des motos-pompes pour trouver la vie heureuse et avoir une vie de sagesse
Un grand hommage à feu Ali Farka Touré, merci

Diarabi

Moom kery la ma chérie
Moom kery la ne doumbé e de fè
Moom kery la djarabie
Moom kery la ne doumbé e de fè
Iyo chérie yo chérie yo

Inna de ko ki tè fourouma ko fintènefé ne doumbé e de fè
Itery de ko ki té fourouma ko fintènefé ne doumbé e de fè
Iba de ko ki té fourouma ko fintènefè ne doumbé e de fè
Ikana dimi ikana kassy ikana miri djarabie kosso

Kana dimi ikana kassy ikana miri djarabie kosso
Iyo chérie yo chérie djarabie magnie
Iyo chérie yo chérie djarabie magnie

Itery de ko ki tè fourouma ko fintènefé ne doumbé e de fè
Ifa de ko ki té fourouma ko fintènefé ne doumbé e de fè
Inna de ko ki té fourouma ko fintènefè ne doumbé e de fè

Kana dimi ikana kassy ikana miri djarabie kosso
Iyo chérie yo chérie djarabie magnie
Iyo chérie yo chérie djarabie magnie

Kana dimi ikana kassy ikana miri djarabie kosso
Kana dimi ikana kassy ikana miri djarabie kosso

Kana dimi ikana kassy ikana miri djarabie kosso
Djarabie kosso

Iyo chérie yo chérie djarabie magnie
Iyo chérie yo chérie djarabie magnie
Iyo chérie yo chérie djarabie magnie

Tongo Barra

[Songhai:]
Mali thine tongonbara Soboy
Wo toune yema haou Kouna
Denekaney na ti bongo kaney
Na to Kala haou Sarra
Mana yero koy
Nda Niafunke bangou yer koy
Iné har goussi ka Aba mo har Gou sika
Manayerokoy nda goubo bangou yero koy ine har goussou ka Aba mo hard goussi ka
Tande hou foutou Mali banda si goy Kala goy foutou
Alfa lalo nda gou talibidie si tiow Kala tiow foutou

[French:]
Mali on dit que les cris que le Mali a été envahi sont devenus sérieux
Réveillons-nous et mettons nos ceintures
Avoir une grande gueule
Ne veut pas dire avoir de la chance
Donc ce n'est pas la peine de sacrifier un boeuf
Où allons-nous, au lac Coboro?
Maman dit qu'elle ne vient pas
Papa dit qu'il ne vient pas
Où allons-nous, au lac Takiti?
Maman dit qu'elle ne vient pas
Papa dit qu'il ne vient pas
Un mauvais esprit derrière la ville de Mali
Ne fait que du mauvais travail
Un mauvais marabout [imam] et ses élèves ne font que de mauvaises études

[English:]
Mali we say that the cries that Mali has been invaded have become serious
Let's wake up and put on our belts
To have a big mouth
Does not mean to have luck
So it's not worth sacrificing beef
Where do we go, to Lake Coboro?
Mama says she's not coming
Papa says he's not coming
Where do we go, to Lake Takiti?
Mama says she's not coming
Papa says he's not coming
A bad spirit behind the city of Mali
Only does bad work
A bad marabout [imam] and his students only do bad studies

Mahine Me

Ma hine ni me
Ma hine thie
Ma hine ni mes
Ma hine ni thie

Ma hine ni me
Ma hine thie
Ma hine ni mes
Ma hine ni thie

Ma hine ni me
Ma hine thie
Ma hine ni mes
Ma hine ni thie

Ma hine ni me
Ma hine thie
Ma hine ni mes
Ma hine ni thie

Ma hine ni me
Ma hine thie
Ma hine ni mes
Ma hine ni thie

Ali Hala Abada

Ali Ali Ali ni yantoka dangay
Ali Ali Ali ni yantoka dangay

Ni maba kamkam n'a si né
Ni maba ngayène n'a si né
Ni maba fafa n'a si né
Ni ba ka djirbi n'a si né

Ali Ali Ali ni yantoka dangay
Ali Ali Ali ni yantoka dangay
Ni maba kamkam n'a si né
Ni maba ka djirbi n'a si né
Ni maba ka kani n'a si né

Ali Ali Ali ni yantoka dangay
Ali Ali Ali ni yantoka dangay

Ali Ali Ali ni yantoka dangay
Ali Ali Ali ni yantoka dangay

A LA SALA

May Ninth

Waiting for May to come
Hoping for the rain
A memory held too long
Just another day

Oh, what it could be
Oh, what a dream to me

Memory burned and gone
A multicolored grey
Waiting for May to come
Happy for the rain

Oh, what it could be
Oh, what a dream to me

Waiting for May to come
Hoping for the rain
A memory held too long
Just another day

Oh, what it could be
Oh, what a dream

Memory burned and gone
A multicolored grey
Waiting for May to me come
Happy for the rain

Memory burned and gone
A multicolored grey

Pon Pón

Toma uno
Toma dos
Toma todo
Pon pón
Toma todo

Toma uno
Toma dos
Toma todo
Pon pón
Toma todo

Toma uno
Toma dos
Toma todo
Pon pón
Toma todo

Toma uno
Toma dos
Toma todo
Pon pón
Toma todo

Toma uno
Toma dos
Toma todo
Pon pón
Toma todo

Toma uno
Toma dos
Toma todo
Pon pón

1 ایک
2 biyu
3 三
4 چهار
5 五
6 ستة
7 sept
8 שמונה
9 mẹ̀sán
10 十四
11 onze
12 doce
13 열셋
14 veertien
15 tán ní dúuru
16 sixteen

1 一
2 mèjì
3 שְׁלוֹשָׁה
4 vier
5 خمسة
6 六
7 siete
8 八
9 k̀ɔnɔntɔn
10 س
11 elf
12 douze

1 하나
2 fila
3 uku
4 quatro
5 cinco
6 六
7 שבע
8 ثمانية


Todavía Viva

[?]

Un aviso
Del pasado
La premonición
La amonestación
...los escondió

El Historial
De la historia
Los restos de legado
Los datos en sangre
...los reveló

El coloquio
El dialogo
La conversación
La adivinación
...iluminará

Esa base
La fundación
Para quien no sé
Para que no sé
...El la dejó

Todavía Viva

Hold Me Up (Thank You)

Hold me up
Hold me up

You have friend and lover
You have sister and brother
You have auntie and uncle
You have father and mother
Oh, they got your number

Any day

Thank your friend, thank your lover
Thank your sister, thank your brother
Thank your auntie, thank your uncle
Thank your father, thank your mother

Thank your friend, thank your lover
Thank your sister, thank your brother
Thank your auntie, thank your uncle
Thank your father, thank your mother

Hold me up
Hold me up

You have friend and lover
You have sister and brother
You have auntie and uncle
You have father and mother

Hold me up



Non Albums Tracks

A La Sala

Yes
Yes
Yes...

Christmas Time Is Here

(Vince Guaraldi Trio)

Christmastime is here
Happiness and cheer

Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere

Christmastime is here

Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year

Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere

Christmastime is here

Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year

Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year

Happy Survival

(Childish Gambino Feat. Khruangbin)

Happy survival
Happy survival
Happy survival
Happy survival
Happy survival

We don't care about the party
We just want to dance
Okay, stop right there
Unfortunately, that's a hit
You don't even know what I'm saying

Pretty Boys

(Paul McCartney Feat. Khruangbin)

Look into my lens
Try to feel the light
Voici les jolis garçons
Objects of desire
Voici les jolis garçons
They're gonna set your world on fire

Strike another pose
Voici les jolis garçons
Objects of desire
Voici les jolis garçons
They're gonna set your world on fire

Voici les jolis garçons

Voici les jolis garçons
You can look, but you'd better not touch
Voici les jolis garçons
They're gonna set your world on fire
Objects of desire

Voici les jolis garçons
They can talk, but they never say much
Voici les jolis garçons

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