Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the song "1er Gaou" (also known as Premier Gaou") by Cote d Ivorian group Magic System.
Part II presents the same video of "1er Gaou" that was showcased in Part I and presents selected comments from that video's YouTube discussion thread.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/03/magic-system-cote-divoire-band-1er-gaou.html for Part I of this series. Part I presents information about the Ivorian Creole language "Nouchi", the language that is used for this song. This post also provides information about the song "1er Gaou" and showcases a video of that song. The Nouchi lyrics for "ier Gaou"' are included in this post along with their English translation.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Magic Systems for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video and this sound file on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT "1er GAOU" ("PREMIER GAOU")
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1er_Gaou
" "1er Gaou" is a song by Ivorian Zouglou artists Magic System, taken from the album of the same name. The title literally means "First Fool" in Ivorian slang. The song contains an autobiographical account of lead singer Salif "A'Salfo" Traoré about his ex-girlfriend who tried to hook up with him again when he became famous. Originally recorded in 1999, it became smash indie hit in France three years later. The song meant the breakthrough of little-known Magic System.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Magic System - Premiere Gaou
ahnd Uploaded on Dec 17, 2006
music video
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There are other several videos and sound files of this song on YouTube. Most of the comments in some of those discussion threads are in French.
Here are selected comments from this video's discussion thread that focus on the song "Premier Gauo" and this video. Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
2010
1. mikaylarosa
"i love dis song!! dey play it everywhere..from the caribbean to the Afrcan countries.."
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2. M. Stroud
"The dance they hit at 3:00 and 3:06 is HOT! It's like the best moves you can hit for this type of music."
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3. AALBEREZANCHI
"would really like a translation of what they are saying. what language is it ?"
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4. Colombe D6
"@AALBEREZANCHI
du dioula et noushi (argot ivoirien)"
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Google translate from French to English:
"Of dioula and noushi (Ivorian slang)"
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2011
5. Ruthhxo
"Once you hear this song at an african party, EVERYBODYS on the dancefloor. Lls #TeamAfrican"
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6. Andy Gussie
"I like this song it takes me back 11 years. It brings back so much good memories. We played this allot in the Caribbean islands, especially the French ones."
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7. ifebarbz07
"Love this tune, played at my wedding 7 years ago, but only the parents knew what the name was!! Love it, such a classic tune!!"
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8. AmyGrl595
"it's not a true african party if this song is not played (:"
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9. muffinpookieful
"oh my lawd, the memories from this song. haha, good times man."
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10. Kpopluvr94
"this and MY MOTHA SWEET MOTHA are the african party jams."
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2012
11. Ivory King
"this song is from la cote d'ivoire(Ivory coast) its not nigerian"
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12. rotawo
"we know we are just showing how much Nigerians love the song"
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13. Adaobi M. Okonkwo
"IF THEY DONT PLAY THIS JAM, THE JOLLOF WILL NOT DIGEST PROPER!!"
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14. Dai Z
"It's about an aspiring artist whose girlfriend left him because he was broke. after his hard work finally pays off, she wants him back. He knows that he was not a gaou (a foolish man) the first time by letting her go, but if he takes her back now, he will be a gaou.."
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15. Dai Z
"It's French with Ivorian "slang" (for lack of a better word)..."
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16. rianna richards
"Its not in french..."
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17. S.E.M Asantehene
"Not really, its mix of Ivorian languages, slang and french :P"
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18. Africanbomba
"How to spot an African in a crowd: Play this song and watch for the headbobs and smiles. This is def one of the greatest African tunes.....from Ghana with love :)"
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19. warsaminho
"At 1:06 you see a young Booba entering the club :-). Footballer Olivier Kapo also in the clip !!"
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Booba - a French rapper of African descent; "footballer" = [American term] soccer player
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2013
20. Elijah Smith
"He's talking about this woman Antou. They were together but she left him when he ran out of money and got with someone else. Then he breaks through, she comes back to him and then finally leaves her. The chorus is saying something to the effect of "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me""
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21. NappyHappyDrumMajor
"THIS SONG GOOO HARD IN DA PARTIES!!!!"
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2014
22. Sonny Higham
"African Song Hall of Fame right here"
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23. Jasmine Mutunga
"I'm from kenya and when I was a kid I would hear this song at every wedding, fundraiser, party, etc and since I didn't know swahili I always just assumed they were just singing in swahili lol. such a nice song... brings back so many childhood memories... much love. x"
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24. Zuri Ten
"Dare I say ...best African pop song loved all over the continent and even half the people have no idea what its about....."
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25. Siyomnqoba Xolo
"A house version of this track was famous in South Africa about 12 years ago"
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26. Mokgatla Molepo, 2016
"I first heard this song on Dj Oskido (South Africa) album more than 14 years ago"
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27. MsPrincessaj
"Wow. When I was in South Africa ten years ago, I bought a dj Oskido CD and shared it with my friends back in Washington, DC"
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28. Zabu Ramafikeng, 2017
"This is the kind of ish that makes me african......... Oskido had a remix of this song on Oskido's church grooves the 2nd commandment its out of this world...... All the love from south africa...."
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For the sake of continuity, I put these three comments after the comment about "Premier Gaou" being included in a South African house music album.
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29. Larissa
"No matter where you're from in Africa, this song is a household song. I'm Zambian and this song is played at every function. I love it."
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30. FranandSofia
"Just to make it clear this song is an Ivorian song (from Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire). This song is not from Nigeria, Congo, Cameroon, and or Ghana. I know this because my mother is from there, and also all the group members are from there."
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31. KingEvoTheDon
"Why does it matter?, if you're African and you enjoy the song just enjoy the song. No disrepct"
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32. oppqt1, 2015
"+FranandSofia I join everybody else with the same comment, does it matter? Not at all. This song is waaaaaaaaaaaay above these type of divisive sh&t*. It's an African son[g], as an African, love it and proud of the work done by Magic System. Thanks and congrats forever..."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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33. Chocolate Sauce
"I'm of Nigerian descent, I don't even understand the words to the song.. But since it's played constantly at African parties I have grown fond of it."
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34. jiggar22
"This guys are from Abidjan, from ivory coast but this song was a big hit here in Lagos, Nigeria."
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35. stomy bugsy
"+Chocolate Sauce they're speaking French this song came out in France in 1999"
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36. stomy bugsy
"You're welcome my friend, i grew up listening to this song in France. It was very popular."
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37. Corey Noll
"+stomy bugsy
they're speaking nouchi"
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2015
38. Nomai B
"If you go to an African party and they don't play this song. Go home! Just take your jollof and go home!😂😂😹"
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39. Hyacinth Bucket, 2016
"+Nomai B lol this group is very famous in France,they have a hit every summer"
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40. Fadjy Valentin
"When I was younger, I heard this at every Haitian party and I've been looking for this song forever and today I came across it. Almost cried"
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41. riku marcelin
"+Fadjy Valentin Bruh I heard this everywhere in Haiti!"
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2016
42. MsPrincessaj
"Sak passé! I lived in Washington, DC when this song came out a they played it at all the African parties. It wasn't until I took a trip to Haiti almost a year after it came out, that I heard it through my hotel window in Petionville one Friday night. I jumped out the bed and started dancing!! Big up to Haiti and the African Diaspora!!"
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Here's an entry about "sak passe" from
"sak pase
creole(haitian)4 what's happenin.
1st person:sak pase
2nd: map boule(i'm good)"
by christine February 18, 2004
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43. Psynames Synames
"i dont understand or a word said in this song but i love it. and i dance to it to the fullest kkkk"
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"kkk" = internet symbols for laughter in Brazil
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2017
44. Its Ripzz
"im from Mauritius small african island and this was my childhood im 17 now"
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45. simba sakuhuni
"hahahaha ah I don't even comprehend wat u singing, but we danced to this zimbabwe in the late 90s"
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46. KordeiNation
"EVERY African knows this song no matter east or west"
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This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
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