Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Nigerian singer Davido's 2020 video "1 Milli".
Part I of this pancocojams series presents information about Davido and showcases the official video of Davido's song "1 Milli". The lyrics for that song and selected comments about that song are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/youtube-discussion-thread-comments.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases Davido's 2020 video "1 Milli" and includes selected comments about how the video's concept reflects the cultural influences of the river orishas Oshun and Yemanja, as well as the cultural influences of Afro-Brazilians in Lagos, Nigeria.
Some information about those subjects is presented in https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/youtube-discussion-thread-comments.html and in https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-history-of-african-brazilian-careta.html
The content of this post are presented for cultural and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remained with their owners.
Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who were associated with this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DAVIDO
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davido
David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), who is better known as Davido, is an American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer.[1][2] Davido was born in Atlanta, U.S., and raised in Lagos; he made his music debut as a member of the music group KB International. He studied business administration at Oakwood University before dropping out to make beats and record vocal references. Davido rose to fame after releasing "Dami Duro", the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012)"...
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Davideo is also called "OBO". That nickname is an abbreviation of the title of his album "Omo Baba Olowo". "Omo Baba Olowo" is Yoruba.. Translated to English, it means "child of a wealthy father".
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SHOWCASE VIDEO - Davido - 1 Milli (Official Video)
DavidoVEVO Mar 3, 2020
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Statistics as of April 20, 2020 as of 3:05 PM EDT
total # of views -4,188,663
total # of likes-100K
total # of dislikes-2.1k
total # of comments-5,772
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The woman shown in the bridal veil in this video is Davido's actual fiance.
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LYRICS - 1 MILI
(as performed by Davido, single released November 2019)
Ko layo ko loyin
Kan ma te po sara wa
I go pray for you and
I go fight for you
My desire for you
It’s more than I can explain
Elo lowo ori e
Sho gba 1 milli, 1 million dollar
(1 million 1 million)
Tell your mummy I go pay
How much is 1 milli million dollars
1 million Dolapo
You know say na me be OBO
They call me David David dodo
Girl come and chop my chop my dodo
Dolapo
Emi ni OBO
They call me David David dodo
Girl come and chop my chop my dodo aii dolapo
Verse 2
Talo ni pe baby mi olejo
Wo ni kole fese rajo
Fi badi jo
Ewa rewa
Fuwon tan
Fuwon tan baby oo
Dem say we no go last
Dem say na we do pass?
Dem dey jealous our love ehh
It’s more than I can explain
Je ka gbadura
K’aiye wa dara
Ko layo ko loyin
Ko ma tepo sara wa
I go pray for you
And I go fight for you
My desire for you
It is more than I can explain
Elo lowo ori e
Sho gba 1 milli 1 million dollar (Sho gba 1 million…)
1 million dollar
Tell your mummy I go pay
How much is 1 milli 1 million dollar
1 million dolapo
Outro
Eh eh
Assurance 2020
A mo rawa
Source: https://genius.com/Davido-1-milli-lyrics
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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THAT SONG FROM THAT VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(All of these comments are from March 3 through April 20, 2020 and are numbered for referencing purposes only.)
1. Camille du bras
"I love Nigerian songs but I don't understand their language can anyone explain me the lyrics please"
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2. Dami
"He is saying ,he wants to marry the girl and he can and will pay 1mil dollars as bride price which was demanded by the girl parent, I guessed."
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3. Esther O
"I can't even imagine how big and beautiful the wedding will be"
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4. osakwe martins
"It's going to be a complete one week wedding"
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5. Halimah Mahmud
"Corona is just the thing delaying their wedding.
#2020goLoud."
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On March 27, 2020, Davido published a message on Instagram that his fiance Chioma (who is seen in the "1 Milli" video embedded in this post) tested positive for Covid-19. Davido, their baby son, and thirty-one of their associates also were tested in Nigeria along with Chioma because of their travels from London. Only Chioma tested positive, but she experienced no symptoms. Davido wrote that he, Chioma, and their baby were going into quarantine for 14 days. An April 2, 2020 Instagram Update indicated that Chioma was still feeling well and they were all doing fine.
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6. Emmanuel Adebajo
"This was shot at one of the busiest roads in Nigeria even on Sundays, that axis is Nigeria's Wall Street, how David got to still the traffic should be studied in tertiary institutions. Period"
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7. Compact Immigration Consultacy services
"I think it pretty easy with solid logistics and planning. You get a permit with securities blocking traffic towards his directions and divert traffic other way. Trust me, i said the same thing to myself that , this road is always busy regardless being weekends. Hahahaaa"
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8. Johnny67409
"What's the name of that Nigeria's wall street?"
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9. Compact Immigration Consultacy services
"That's Odunlami street /Broad street/Marina area."
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10. Lky Lky
"This is vintage Davido, the way I like him and his old style musical construction. His is now back to his real old style rhythm that got him on top of the chart in the beginning.
Now, I can be happy and dancing to his music again. This must be played at my next party in ATL.. Thanks Davido for returning once more to your musical roots👍🏼👏🏽😁"
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"ATL"= Atlanta, Georgia [USA]
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11. princessjoy007
"This music video is super dope. Tastefully done with so much class, lots of fun and most importantly a cultural element with the attire, dancing and food. As black Americans take more pride in discovering our African roots and uncover our stolen identity, it’s important for us to see videos like this amidst the trash we see everyday. Shooting this had to be a blast! I’m here for it!
Love from 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸"
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12. Olasunkanmi Oguntoye
"I was on the Island 3 weeks ago when this video was shot. I thought it was a traditional wedding and I walked away. DIDN'T KNOW DAVIDO WAS THERE. Lol"
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13. Claudia N.keji
"Chioma is a beautiful Igbo Princess period 😍😍"
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14. Johnson Onwukwe
"WHAT DOES SHOWA GBOMI MEAN? …"
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15. fade1283
"Showa gbomi means "do you hear me?""
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16. obafemi ilesanmi
"God bless Davido for this beautiful song. And also Seyikeys the producer and of course, Adekunle Gold, the songwriter."
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17. Angela Aryiku
"Can someone please translate the Yoruba part
Of the song."
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18. fade1283
""Elo lowo ori e" means "how much is your bride price". "Shoogba 1 million dollars" means "will u take 1 million dollars" "
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19. N. Baldeo
"Wedding Song of the Year❤️❤️❤️"
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This concludes Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Davido's song and video "1 Milli".
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