Sauti Sol featuring Nyashinski - "Short & Sweet" (information & lyrics)

Sauti Sol, May 21, 2018

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the official video of "Short & Sweet" by the Kenyan Afro-Pop group Sauti Soul featuring Nyashinski. 

Information about Sauti Sol and the lyrics for the song "Short & Sweet" are included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Sauti Sol and Nyashinski for this song and for their musical legacy. Thanks to all who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/07/odi-dance-official-video-video-of-odi.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Kenya's Odi Music & Dances (Information About The Odi Dance Moves and Official Video & Video Of An Odi Challenge)". That post includes some information about the history of Odi music and dance.

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INFORMATION ABOUT SAUTI SOL
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauti_Sol
"Sauti Sol are a Kenyan afro-pop band formed in Nairobi,[1] Kenya by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Savara Mudigi in 2005.[2][3][4] Initially an a cappella group, guitarist Polycarp Otieno joined before they named themselves Sauti Sol.[5]

Sauti Sol released their debut studio album Mwanzo on 1 November 2008, to critical acclaim. Their second studio album, Sol Filosofia, was released on 25 February 2011, earning the group a number of accolades and nominations in the process. On 18 June 2012, the band released a self-titled extended play in collaboration with South African rapper and record producer Spoek Mathambo.[6] Their third studio album, Live and Die in Afrika, was released online on 21 November 2015 as a free download, available for 48 hours as an early Christmas present.[7]

The band has had several successful tours in Africa and Europe, topped Kenyan charts and gained international attention with shows in Europe and the US, as well as television appearances and various accolades and nominations, including their 2011 concert performance in Kenya with South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.[8] The band has also received both local and international accolades and nominations, including at the Kisima Music Awards,[9] the Channel O Music Video Awards,[10] the MTV Europe Music Awards, and the BET Awards.

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Origin:  Nairobi, Kenya

Genres: Afro-pop, kapuka

Years active     2005–present

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Members:       

Bien-Aimé Baraza

Willis Chimano

Savara Mudigi

Polycarp Otieno"...

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OFFICIAL LYRICS- SHORT & SWEET

(from the song's official YouTube video)

Intro:

Uuuh uh!...

BIEN:

I think we fell in love too fast
African nights in a cool rush
And I remember you refused to kiss me
And now you’re using my toothbrush
You say you think I talk too much
That I’m not your type and you don’t like the hype coz your daddy is a preacher
Now you’re wearing my t-shirt
And I don’t want this night to end before you know I love ya
I don’t want this night to end before you know I need ya
Na muda usiniishie nikwambie i love ya
I don’t want this night to end before you know I need ya
So i'mm keep it ....

CHORUS (BIEN):

Short N Sweet
DJ play the song on repeat
Odi Odi dance to the beat
Hapo ulipokamata na feel so sweet x2
Short N Sweet
DJ play the song on repeat
Odi Odi dance to the beat
Hapo ulipokamata na feel so sweet x2

NYASHINSKI:
Yeah!
You wanna do the right thing
You find this too exciting
Your friends tell you kudate mtu ka mimi ni high risk.
Throw that sh-t* behind me. (Yeah!)

Come sit beside me.
If you got too much class then do me like assignments. (Yeah!)
Please don’t remind me of the bad times
You’re sugar sweet, you’re icy bad in my eye.
It shouldn’t be so hard to make up your mind
Just do it one time for the one time.

Ha!
Itakua fair ukiparticipate
Vile nimejitolea ungejua ungeappreciate
Lighting intimate
1 + 68
Usirush ata ukitoka saa hii you’ll still be late
Tusiache chance ya kufeel regret
How much higher than this can you ever get
Hii ni Mt. Everest
And by sunrise I’m gone I’m not here that long
Keep it ..

CHORUS (BIEN):
Short N Sweet
DJ play the song on repeat
Odi Odi dance to the beat
Hapo ulipokamata na feel so sweet x2
Short N Sweet
DJ play the song on repeat
Odi Odi dance to the beat
Hapo ulipokamata na feel so sweet  (na na naaa na na naa)
Hapo ulipokamata na feel so sweet

SAVARA:
Aaah!
Hi crib ni bed sitter, na sina kiti so utakalia kitandaaa na.
Hii kitanda na ni 4 by 6 usingizi wa pono kauko 6feet deep
Kabla ni zame 6 inch deep , acha niset mood na ma oudi
Na ngoma za Kabaka Daudi
Na ngoma za Oliver Mtukudzi

CHIMANO:
Can we….
Get in closer
Let's get warmer
Lose the tension
Be together
I know how to treat you better
(Make this...) Moment unforgettable
With this, feelings undeniable
Moyo ushajipa kwani
Na nafsi  imekukubali
Nimekimbiza nyuki nile asali
O Lord! …
I’m a keep it…

CHORUS (SAVARA and CHIMANO):
Short N Sweet
DJ play the song on repeat
Odi Odi dance to the beat
Hapo ulipokamata na feel so sweet x2
Short N Sweet
DJ play the song on repeat
Odi Odi dance to the beat
Hapo ulipokamata na feel so x2

OUTRO:
Uuuh uh!...
(You wanna do the right thing
You find this too exciting
Your friends tell you kudate mtu ka mimi ni high risk.
Throw that sh-t* behind me.
Come sit beside me.
If you got too much class then do me like assignments.)
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I added italics to the names of the singers to distinguish those names from the song's lyics.
 
*This word is fully spelled out in these comments.

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