(Tanzanian Singer) Zuchu- "Sukari" (video, information, & English translation)

Zuchu, January 30, 2021

Sukari (Sugar) A Love song That Talks About how Love is too sweet like Sugar that you cant get enough of it! -snip- Statistics as of July 16, 2021 at 8:23 AM ET Total # of views - 45,364,193 Total # of likes - 253K Total # of dislikes - 23K

Total # of comments -18,327 **** Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents information about the Tanzanian singer Zuchu and showcases her hit song "Sukari"

English translation for that song's Swahili lyrics are included in this post along with some editorial comments about this song.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Zuchu for this song. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT ZUCHU
Excerpt #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuchu
"Zuhura Othman Soud (born 22 November 1993[1]), better known by her stage name Zuchu, is a Tanzanian singer[2] and songwriter signed to WCB Wasafi record label.[3][4] She was awarded the Silver Plaque Button by YouTube for hitting 100,000 subscribers within a week.[5] She became the first East African female artist to reach that milestone within a week. She also became the first East African female artist to reach 1 million subscribers on YouTube 11 months later. [6][7] In 2020 Zuchu was named by AFRIMMA as the winner of the Emerging Artist Award.[8]

Personal life

Zuchu comes from a musical family and background. She is a daughter of the revered female Taarab musician Khadija Kopa.[9][10] Zuchu started singing at a tender age and later collaborated with her mother Khadija Kopa on a song titled Mauzauza from her debut EP titled I am Zuchu EP.[11] Among her first appearances as a musician to the public date back to 2015 in the first edition of TECNO OWN THE STAGE in Lagos, Nigeria.[12]

Discography

Zuchu - made her official entrance into the music industry in April 2020[13] and so far has one EP Album.

Albums

Zuchu released her debut EP album I Am Zuchu in 2020, with a total of 7 songs.[14]”…

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Excerpt #2
From https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/zuchu-set-rise-under-auspices-diamond-platnumz Zuchu set to rise under the auspices of Diamond Platnumz By Lucy Ilado, 17 Jul 2020 
"Tanzanian singer and songwriter Zuchu is bongo flava’s newest sensation who is fast becoming a formidable force. The ‘Wana’ singer is redefining the genre by positioning herself as one of the top female musicians in the country’s vibrant music scene.

The 23-year-old songstress made headlines when she inked a recording deal with Diamond Platnumz’s Wasafi Classic Baby (WCB), one of East Africa’s top record imprints. The label is now putting its machinery behind the promising musician in an unwavering effort to create the next influential artist – a similar role the recording stable played in producing a catalogue of prominent artists such as Mbosso, Rayvanny and Harmonize. But her journey has only begun.

Zuchu’s endorsement by one of East Africa’s most celebrated artists has earned her sufficient attention from local media and the public. Diamond Platnumz is the model musician who can help Zuchu catapult her career to the top. He’s a prolific artist who has collaborated with home-grown and international artists. The ‘Jeje' hitmaker has also attained a number of other accolades including becoming the first sub-Saharan musician to reach more than one billion views on his YouTube Channel, which has more than 3.6 million subscribers. His third studio album A Boy from Tandale attests to his lyrical prowess and his currency in the market.

The musician has leveraged off the online and offline presence of her fellow signees at WCB who have offered unfaltering support to the singer. Among these supportive artists is the indomitable Diamond Platnumz who, in a number of interviews, described the songstress as one of the most brilliant artists he has encountered. While her vocal instrument remains the centrepiece of her artistry, she is one of the few artists who could deftly walk the complicated line of writing deeply emotive songs he says.

Zuchu’s songwriting style ditches the modern form of bongo flavour, which is followed by most musicians. It has contributed to a shift in the nature and dialect from the contemporary sounds of the genre, but its rooted in the core elements of the genre creating a new type of modern escapism. Her EP encapsulates a versatile, melodic and confident musician with a resounding statement that's telling of an artist who’s ready to make bold moves that transcend East Africa's boundaries.”…

**** LYRICS- SUKARI (English translation)

[composed by Zuhura Soud]

Eyoo Trone
(Iyo Lizer)

Suppose I give him a taste
He tells me sweetness (sweetness)
When I give him some more
He keeps asking for more (some more)

When I feel like he has had enough
He keeps asking for more (some more)
Clearly it's not a secret
It will destroy him

If it's too much it's disastrous (I'm afraid)
When it's less it's dangerous (I'm afraid)
I wouldn't want to cause him harm (I'm afraid)
When he yearns and doesn't get it (I'm afraid)

Cause it might be too much for him (I'm afraid)
The taste of Zanzibar (I'm afraid)
He gets it when he wants it

Ai su-ka-ri (I give him)
Ah sugar, sukari (I give him)
Su-ka-ri (I give him)
Ah sugar, sukari (I give him)

Su-ka-ri (I give him)
Sugar, sukari (I give him)
Su-ka-ri (I give him)
Ah sugar, sukari (I give him)

Yelele, yelele...

And when he's hungry
I don't lazy around
I fill the jar
I fill it with ginger, eh

Daddy chop it, daddy chop it (eeeh)
Take it all, take it all (have it)
Chew and keep on going (eeeh)
Do whatever you desire (have it)

Boost yourself with groundnuts (eeeh)
Take it easy, have a snack (have it)
Beware it might be disastrous
You may suffer

If it's too much it's disastrous (I'm afraid)
When it's less it's dangerous (I'm afraid)
I wouldn't want to cause him harm (I'm afraid)
When he yearns and doesn't get it (I'm afraid)

Cause it might be too much for him (I'm afraid)
The taste of Zanzibar (I'm afraid)
He gets it when he wants it

 Ai su-ka-ri (I give him)
Ah sugar, sukari (I give him)
Su-ka-ri (I give him)
Ah sugar, sukari (I give him)

Su-ka-ri (I give him)
Sugar, sukari (I give him)
Su-ka-ri (I give him)
Ah sugar, sukari (I give him)

Why bewitch him, yet he's already deep in love
Whine, whine!
Taste the sweetness of sugar
Whine, whine!

I say my boo, whine! (whine)
Just whine (whine)
Halua, halua (whine)
You just whine (whine)

I say just whine it (whine)
Just whine (whine)
Bend as if you are washing clothes (whine)
Raise your leg and whine (whine)

 

Online Source: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/sukari-sugar.html
Submitted by ulissescoroaulissescoroa on Thu, 08/04/2021 

A link for the original lyrics that are mostly in Swahili is found on that page.

These same English translated lyrics are given as subtitles in the official YouTube video.  
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Zuchu's song "Sukari" is clearly about having sex. 

I believe that the word "chop" in the song's lyrics "Daddy chop it" borrowas from Nigerian Pidgin English where that word means "eat".

The English word "whine" refers to the Caribbean associated dance movement of rotating one's pelvis to music in a rhythmic pattern.   

According to my unscientific analysis of much of the discussion thread for the official YouTube video of Zucha's song "Sukari" [as of July 16, 2021 ending around 8:30 AM ET], more than half of the comments are written in KiSwahili, and almost all of the rest of the comments are  written in English. .

Most of the Swahili comments in that video's discussion thread from Kenya, and there are also comments from other East African nations (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, & Somali).  I also noted comments from West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Camerons, and Liberia). I also noted comments from South Africa (The nation of South African and Zimbabwe) and from Central Africa (The Congo), and Sudan and South Sudan from North East Africa, and Ethiopia from North Africa )

There are other comments in that video's discussion thread from elsewhere in the world including the USA, Russia, France, Germany, Portugal, India, Nepal, China, Saudi Arabia, and Haiti. 

Some but not all of these comments are likely from East Africans and other Africans who live in those non-African nations. Furthermore, most of the comment from outside of East Africa either wrote or otherwise indicated that they didn't understand Swahili, but they really liked the "sweetness" of the singer's voice.

All of the comments from outside of Tanzania attest to the global reach of Zuchu's "Sukari" song.
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This list of commenter's nations may be incomplete. I apologize if I failed to note all of the commenter's nations.

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