Samba-Enredo 2022 - Sankofa

I'm back!
Because, in fact, I've always been special
And the people cheer to see me in the carnival
I am sovereign!
Shine, Sankofa, reflect in the eyes
All African royalty
And go back to the past to meet
Join the pieces of old memory
Once separated by all this sea
Ananse! The trickster broke the enchanted gourd
The wisdom of Axante displayed
In a cradle of gold, it will reveal itself

Black drumming
Our art, my brother
Is darker wood
Even in the palm of the hand
Hail the culture, in the middle of the street
The tradition that resisted the struggle

At dawn, among skyscrapers
Shines the crown, my trophy!
Where the black is not just anyone
Where the root became a school
It's foot in the door, a bamba from Vai-Vai
It's Dona Olímpia, it's your Livinho
Our Henricão, eternal path
If the movie left a mark, I'm not alone
Come, Sankofa, back to your nest

African drum of black bravery
It's the same drum as the Saracura
Samba's quilombo never dies
I am Vai-Vai

I'm back!
Because, in fact, I've always been special
And the people cheer to see me in the carnival
I am sovereign!
Shine, Sankofa, reflect in the eyes
All African royalty
And go back to the past to meet
Join the pieces of old memory
Once separated by all this sea
Ananse! The trickster broke the enchanted gourd
The wisdom of Axante displayed
In a cradle of gold, it will reveal itself

Black drumming
Our art, my brother
Is darker wood
Even in the palm of the hand
Hail the culture, in the middle of the street
The tradition that resisted the struggle

At dawn, among skyscrapers
Shines the crown, my trophy!
Where the black is not just anyone
Where the root became a school
It's foot in the door, a bamba from Vai-Vai
It's Dona Olímpia, it's your Livinho
Our Henricão, eternal path
If the movie left a mark, I'm not alone
Come, Sankofa, back to your nest

African drum of black bravery
It's the same drum as the Saracura
Samba's quilombo never dies
I am Vai-Vai

African drum of black bravery
It's the same drum as the Saracura
Samba's quilombo never dies
I am Vai-Vai

African drum of black bravery
It's the same drum as the Saracura
Samba's quilombo never dies
I am Vai-Vai

African drum of black bravery
It's the same drum as the Saracura
Samba's quilombo never dies
I am Vai-Vai