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David Byrne's American Utopia - I Zimbra (Live on Colbert, 2021)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Byrne
David Byrne
Vocals
Bobby Wooten III
Bobby Wooten III
Bass
Daniel Freedman
Daniel Freedman
Drums
Davi Vieira
Davi Vieira
Drums
Gustavo Di Dalva
Gustavo Di Dalva
Drums
Mauro Refosco
Mauro Refosco
Drums
Stéphane San Juan
Stéphane San Juan
Drums
Tim Keiper
Tim Keiper
Drums
Angie Swan
Angie Swan
Guitar
Karl Mansfield
Karl Mansfield
Keyboards
Chris Giarmo
Chris Giarmo
Vocals
Tendayi Kuumba
Tendayi Kuumba
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Byrne
David Byrne
Composer
Hugo Ball
Hugo Ball
Poetry
Brian Peter George Eno
Brian Peter George Eno
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Byrne
David Byrne
Producer
Jamie Nelson
Jamie Nelson
Additional Engineer
John Chadwick
John Chadwick
Additional Engineer
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Pete Keppler
Pete Keppler
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Gadji beri bimba clandridi
Lauli lonni cadori gadjam
A bim beri glassala glandride
E glassala tuffm I zimbra
[Verse 2]
Bim blassa galassasa zimbrabim
Blassa glallassasa zimbrabim
[Verse 3]
A bim beri glassala grandrid
E glassala tuffm I zimbra
[Verse 4]
Gadji beri bimba glandridi
Lauli lonni cadora gadjam
A bim beri glassasa glandrid
E glassala tuffm I zimbra
Written by: Brian Eno, David Byrne
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