AFRICA RISE (Pan-African Amapiano Anthem) [INTRO – Spoken Voice] From the pyramids of Kemet… To the rivers of The Gambia… From the mountains of Kilimanjaro… To the streets of Johannesburg… Africa was never poor… Africa was interrupted. But now… The children of the soil are rising again. “AfricAAAAA…” [HOOK] Africa rise! Mama Africa rise! From the ashes to the light We were born to shine! Africa rise! Hear the drums tonight! Black gold in our souls Now the world gon’ know! [CHOIR] Rise! Rise! Rise Mama Africa! Rise! Rise! The lions are awake! [VERSE 1] I see Lagos lights in the midnight sky Children dancing while the future arrives Accra dreams and Nairobi fire Young kings building empires higher From Dakar to Kigali streets Every heartbeat carries history No chains can hold our destiny Africa walking into victory Gold in the soil Hope in the people Strength in the struggle Power unequaled We survived the storm Now we rewrite glory This is not pain anymore This is legendary story [PRE-CHORUS] Tell the world we never died We just waited for our time Now the continent alive Like the sunrise after night [HOOK] Africa rise! Mama Africa rise! From the ashes to the light We were born to shine! Africa rise! Hear the drums tonight! Black gold in our souls Now the world gon’ know! [CHOIR] Africaaaaa! Africaaaaa! The giants are waking now! [AMAPIANO DANCE BREAK] Ubuntu! Uhuru! One Africa! One people! Ubuntu! Uhuru! One spirit! One nation! [VERSE 2] No more begging at foreign doors We got diamonds beneath our floors Cocoa fields and oil seas But the greatest wealth is our peace Mama carried pain too long Still she raised us proud and strong Now the children sing her song Africa finally standing tall I see students turning to leaders Farmers turning into feeders Young girls dreaming bigger futures Young boys becoming builders This the rebirth of a continent Not surviving — dominant Every village every city Africa coming with dignity [BRIDGE] If they ask who we are… Tell them: We are the rhythm of the earth The cradle of humanity The heartbeat of the planet The beginning… And the future… [FINAL CHORUS] Africa rise! Mama Africa rise! No more fear inside our eyes It’s our time! Africa rise! Lift your flags up high! From Cairo to Cape Town Let the drums sound loud! [CHOIR] Rise! Rise! Rise! Mama Africa! Rise! Rise! Rise! The lions are awake! [OUTRO] One Africa… One love… One people… Forever…