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Liner notes
Afrobeats · Upbeat · 114 BPM · 3:12
street-party live-band Afrobeats, live conga and shekere ensemble, analog tape hiss, call-and-response chant crowd, dry punchy kick, Sunny and Bouncy Groove, Bouncy Congas, Warm Synth Marimba, Deep Bass, F# minor, male group chant vocals, gravelly call-and-response, no lead solo tenor
About We dey move where the shadow lean (Version 2)
We dey move where the shadow lean (Version 2) is an upbeat afrobeats song by Dapo Sunrise (114 BPM, F# minor, 3:12, sung in English). It is part of the WeavyAudio catalog and licensed for commercial playback in cafés, restaurants, gyms, stores and other venues.
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Credits
- Artist
- Dapo Sunrise
- Genre
- Afrobeats
- Mood
- Upbeat
- Tempo
- 114 BPM
- Key
- F# minor
- Length
- 3:12
- Vocals
- English
- License
- Licensed for venues
Keywords
- street-party live-band Afrobeats
- live conga and shekere ensemble
- analog tape hiss
- call-and-response chant crowd
- dry punchy kick
- Afrobeats
- Sunny and Bouncy Groove
- Bouncy Congas
- Warm Synth Marimba
- Deep Bass
- 114 BPM
- F# minor
- male group chant vocals
- gravelly call-and-response
- no lead solo tenor
Added 1 month ago · 9/19/2026 · licensed for venue play
Lyrics· follows audio
We dey move where the shadow lean (Version 2) lyrics
Verse
Iron pole for the yard, shadow dey stretch
Moon dey climb, we dey watch how e shift
Bench full up, tarpaulin dey flap for the wind
Lamp for corner dey burn since the day begin
Shadow touch the mango tree, that na eleven
Small crowd dey gather, sky still get heaven
Gerald bring the drum, Tunde bring the gin
Shadow start to move, we start to lean in
Pre-Chorus
Watch where the shadow go
That's how the night go flow
No clock dey rule this ground
Just shadow turning round
Chorus
We dey move where the shadow lean
Step by step, mark the time between
Pole for the middle, we circle am slow
Follow the shadow, that's how we go
Verse
Shadow reach the well now, that's one o'clock
Bata dey shuffle for the sand and rock
Someone don light the second lamp for the wall
Shadow get longer, but we no dey stall
Palm wine keg dey pass from hand to hand
Shadow touch the fence now, we still dey stand
Old man dey clap for the corner, counting time
Shadow na the clock and the beat na the rhyme
Pre-Chorus
Watch where the shadow go
That's how the night go flow
No clock dey rule this ground
Just shadow turning round
Chorus
We dey move where the shadow lean
Step by step, mark the time between
Pole for the middle, we circle am slow
Follow the shadow, that's how we go
Bridge
When the moon go hide, shadow go disappear
But the ground remember everybody here
Footprint for the sand, that's the mark we leave
Time don pass but the joy no dey leave
Chorus
We dey move where the shadow lean
Step by step, mark the time between
Pole for the middle, we circle am slow
Follow the shadow, that's how we go
From the catalog
Also on WeavyAudio
Versions of this song
- We dey move where the shadow lean
- We dey move where the shadow lean (Version 2) (this recording)
Side A
More songs by Dapo Sunrise
- A1
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Dapo Sunrise - A2
WA-LcAZn9GyTzdz118BPM4:27Hold Your Chest to Me
Dapo Sunrise - A3
WA-s4SXo2dFglhM114BPM3:23We dey move where the shadow lean
Dapo Sunrise - A4
WA-tQRCjwWHF0W2118BPM3:24Sweetness Dey Show
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