Biography:
A native of the picturesque Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, renowned for generations as the residence of avant-garde artists, Robert Lopez became interested in songwriting from an early age (he wrote his first song at 7.) He attended Hunter College High School and received a B.A. in English from Yale University, where he was a member of the Yale Spizzwinks.
In 1998, while participating in the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, he met another aspiring songwriter, Jeff Marx.
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Other songs:
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
ELDER MCKINLEY:
A D
I am Africa...
Bm A E
I am Africa.
F#m
With the strength of the cheetah,
Bm E
My native voice will ring...
ELDERS:
A D
We are Africa!
Bm A E
We are the heartbeat of Africa!
ELDER SCHRADER:
F#m
With the rhino-
ELDER THOMAS:
The meerkat-
ELDER CHURCH:
Bm E
The noble lion king-
ELDERS:
A
We are Africa!
A B
We are the winds of the Serentgeti,
G#m C#m
We are the sweat of the jungle man,
A B
We are the tears of Nelson Mandela,
G#m C#
We are the lost boy of the Sudan.
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
Gb Cb
I am Africa!
Abm Gb C#
Just like Bono! I am Africa!
Ebm Abm
I flew in here, and became one with
Cb
This land!
ELDERS:
C# Cb C#
Ha na heya! Za ba neyba!
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
Gb Cb
I'm not a follower anymore,
Abm Gb C#
No, now I'm frickin' Africa!
Ebm
With my Zulu spear,
Abm C#
I run barefoot through the sand!
C#
I am Africa!
ELDERS:
Ebm C# Ebm
Ha na heya za ba ney...
G C
We are Africa
Am G D
We are the, the only Africa
(The one and only Africa)
Em Am
And the life we live is primitive
D
And proud!(Let us smile and laughrica!)
G C
We are Africa!
Am G D
We are the deepest, darkest Africa!
(So deep and dark Africa)
Em Am
We are the fields and fertile forests,
D
Well endowed!
Em
We are Africa!
ELDER MCKINLEY:
D C
We are the sunrise on the Savannah...
ELDER ZELDER:
G
A monkey with a banana...
ELDER CHURCH:
Am Em G
A tribal woman who doesn't wear a bra....
ELDERS:
Ahhhhh
C
Africans are African,
G Am G D
But we are A-
G
Frica!
A D
I am Africa...
Bm A E
I am Africa.
F#m
With the strength of the cheetah,
Bm E
My native voice will ring...
ELDERS:
A D
We are Africa!
Bm A E
We are the heartbeat of Africa!
ELDER SCHRADER:
F#m
With the rhino-
ELDER THOMAS:
The meerkat-
ELDER CHURCH:
Bm E
The noble lion king-
ELDERS:
A
We are Africa!
A B
We are the winds of the Serentgeti,
G#m C#m
We are the sweat of the jungle man,
A B
We are the tears of Nelson Mandela,
G#m C#
We are the lost boy of the Sudan.
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
Gb Cb
I am Africa!
Abm Gb C#
Just like Bono! I am Africa!
Ebm Abm
I flew in here, and became one with
Cb
This land!
ELDERS:
C# Cb C#
Ha na heya! Za ba neyba!
ELDER CUNNINGHAM:
Gb Cb
I'm not a follower anymore,
Abm Gb C#
No, now I'm frickin' Africa!
Ebm
With my Zulu spear,
Abm C#
I run barefoot through the sand!
C#
I am Africa!
ELDERS:
Ebm C# Ebm
Ha na heya za ba ney...
G C
We are Africa
Am G D
We are the, the only Africa
(The one and only Africa)
Em Am
And the life we live is primitive
D
And proud!(Let us smile and laughrica!)
G C
We are Africa!
Am G D
We are the deepest, darkest Africa!
(So deep and dark Africa)
Em Am
We are the fields and fertile forests,
D
Well endowed!
Em
We are Africa!
ELDER MCKINLEY:
D C
We are the sunrise on the Savannah...
ELDER ZELDER:
G
A monkey with a banana...
ELDER CHURCH:
Am Em G
A tribal woman who doesn't wear a bra....
ELDERS:
Ahhhhh
C
Africans are African,
G Am G D
But we are A-
G
Frica!
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