This song is called “Show Me The Way” by Papa Wemba, a famous musician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  It is off of his 1995 album Emotion.  This song is interesting to me because it is about a man who thinks he has lost his way in life and surrounded himself with the wrong people.  With the lyrics “show me the way,” he wants guidance to a happier more peaceful life.  The lyrics of the song are sung in a mix of English and Lingala.  Lingala is a language spoken commonly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the countries that immediately surround it.  The song opens with only singing and then there is a guitar introduction afterwards with a drumming in the background of the song.  The guitar part was repetitive and pretty catchy, despite the song’s serious and desperate message from Papa Wemba’s voice. 

Song link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDWaGGfx6ss