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Kikombe Cha Pili

“Kikombe Cha Pili” is track 16 on Rob Matare's Afrobeats album December People, released October 9, 2026. Afrobeats for the diaspora: two kitchens, care packages, a full passport and the people who come home every December.

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“Kikombe Cha Pili” lyrics

Kikombe cha pili
Bado tunaongea

Umesimama pale mlangoni
Unasema safari bado ndefu
Nimeweka chai kwenye meza
Njoo ukae dakika chache
Uliniuliza kuhusu kazi
Nikajikuta nasema mengi
Sasa chai yako imepoa
Wewe bado unanichekesha

Basi moja limepita
Lingine litakuja
Sikushiki, unaamua
Mimi ningependa ubaki

Kikombe cha pili
Bado tunaongea
Kikombe cha pili
Leo sina haraka

Umeshavua koti lako
Umesogeza kiti karibu
Unaniambia ndoto zako
Za kurudi kusoma tena
Nimekuwa nikikuona mbali
Sikujua una haya yote
Sasa unanipa kikombe
Unasema, "Niongezee kidogo"

Basi lingine limepita
Sasa tunacheka wote
Sikushiki, unaamua
Umenijibu kwa tabasamu

Kikombe cha pili
Bado tunaongea
Kikombe cha pili
Leo sina haraka

Kikombe cha pili
Bado tunaongea
Kikombe cha pili
Leo sina haraka

Kikombe cha pili
Bado tunaongea
Kikombe cha pili
Kesho tutasalimiana tena

Kesho uje mapema
Tumalizie hii habari
Kikombe cha pili
Nitakuwa nakusubiri

Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.

More from December People

  1. 1The Wedding We Streamed2:51
  2. 2Airtime3:07
  3. 3Two Kitchens2:47
  4. 4Care Package3:02
  5. 5When the Visa Stamp Fades3:55
  6. 6December People3:45
  7. 7The Roads Know Where the Money Went3:56
  8. 8LET THEM MISS THIS2:45
  9. 9Passport Full3:19
  10. 10Dance My Pain Away4:03
  11. 11Trust Is Broken Glass3:17
  12. 12You Carry My Heart3:06
  13. 13Made It Out3:05
  14. 14When the Lights Went Out4:13
  15. 15Make Am Two2:34
  16. 17Take The Seat, Maame2:27
  17. 18Nọdụ Ala2:40
  18. 19Usuku Lwethu3:34
  19. 20Mduara3:11
  20. 21Nazali Koyoka3:24
  21. 22Mo Tún Bẹ̀rẹ̀2:46
  22. 23Save Me A Sunday2:42
  23. 24Follow the Dot3:12

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