“Zanku (Legwork)” is a 2019 breakout single by Zlatan Ibile that introduced the Zanku dance to mainstream Nigerian pop culture.
The term “Zanku” itself doesn’t carry a literal dictionary meaning. Instead, it functions as a dance instruction and cultural symbol, while “legwork” emphasizes the fast, exaggerated foot movements that define the dance.
The track became the foundation of what later evolved into the Zanku wave, a sound and lifestyle that dominated clubs, campuses, and social media.
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Agege wa oo
Wo le pelu change e
Kapaichumarimarichupaco
Aiihe, aiihe, ah wo
Talo ka pata iya teacher lo ni Ibadan (Lo ni Ibadan)
Ijo lanike jo te lon fa bi akpon (Te n fa bi akpon)
Ijo zanku re ma so fun mi kpe o daa mo (So pe o daa mo)
Ati omode ati awon agbalagba ma lo'n daa mo
Kuro n'be (Okay)
Gbe body e, gbe body e
Gbe body e, gbe body e
Gbe body e, gbe body e
Gbe body e, gbe body e
Gbe sole e, gbe sole e
Gbe sole e, gbe sole e
Gbe sole e, gbe sole e
Gbe sole e, gbe sole e
Zanku, zanku, legwork, legwork
Zanku, zanku, legwork, legwork
Zanku, zanku, legwork, legwork
Zanku, zanku, legwork, legwork
Zanku, zanku, legwork, legwork
Zanku, zanku, legwork, legwork
Zanku, zanku, legwork, legwork
Zanku, zanku oya
A're se jaa bata, a're se jaa bata
A're se jaa bata, a're se jaa bata
A're se jaa bata
To ba ti ri jo bai oma jaa bata, kuro n'be
A're se jaa bata, a're se jaa bata
A're se jaa bata, a're se jaa bata
A're se jaa bata
To ba ti ri jo bai oma jaa bata
Change your style, eh eh
Another style
Another style, give them, give them zanku dance
Change your style, ahn ahn
Another style
Another style, give them, give them zanku
Gbe body e, gbe body e
Gbe body e, gbe body e
Gbe body e, gbe body e
Gbe body e, gbe body e
Gbe sole e, gbe sole e
Gbe sole e, gbe sole e
Gbe sole e, gbe sole e
Gbe sole e, eh eh
Zanku, legwork
Zanku, legwork
Zanku, legwork
Zanku, legwork
Zanku, legwork
Zanku, legwork
Zanku, legwork
Zanku oya
Talo ka pata iya teacher lo ni Ibadan
Ijo lanike jo te lon fa bi akpon
Ijo zanku re ma so fun mi kpe o daa mo
Ati omode ati awon agbalagba ma lo'n daa mo
Kuro n'be, wo
Yo Rexxie pon this one
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