Utrus Horas

Songlines describes a simple repetitive electric guitar figure, then whistling, drums, bass, a saxophone part evoking a tropical night sky, and a sleepy, warm speak-sung voice; it runs about 8:43. The title appears as Utru Horas and Utras Horas too. The Afterword says it mixes Wolof and Creole, and The Conversation says it is largely Kriolu, the language Rudy Gomis spoke at home, reflecting his Manjak heritage from Guinea-Bissau, and calls it one of the band's most iconic ballads alongside "Coumba". The Afterword, a single blog source, says it is a remake of "Lua Kata Kema" by Jose Carlos Schwarz of Guinea-Bissau, which we could not confirm. We found no writer credit. Westside Spirit hears a rumba tinged with highlife and snaky undulations.

Attisso told Afropop in October 2020 that he started riffing on it during the 2002 Specialist in All Styles sessions in London because everyone liked it, and that he loves playing his two or three minute solo live. It was reworked as "Hommage a Tonton Ferrer" on that album, with Ibrahim Ferrer improvising over the arrangement and Youssou N'Dour joining, recorded after Ferrer's surprise visit. A live version from Koko is 7:55, and another from the Festival du Bout du Monde in August 2003 exists. It also appears on the compilation Panorama du Senegal. We found no covers, chart entry or video.