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#TheKasambweBrothers - "Mtima Wanga (My Heart)" (2025, MASS MoCA Records)
Each time that you are away I do worry / Others do not realize
Each time that you are away I do worry / Others do not realize
How our lives depend on each other / Others do not realize
How our lives depend on each other / Others do not realize
https://thekasambwebrothers.bandcamp.com/track/mtima-wanga-my-heart
super long shot but who knows: I’m looking for a song that was played somewhat regularly on BBC Radio 6 Music in the past (probably c2023, but may have been as early as 2019) - a North African (or Saharan) group, a bit like Tinariwen/Bombino/Terakaft but a bit faster and louder, and I suspect lyrics in Arabic. Any suggestions what it could be?
#AfricanMusic #NowPlaying (I wish!)
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