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Mwela Wa Mwanami

from The Space Between by Chemystry Set

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Mwela wa mwanami Current of my child
mwela udi wa shandji the current is like father
mucheche, wa inandji a little bit; like mother
mucheche. Inoko uno a little. But this
mwela mukatakata udi strong current is
wandji mukatampe her own for the most part.
i ka? wituhela? What's this? You refuse us?
eeyo. Yes.
i ka? usakwifunda? What's this? You want to teach yourself
mwana amba: eeyo. The child sez yes.
i mwanda wa ka? Why do this?
i mwanda wa bakulutuba. It's for the ancestors.
i mwanda wa ka? Why do this?
i mwanda wa bantu bakaya It's for all those who play.
a balunda, twelaimo to friends, welcome.
kibelo kya njibo i kishitulwe the door is wide open.
inoko, a bukomo, obe but, to those in power, you,
nsapula: mukatombé I foresee that you will fall.

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from The Space Between, released September 14, 2001
music & words by baba ndjhoni
arranged & distilled by chemystry set

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Musicianship tight as an atom, music wild and roaming as the imagination of the unknown. It’s like everything and nothing I’ve ever heard, a screaming reminder that rock is rebellion and must be reinvented each time it’s played, or else it’s just pop.

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