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Mtoni

from Changanya by Nabalayo

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Mtoni is the intro track. It is a reflection on African spirituality and a prayer to the water deity Mami Wata.

Mtoni is a Swahili word meaning at the river.

lyrics

Mother of the living waters,
Carry our troubles away,
Take all of those who would harm us,
Smile upon us as we pray.

See how they took from our land,
They even took you away.

Come back to us Mami Wata,
Take all our troubles away
Come back to us Mami Wata,
Let it flood let it rain.

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from Changanya, released November 9, 2020
Written performed and produced by Nabalayo.
Mixed and mastered by Thumbs Music.

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Nabalayo Nairobi, Kenya

Nabalayo is a Nairobi-based music maker, illustrator and East African Griot.

Her music is composed in the Changanya genre that she pioneered.

The music she makes is ethereal, combining light airy vocals with complex African idioms and heavy electronic sounds to give her listeners an experience that is out of this world.
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