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"Aida", the first single from nine-piece Afrobeat ensemble Ausecuma Beats, is a celebration of love between two people that sees no divide. The song, sung by Gambian-born Yusupha Ngum and recorded live with the band in Melbourne, speaks of a love that grows as new lessons are learned. Ausecuma Beats demonstrate what can happen when a group of artists come together based on an idea -- in this case, the idea of place, of transplanting cultural heritage into a contemporary city. The band showcase what happens when people from the farthest flung corners of the world find themselves living shoulder to shoulder in a new environment. The result -- nine unique individuals, each masters of their own craft and with their own personal histories, working together to create something that can be called their own. The band on this recording includes Bassidy Kone, Yusupha Ngum, Mohamad Camara, Boubacare Gaye, Luke Koszanki, William Larsen, Rodolfo Panga, Sonu Sangameswaren, and Ed Croker.
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Mal Mi Goa, Gordon Koang's first release for the Music In Exile project, is a song sung in his native Neur language, calling for peace between the people of Sudan and also around the world. It was recorded by Stefan Blair in a cramped attic studio in Collingwood in the cold Melbourne winter of 2018, where Gordon and his cousin Paul would come for weekly jam sessions punctuated by conversation and shared meals. It was during these sessions that many local Melbourne musicians had the opportunity to meet Gordon, dropping by for a chat and marveling at his incredible skill on the thom, a kind of Sudanese banjo that has been in Gordon's family since his days back in Sudan. The track is backed on the B-side by another one of Gordon's peace songs, this time sung in Arabic and titled "Salaam". As a speaker of English, Neur, and Arabic, Gordon's songs can often be found in various forms and multiple languages, yet they will often revolve around central themes of peace, love and harmony amongst the people of the world. He is an incredibly passionate and gentle man, always moments away from one of his trademark smiles. To hear Gordon speak of the human race and his dreams for peace is truly an inspiring and uplifting experience.
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