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lyrics

You’ll find my soul
On someone’s tongue
[Kiswahili] Waulize, niliachwa kando ya ziwa?
[Kiswahili] Na waliona jina langu hapo?


Oh, a lucid dream
A loss, a line
[Maa] Nabo, are, uni
Is it back to one?


[Maa] Nabo, are
A name, a name.

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from peace places: kenyan memories, track released January 26, 2022
Written, Produced & Performed by Nyokabi Kariuki
Mixed by Madeleine Fleiger
Mastered by Enyang Ha

Track recorded in Potomac, Maryland with Field recordings taken in Nanyuki, Kenya, with additional Field recording (provided by Kuki Njeru, featuring the voice of Saitima Sayore) taken in Narok, Kenya
Some translation assistance (Kiswahili Lyrics) from Marundu Muturi

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Nyokabi Kariũki New York, New York

Nyokabi Kariũki (b. 1998, she/her) is a Kenyan composer and performer based between New York,
Maryland and Nairobi.

Her sonic imagination is ever-evolving, with compositions ranging from
classical contemporary to choral music, film, experimental pop; and further includes explorations into
sound art, electronics, and (East) African musical traditions.
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