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T​é​n​é​ré

from Cosmologies by Marjo Smolander

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The Finnish part of this song was born in the back seat of a red van in Western Sahara when I was travelling by car from Finland to Gambia in 2017. The Tamasheq part was born in 2019 in Bamako when Ahmed and I started playing the song together.
Ahmed is from Kidal, North Mali and Ténéré means the part of the Sahara where Ahmed lives. The desert is much more than the sand, wind, and hot sun. It’s a state of mind. In this song Ahmed and I share our experiences of the Sahara.

lyrics

“Wind bring me home when my time is over”

Tuuli, nappaa mun hiukset, kun auton ikkunasta kurkistan.
Käsi ratissa on valettu hiellä, hiekalla ja auringon poltteella.

Poika tummatukkainen seisoo kahden maan rajalla.
Kyyneleensä hän kylvää aavikkoon. Istuttaa toivon rauhasta.

Aika ei meitä kiinni saa. Se juoksuttaa nyt muualla.

In English

Wind catches my hair when I peek from the car's window.
Hands on the wheel are covered with sweat, sand, and the heat of the sun.

A boy with brown hair is standing on the border of two countries
He plants his tears in the Desert, like planting hope"

Time can't catch us now, it’s running somewhere else.

credits

from Cosmologies, released January 27, 2021
Music by Marjo Smolander and Ahmed ag Kaedy

Ahmed ag Kaedy guitar and vocals
Recorded by Abach Coulibaly / Abass Studio Bamako Mali and by
Mikko Räihälä / Studio Taajuusvarjostin Helsinki Finland
Mixed by Mikko H.Haapoja / Haapoja Studios
Mastered by Taito Hoffrén / Ääniä

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Marjo Smolander Rääkkylä, Finland

Finnish artist Marjo Smolander comes from Rääkkylä, a tiny village in Northern Karelia.

She plays a traditional Finnish instrument called Kantele. Marjo has regularly visited West Africa and as a result her musical style has evolved into certainly unique.

Marjo is also known from the duo Zäpämmät and Finnish-Senegalese Sunuy xale team. ... more

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