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"This mix is one that I did thinking of the chains one puts on oneself in order to fulfil expectations.

Listening and losing oneself in the moment is an art, and this mix is dedicated to all of you that come to venues, show after show, and that have never once come up to a performer and requested a song. Those that lose themselves in the moment and embrace whatever road the performer has decided to take the room in. To all those that have let me and other performers play, share, produce and release — thank you for trusting my/our spirit(s)." - @EthiopianRecords

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From Portrait With Firewood, the forthcoming album on R&S

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Portrait With Firewood

The first single from our upcoming compilation "Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan"

Performed, written, and composed by Saied Khalifa. Licensing courtesy of Saied Khalifa’s son, Montasir Saied Khalifa. Recorded in the 1970s in Khartoum, Sudan.

"My father wandered all over Africa, all over Arabic speaking countries. I remember a trip he took to Ethiopia. There was Haile Selassie, the emperor at that time. There was a big celebration and Haile Selassie was sitting there and they announced my father to come sing. But they didn’t find him, and somebody else sang. Finally my father showed up. When they didn’t find him, it’s because he was trying to translate his songs into Amharic to sing for them! Even Haile Selassie smiled when my father sang. And this is a big thing — because he was known for being a tough character and he didn’t smile at all."

-- Saied Khalifa's son, Montasir Saied Khalifa (excerpt from the liner notes interview)

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Quartz: https://bit.ly/2n0d625
Okay Africa: https://bit.ly/2GjoMG5 | https://bit.ly/2McX7IU
Music in Africa: https://bit.ly/2Oyw3FP

Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan

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Saied Khalifa - Igd Allooli (The Pearl Necklace)

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‘Waters Rising’ is a collaboration with vocalist Lola Empire and was originally written around a piano sketch that was sent back and forth between the two artists until it became the fully realised song you hear now.  

"I really hadn't expected love to be a theme in the album, but I was chatting with Lola and she told me how she'd fallen in love. I sent her the initial sketch for this and told her i didn't think love was an appropriate subject for it. but she came out with this. 
'love is dark' she said."

Waters Rising

Playing new music on The Ascension Tour. This one is called "Python". 

TICKETS: thisismiguel.me/ascensiontour

Python

SWAVAY - BILLY
PRODUCED BY JAMES BLAKE
WRITTEN BY SWAVAY
MIXED BY JAMES BLAKE

SWAVAY & JAMES BLAKE (TAPE) (TBA)

BILLY [PROD. JAMES BLAKE]

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"Really, I been tryna tell shorty how beautiful shorty is to me but shorty not tryna hear it from me."

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