Songhoy Blues - "Worry" from the 2020 album Optimisme on Fat Possum Records.

Malian rock band Songhoy Blues have entranced us with their modern take on traditional West African music since their 2015 debut album Music In Exile. And now, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the band have released their first song ever sung entirely in English. In an interview with KEXP, vocalist Aliou Touré told us:

"We need hope. We need to come together. And when we get worried, there's no way to think positive. So we don't have to be worried, we don't need that bad energy around us. Otherwise, we're not going to be able to go through this situation we are in. So that's why we wrote this song. Who can talk to everybody to keep their self-control. To not get worried and then we can be optimists together."

Read the full post on KEXP.org

Songhoy Blues - "Worry" from the 2020 album Optimisme on Fat Possum Records.
Malian rock band Songhoy Blues have entranced us with their modern take on traditional West African music since their 2015 debut album Music In Exile. And now, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the band have released their first song ever sung entirely in English. In an<a href="https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/7/30/mali-band-songhoy-blues-embrace-optimist-philosophy-uncertain-times/"> interview with KEXP</a>, vocalist Aliou Tour&eacute; told us:
"We need hope. We need to come together. And when we get worried, there's no way to think positive. So we don't have to be worried, we don't need that bad energy around us. Otherwise, we're not going to be able to go through this situation we are in. So that's why we wrote this song. Who can talk to everybody to keep their self-control. To not get worried and then we can be optimists together."
<a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2020/9/2/songhoy-blues-worry/">Read the full post on KEXP.org</a>

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