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My Beautiful City feat. Afla Sackey

from Take to The Streets by Eparapo

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My Beautiful City is the latest single to be taken from the forthcoming album, Take To The Streets, released this August. Written by Suman and featuring Ghanaian born master percussionist and vocalist Afla Sackey, it’s a lament to the rising cost of living that caused Suman to leave London just a few years ago. On a global level, though, it refers to the general squeeze put on individuals and communities due to capitalist greed.

The style of the song is a unique mix of Afrobeat and Highlife, with touches of K Frimpong in particular, that makes it simultaneously mournful yet somehow uplifting.

lyrics

“They killed my beautiful city with their greed
And now I have to leave, I have to leave, I have to leave And they stripped my beautiful city of its soul
And now I have to go, I have to go, I have to go
Where there once were thriving communities There’s now just profit and speculation Where it once was all creativity
There’s now just finance and money making
Where there once were wide opportunities There’s now just hardship and tribulation Where we once took care of human needs There’s cost of living & isolation”

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from Take to The Streets, track released July 13, 2023

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Eparapo London, UK

The force behind Eparapo is bassist, composer & producer Suman Joshi. He has been a member of Dele Sosimi's Afrobeat Orchestra for nearly a decade and has performed on stage with the likes of Tony Allen, Seun Kuti, Ginger Baker & Laura Mvula. He is also bassist with UK jazz ensemble Collocutor and fusion project Cubafrobeat.

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