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Gareth Malone, Gillian Moore and Dele Sosimi head from Benin to Havana

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I Gaze Down Upon the World, Mother Is.

I love the energy of it, especially when the vocal comes in. It's got a strong political edge to him, just calling on his people. But it is also joyful, which I really like. The brass sound also is brilliant for me. One thing that I love particularly is the tuba,. Which really has this big, moment solo bass line and carries the bass line. That's very melancholy. It's like a big sort of peach-like tone - round tone but with a little bit of an undertone. We wanted to know more about the structure, the history, how the song works, what it means. So, welcome back to Add to Playlist.

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