Sampa the Great - Let Me Be Great (feat. Angélique Kidjo)
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Let Me Be Great by Sampe of the Great by Anjali Kijo
I'm singing in the language called Yoruba because my mom and my mother's mother, they are from Nigeria. The point that I wanted to bring to the table is that we can say, let me be great in other languages too. My hesitation is just making sure I don't pass down any fears or doubts to my mentee. But when I came home I was surrounded by Zambian musicians. So when we were working on music I knew that I was working with people who understood the language of this musicBecause they were raised on it as well. And when I finally convinced myself to write to let me begreat, when you showed the beat to me the thousandth time. Yeah
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