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Ranavalona

by Awori, Twani

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1.
Intro 01:30
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2.
Sawa 03:04
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VERSE 1: I’ve been thinking thinking thinking ‘bout my life Thinking ‘bout this, thinking ‘bout that Thinking ‘bout how i’m gon’ end being your wife One day or so i pray Also i look back at the old and see How you rocked up and rolled with me Now you know me, now you know me You can trust me when i say i no leave Oh i’ll wait till we stroll down 88 You’ll ask me who’s dated me and I’ll say it’s complicated Meaning there’s a big difference between loving and a date Not a lotta lovers bringing dinner to the plate I’m saying HOOK: Tomalira ebisera Tomalira ebisera Tomalira ebisera Tomalira ebisera VERSE 2: Wait wait, don’t you hesitate I’m just being cautious about who eats the cake Wait wait, don’t be showing up too late I tend to get anxious, I do not like to wait But maybe maybe maybe You wanna show me something that my eyes ain’t seen I must admit i might be just a little keen To see if you be meaning what you say you mean baby Wanna tell you something I don’t play games no more Not an arcade stick I don’t play games no more Not an arcade stick baby HOOK: Tomalira ebisera Tomalira ebisera Tomalira ebisera Tomalira ebisera
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Viscera 02:54
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VERSE 1: Heading out Don’t usually feel like a crowd but i want to now Want to be in the here and the now And my body’s bound to the earth and the earth core Love it hard till it gets sore Love it when they scream for an encore Make me feel like there’s more we could live for You should tread lightly it’s dangerous Sometimes you tend to get careless Get close to the light and then fall into an endless pit Claw yourself out ‘fore you get sick Get rid of the nonsense Don’t get so lost in the darkness Be careful cause you might become it HOOK: I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach VERSE 2: Indulge in some rest like it’s heaven-sent Converse with the gods tell me everything We fight over whose god who’s worshipping Ignorance is to our detriment Wonder if we’ll see the end of it Government should feel embarrassment Bout all the lies and the death and the violence Screaming as loud as the guns and the sirens We won’t back down, we won’t be silent Must join us now or forever be quiet Don’t want to hear ‘bout the black folk you hired That’s a façade and it’s weak and it’s tired Freedom won’t come from the people up higher Here on the ground’s where we lighting the fires Burn it all down, dance on its ashes Telling you that’s not a threat , it’s a promise HOOK: I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach mmh
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Mindful 03:01
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VERSE 1: They want me thick, want me thin Want me showing all this skin Baby sit, baby grin Baby where do i begin? Stop listening to all of the haters and All of the venom they spreading and System might be rearranged but then Reality is that we slaves to them Riding around in a pink sedan Damn my hands look like my maama’s hands Nails long enough to slit you with Don’t you worry ‘bout whose bae i’m with You do you I do me I don’t worry ‘bout who sounds like me You can flip my swag from your hair to your bag to the t You ain’t got no rhymes like me gurl gurl gurl gurrrl BRIDGE : Pretty baby won’t you go Take a stroll down the beaten road Ain’t here living for you no Glimpse of a future that’s mine fo sho HOOK : Future that’s mindful Looking at a future that’s mindful Said my future is mindful Future that’s mine fo’ sho Said my future is mindful Future that’s mine fo sho Future that’s mindful Mindful VERSE 2: Why they always be acting so clingy Wanna keep pulling me back like i’m chingy Wanna be out & about like we gucci But they the same ones that’s trying to read me Get you a library card and a cd I’m no geneva, no i’m not a treaty Whatever that means in this world kinda beats me They be as real as the lips are on kylie damn Melanin, wishing you had it then wish you didn’t Damn how so easy, convenient If it were that simple i’d save many men From the contraptions of pigs and them Give ‘em a life they can live again Find us some peace in the present tense Find us some peace in the present tense BRIDGE : Pretty baby won’t you go Take a stroll down the beaten road Ain’t here living for you no Glimpse of a future that’s mine fo sho Pretty baby won’t you go Take a stroll down the beaten road Ain’t here living for you no Glimpse of a future that’s mine fo sho HOOK : Future that’s mindful Looking at a future that’s mindful Said my future is mindful Future that’s mine fo’ sho Said my future is mindful Future’s so mine fo sho Future that’s mindful Mindful
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Ranavalona 02:40
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VERSE 1: Move slow, slow mo’ Hear that beat go Boom bap, negro So sick, Ne-Yo Feelin’ it, antenna bitch Way ahead, futuristic Whose future’s this? Pick a script, flesh it out, make a print They like to copy the original This shit right here yeah it’s seminal Maybe sometimes i get sentimental But if you fuck up i go animal In person or even in digital I be on your mind like your favourite boo Buy me a house, make it presidential Sign off that shit, bitch i’m quintessential BRIDGE: They said Shawty goes back to basics Birthing these babes like matrix She hard as steel bitch stainless, yes yes They said Shawty goes back to basics Birthing these babes like matrix She hard as steel bitch stainless, yes yes VERSE 2: Bitch i had enough Sip a little something from the devil’s cup Get a whiff of my flavour Jesus Christ, i might be your saviour Didn’t have to fall ‘fore i was risen up Not about being dealt a hand of luck Work, work work like Ri-ri Fenty beauty, tutti frutti No need to bring me down Cause i’m too high up and i’m too profound Circus must be in town Cause it coughed you up, my favourite clown No need to bring me down Cause i’m too high up and i’m too profound Circus must be in town Cause it coughed you up, my favourite clown BRIDGE: They said Shawty goes back to basics Birthing these babes like matrix She hard as steel bitch stainless, yes yes They said Shawty goes back to basics Birthing these babes like matrix She hard as steel bitch stainless, yes yes x4  
6.
Hold Me 03:04
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VERSE 1: Trust less than i did before Used to know me like i knew my core When i’m lonely is it you i call Serve me cup so my heart i pour Let it flow free will you ask for more? Like a windrush through an open door Like a cool breeze through a corridor Walking bare feet on a concrete floor BRIDGE: I’m hesitant I know the reason’s irrelevant I know you thinking i’m delicate Wait a minute, just wait a minute, comprehend I’m not just trying to compensate For all of the silences i create Sometimes it just feels like i can’t relate HOOK: I just want you to hold me I just want you to hold me I just want you to hold me I just want you to hold me VERSE 2: Tryna be vulnerable But to tell you the truth man that shit is uncomfortable Trying to bare my soul Hold up a mirror to the wounds that my body holds Waters get murky Feeling less worthy How come all the quirkies Be feeling so sad deep BRIDGE: I’m hesitant I know the reason’s irrelevant I know you thinking i’m delicate Wait a minute, just wait a minute, comprehend I’m not just trying to compensate For all of the silences i create Sometimes it just feels like i can’t relate HOOK: I just want you to hold me I just want you to hold me I just want you to hold me I just want you to hold me
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Nkomawo 02:44
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Cortex Iuxta 03:32
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VERSE 1: Heading out Don’t usually feel like a crowd but i want to now Want to be in the here and the now And my body’s bound to the earth and the earth core Love it hard till it gets sore Love it when they scream for an encore Make me feel like there’s more we could live for You should tread lightly it’s dangerous Sometimes you tend to get careless Get close to the light and then fall into an endless pit Claw yourself out ‘fore you get sick Get rid of the nonsense Don’t get so lost in the darkness Be careful cause you might become it HOOK: I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach VERSE 2: Indulge in some rest like it’s heaven-sent Converse with the gods tell me everything We fight over whose god who’s worshipping Ignorance is to our detriment Wonder if we’ll see the end of it Government should feel embarrassment Bout all the lies and the death and the violence Screaming as loud as the guns and the sirens We won’t back down, we won’t be silent Must join us now or forever be quiet Don’t want to hear ‘bout the black folk you hired That’s a façade and it’s weak and it’s tired Freedom won’t come from the people up higher Here on the ground’s where we lighting the fires Burn it all down, dance on its ashes Telling you that’s not a threat , it’s a promise HOOK: I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach I get that feeling in my stomach mmh

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EN :
Swiss-ugandan singer songwriter & rapper, Awori, joins forces with Lyon-based beatmaker Twani for their first joint album, Ranavalona.

The title pays tribute to the last queen of Madagascar, Ranavalona III, a figure in the anticolonial struggle. The record is a blend of hip-hop, neo-soul, R&B and afrobeats.

FR :
La chanteuse/rappeuse ougandaise Awori s’associe de nouveau au beatmaker Twani au sein d’un premier album commun Ranavalona.

Un titre en hommage à la reine malgache Ranavalona III,figure de la lutte anticoloniale, baptise ce disque porté par des sonorités hip-hop, néo soul, R&B, et des rythmes afrobeats.

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released March 5, 2021

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Credits :
Auteur : Awori Cynthia Othieno
Compositeur : Mikael Touanen
Mix : Rumble Inn Studio – Céline Frezza et Mikael Touanen
Mastering : Tony Tandoori
Artwork : Nicole Chui
Producteur : Galant Records
Edition : Jarring Effects Label

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