"Monté la riviè" by Kali (Jean-Marc Monnerville) and "Dindinha" by Ceumar
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The Kenya Embroideries were initiated by the East Africa Women's League in 1957 and show as many facets as possible of life during the years of European settlement in Kenya, with glimpses of the human hopes and struggles which were an inevitable part of building a civilisation in a new and savage country.
Each district has its own story, following much the same pattern, of the young adventurer arriving in the wide upland to find huge tracts of country, empty of human life but swarming with wild animals of all kinds. Each early settler had his struggles and bitter disappointments as his stock succumbed to strange diseases and his crops to unacknowledged pests and blights.
The productive farms of the present day (which are responsible for four-fifths of Kenya's exports) are the result of courage, hard work and love of the land itself. The women's part also must not be forgotten; the household makeshifts, the anxieties of sudden tropical illness with medical aid out of reach; the war years and the lean years of the depressions. How staunchly they stood by the men.
The pioneers, working side by side with the African peoples, have made Kenya, in just over half a century; into the beautiful, progressive country it is today. In telling this story the fifty embroidery panels, worked by each of the Branches of the East Africa Women's League, are, as far as is known, of historical accuracy. Local people who include few professional artists conceived the designs, and many of the needlewomen have never attempted canvas work before. To find out more about this project and how it was started, please click the link below.
http://eawl.org/1958%20Emroideries%20Gallery.html
"Monté la riviè" (English translation: "Go Up The River") was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in martinican Creole and French (the first occasion on which France had not sung almost entirely in French) by Martinique-born singer Kali.
The song deals with the suggestion that the listener "go up the river", which is ultimately shown to be a metaphor as the river is "the river of love, the river of life" and the listener is told that "One day you'll see the source of the river". Thus, the lyrics deal with the need to find peace and love in the modern world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont%C3%A9_la_rivi%C3%A8
Dindinha by Ceumar
Produced by Zeca Baleiro and recorded in São Paulo from October 1998 through June 1999, Ceumar's debut album Dindinha is a joy to listen to. Her captivating voice and well-produced arrangements shine from beginning to end. Ceumar (Itanhandú, Minas Gerais) herself is responsible for the base arrangements in all but three tracks. The all acoustic ensemble that backs her up is also responsible for the wonderful sound that the album creates, especially the steel acoustic guitar that Ceumar uses throughout most of these tracks. Her band includes Webster Santos (cavaquinho, guitar, mandolin), Pedro Macedo (acoustic bass), Luiz Cláudio (percussion), Carlos Ranoya (piano), Thomas Rohrer (violin), Swami Jr. (7-string guitar) and also features special guests Zeca Baleiro (voice), Chico César (voice) and Toninho Ferragutti (accordion).
http://musicabrasileira.org/ceumar/cdindinha.html
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