Mwoyo Muti Chashe Musarurwa, Harare, Zimbabwe Literally, The Heart is like a Tree; meaning we don't choose whom we fall in love with, the seed just plants itself wherever it chooses. Like a tree! ! B/vocals 1 Wambura Mitaru, Nairobi, Kenya B/vocals 2 Jacquelyn Ware, Severn, Maryland Guitar Daniel Carballal, Pitsburg, Pennsiyvania Basti Reunert, Cape Town, South Africa Piano Kathy Kiragu, Nairobi, Kenya Bass Galen Willett, San Francisco Bay Area, CA Drum Set Jason Sampson, Johannesburg, South Africa Percussion Munir Zakee, Atlanta, Georgia Special Presentation Wambura Mitaru, Victor Dogah, and Apiwe Bubu Battle Jason Okumu “Battle” It's an original song about my journey through kidney failure to now being healthy and happy. Lead Vocal/Acoustic Guitar Jason Ekhabi Sibi-Okumu, Nairobi, Kenya Stranger (Moni lati lo) Kaline Akinkugbe Lead Vocal/Piano Kaline Akinkugbe, Lagos, Nigeria Background Vocals Chashe, Wambura, Kenya, Neo, South Africa Violin Ludovica Burtone, Udine, Italy Serena Eades, Roberts Creek, BC Viola Lydia Luce, Fort Lauderdale, FL Cello Ro Rowan, LA, CA Guitar Bino Mbie, Maputo, Mozambique Bass Chukwudi, Abuja, Nigeria Drums Nana Afamaoh, Tema Ghana Percussion Munir Zakee, Atlanta, Georgia ‘Stranger’ is a song about heartbreak, letting go; strength and optimism in a relationship. The word ‘'stranger’ describes the narrator's lover as she claims he has always been everything but himself to her and now she has decided to cut her loses and find the strength to leave. The words of the song are in english and also in a native Nigerian Language called 'Yoruba'. In the verse: "Ko ye mi, Ki lo de?" means - | don't understand, what's wrong?. In the Chorus: “Moni lati lo, Ode ni mi tin ba duro” means - | have to go, | am a fool if | stay. In the Bridge: "Sukun sukun fun ife mi* means - cry, cry for my love. Va Gumulelana Helder Tsinine with Kina Zore *Va Gumulelana (No More War),* an original song by Helder Tsinine, the leader and heart of Kina Zoré. The song incorporates 2 different Mozambican grooves. This song won the 2011 Peace-driven Songwriting Contest and was the first non-English-language song to do so. The song is sung in the southern Mozambican language of Ronga. Guitar/Lead Vocals Helder Tsinine, Maputo, Mozambique Trumpet Sean Peters, LA, CA Tenor Saxophone Stephanie Wieseler, Apple Valley, Minnesota Trombone Michael Prentky, Boston, MA Bass Galen Willett, San Francisco Bay Area, CA Drumset Wendyam Jean Edward Emerson, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Percussion Dillon Zahner, Plainfield, VT