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