Jul 28, 2011

MME's Jam of the Day






This song is taken from St Lucian-born (& former high school classmate) Taj Weekes & Adowa's latest masterpiece, "A Water-logged Soul Kitchen" which I have written about in previous posts (here and here) . Of all the songs on the CD, this one stood out for me as it describes the unimaginable, heart-breaking horror of the south Sudanese people at the hands of the merciless Janjaweed militia. I won't go into the detailed history of this conflict, but here are a few good resources to learn more about it:




Also, check out this interview of one of the Janjaweed commanders who went into hiding as he felt that the Sudanese government was about to scapegoat him because of mounting awareness and pressure from the international communtiy:



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