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Samalina

by Tetu Shani

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Ever since you came from the city, you've been acting different..

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Who are these unfamiliar faces?
we had love
we had laughter
now it's gone (repeat)

Verse One:
Samalina ever since
you came from the city I've seen
you are very very very concerned with other things
behind the curtains of your eyes
I see the silhouettes of liars
haunting me

Samalina ever since
you came from the city I've seen
you are very very very concerned with other things
you have forgotten the ancient word
don't pick up coal or you'll get burned
keep the fire in the fireplace

Who are these unfamiliar faces?
we had love
we had laughter
now it's gone (repeat)

Chorus:
Samalina ekokoli
samalina ekokoli
samalina ekokli
samalina

What will I do?
What will I do?
I'll find another one just like you (repeat)

Verse two:
Samalina ever since you came from the city I've seen
you don't call
you don't contact me
yet by the sweat of my brow
by my panga and my plow
I bought you a ticket to Nairobi

Samalina ever since you came from the city I've seen
you don't call
you don't contact me
I thought your love was heaven sent
so I was hell-bent on being your savior

Who are these unfamiliar faces?
we had love
we had laughter
now it's gone (repeat)

Chorus:
Samalina ekokoli
samalina ekokoli
samalina ekokli
samalina

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released May 9, 2017
Written and performed by Tetu Shani
Produced by Saint Evo and Tetu Shani
Mixed and mastered by Saint Evo
Cover art by Provoke

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Tetu Shani Nairobi, Kenya

A Self-taught percussionist and guitarist, Tetu Shani got accepted in 2014 to Berklee College of Music with a scholarship to study Performance. He, however, turned it down to build up his local scene.

Since then he has won a silver medal at the 2017 Global Music Awards, opened for Grammy winner Joss Stone and been featured on CNN African Voices as one of the trendsetters in Africa.
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