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Layli Jan

from Sowal Diabi by De Kaboul A Bamako

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In this cover of a 1970s Afghan hit by singer Ahmad Zahir, his compatriot Siar Hashimi delivers a version of this simple love song in nostalgic dub mode. The Afghanistan of that time has never seemed further away than today.

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Siar Hashimi :
Leyli of my heart
Leyli, Leyli!
My heart, o my heart!
You have ruined my soul
You didn’t come
During my stay, to winter here
O misery! Misery!
You killed me with your desire
Rain came from above
My friend in the hallway
Brought it in
I begged her for a kiss
O misery! Misery!
Her eyes filled with tears
Leyli of my heart
Leyli, Leyli!
My heart, my heart
You have ruined my soul
Your raven-black eyes
May your mother never mourn you
May she never
Mourn you
O misery! Misery!
May the lover never mourn you
Leyli of my heart
Leyli, Leyli!
You have ruined my soul
Leyli of my heart
Leyli, Leyli!
Leyli of my heart
You have ruined my soul
You didn’t come
During my stay, to winter here
O misery! Misery!
You killed me with your desire
O misery! Misery!

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from Sowal Diabi, released February 4, 2022
Ruşan Filiztek : Saz, Backing Vocals
Siar Hashimi : Tablas, Vocals
Florent Berteau : Drums
Gérald Bonnegrace : Percussions
Fabien Girard : Electric Guitar
Aristide Gonçalves : Keyboard
Michael Havard : Transverse Flute
Samuel Hirsch : Electric Bass Guitar
Barmak Akram : Vocals

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De Kaboul A Bamako Paris, France

“Sowal” means “question” in Persian, “diabi” means “answer” in Bambara. Sowal Diabi brings together artists that have all experienced exile, physical or cultural: Malian singer Mamani Keita, Iranian singer Aïda Nosrat, her compatriot Sogol Mirzaei playing the târ (lute), Afghan tabla-player Siar Hashimi, Kurdish stranbej (virtuoso singer) Ruşan Filiztek and French Ethio-jazz group Arat Kilo ... more

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