N'FAMADY KOUYATÉ + GRUFF RHYS - SENGL NEWYDD 'GADAEL Y DREF' ALLAN NAWR AR LIBERTINO | NEW SINGLE 'GADAEL Y DREF' OUT NOW ON LIBERTINO
Libertino's final release for this year is the incredible collaboration between N'famady and Gruff Rhys. Miniyamba / Leaving the Town is a reworking of a traditional West African song with lyrics in Welsh and Malinké.
N'famady explains how the song was created:
"'Miniyamba / Leaving the Town', the reworking of the traditional West African song that Gruff Rhys sang on the Pang! Tour, is therefore a perfect choice for this collaboration. The song describes an ancient legend the snake that guards a village, forbids anyone from entering or leaving, until a woman who wants to get married tries to bargain with the snake until she gets "Leave the Town". The last release for Libertino this year is Miniyamba / Leaving the Town is a reworking of a traditional West African song with lyrics in Welsh and Malinké.
N'famady explains how the song came about:
“Miniyamba / Leave the Town is a reworking of a traditional West African song that enchanted Gruff Rhys on the Pang! tour, which made it the perfect choice for this collaboration. The song tells of the ancient legend of a serpent that protects a village by allowing one in or out, until a girl who wants to marry a great snake "Minyamba", and her hopes and fears when finally able to "Leave the Town" (leave the village).