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The tin sounds from Tinashé's mbira (finger piano) in this version of "Zambezi" compliment the sound of raindrops falling on the pavement outside of the OKA offices this evening. We're also digging his voice - so soothing that we almost forget the song is about Zimbabwe's liberation movement.
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