Mango

by Sika Valmé

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Mango playfully introduces the Haitian Creole culture to the modern Electro scene in a way that is seamless, yet provocative.
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lyrics

Mwen retounen
Patience is sweet when the urgency’s gone
Avoiding gets real when we wipe out the scorn
I lost my brain by serving the wrong brand
I tired my gut by eating from the wrong land
- I changed up my mind by shaking the right hands

iyé iyé, vini vini, konsa mleve lematen
iyé iyé, vini vini, jan ou wèl la mleve lematen
God only knows I’m from rainbows-mangos

Bacteria dies when all truths survive (uh huh)
Tropical light is an alkaline prize (uh huh)
I light up my life by choosing the right friends
I found my way back onto the bright land
Bacteria dies when all truths survive
Tropical light is an alkaline prize

Mwen rive nan kafou a
Mwen rive ouvè baryè a
Mwen retounen
Konnen mpat la
Kote moun yo?
Mwen sonje moun mwen yo

Fwi ak ligim yo pouse yo tout mankem
Manvi goute toutsa mwen patka manje
Manvi danse tambou ke mwen pa tande
Manvi kontre toutkote kem ka jwenn mango
(iyé iyé eya eya) Mango x3
Ha Ha Ha!

iyé iyé, vini vini, konsa mleve lematen
iyé iyé, vini vini, jan ou wèl la mleve lematen
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credits

released June 23, 2022
Collaborative effort conceived & lead by Sika Valmé
Production, Arrangements, Mixing : Andy Barrow, Sika Valmé
Lyrics : Sika Valmé
Music : Andy Barrow
Guitars : Andy Barrow
Keyboards : ҰӫҰӫ
Sound Design : ҰӫҰӫ, Sika Valmé
Vox recording : Paul Cargnello
Mastering : Sarah Register

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SIKA VALMÉ Montreal, Québec

Sika Valmé is a contemporary Creole-Canadian musician and illustrator. Dubbed as "Creole Lo-fi', her music offers an unconventional take on Caribbean rhythms, where as her work illuminates elements of her Haitian diasporic journey.

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