Gende from Medicine by Orchestra Gold
This song highlights the good things in life that keep on giving, especially our closest relationships with family. It encourages us to take good care of them and not exhaust them capriciously. It draws a poetic metaphor between children and mirrors; if you look at them too hard (i.e., critically), they will break and leave you! The song is originally from Segou, Mali. For Malians, this song is most associated with the late great singer from that region, Tara Bouare.
Orchestra Gold is a spell cast in rhythm and reverie. Psychedelic rock collides with Malian soul in a sonic ritual where fate dances with free will. Guitars shimmer like heatwaves. Horns speak in tongues. Grooves pull you sideways through time. It’s spiritual. It’s sweaty. It’s a portal. Step in.