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    Music From the Motherland

    Written by Sisters From AARP — March 27, 2023

    Several years ago, the West African country Ghana beck­oned Black diasporic people to make “The Return” to the former ancient kingdom. More than an ingenious marketing cam­paign, this powerful call for African Americans in particular to “come home” spoke to a yearning that many of us have to reconnect with our ori­gin stories. Sisters are still making that spiritual journey to Ghana and other countries in Africa, both individually and as part of Black travel groups.

    Whether you’ve enjoyed a past pilgrimage to the motherland or have one on your bucket list, you can enjoy a sonic sojourn here and now with this playlist celebrating ances­tral rhythms. Sisters From AARP has curated tunes that evoke the natural beauty, kinship, creativity, mysticism, cultural pride and fortitude that fertil­ize our ancestral roots.

    Afrobeats, reggae riddims, hip-hop and atmospheric soul vibes flow throughout this kinetic mix. It’s anchored by sisters we know and love—like Sade, with her world-beat classic “Paradise”; African and diaspora divas Somi and Angelique Kidjo, with “Lady Revisited,” their re­make of the Fela Kuti classic “Lady”; and Rihanna, with the stirring ballad “Born Again,’’ from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. Also included are mesmerizing, reflec­tive and divinely feminine songs by relative newcomers such as Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, with “Free Mind”; British vocalist Laura Mvula, with “She”; and Zambian-born rap­tress and singer Sampa the Great, with “Flowers” (featuring Australian rapper Remi).

    Let this regal music reinforce our collective queendom. Wel­come home, Sis.

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