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In a lot of African music, the singers are just singing whatever they feel at the time - because the instrumentation is repetitive, they can come and go as they please. That's how we approach it. Not verse-chorus-verse.

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Avey Tare
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: April 24
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Baltimore
Maryland
David Michael Portner
Whatever
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Chorus
Come
Verse
Feel
African
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Singers
Singing
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Please
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