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Mvua was written collaboratively by Kenyan guitarist Ivy Alexander and New Orleans-based composer and multi-instrumentalist free feral. Meaning “rain” in Swahili, Mvua began as a set of chords created by Ivy, capturing the sombre mood of a rainy day during the OneBeat residency in Florida. After hearing the guitar pattern, free developed a set of melodies that fit Ivy’s sonic atmosphere, adding lyrics that compare the falling of rain to falling in love: “I’m floating on a cloud, and then suddenly I’m tumbling down…” free then added a set of viola harmonies that fill out the emotional texture of this poignant song.

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from OneBeat Mixtape 2019, released March 17, 2020
Written by free feral and Ivy Alexander
free feral - Vocals + Viola
Ivy Alexander - Guitar

Recorded by Jeremy Thal
Mixed by Christopher Botta + Jeremy Thal
Mastered by Christopher Botta

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