7 Seconds
Sung in Wolof, French and English. Sunday musical excursion #35.
Seven seconds is how long a child lives without knowing its skin colour. This anti-racist song, written by a Senegalese singer, Youssou N’Dour, and a Swede, Neneh Cherry, makes that assertion and, if it’s in any way scientifically inaccurate, it’s not far off.
It’s the only song that I know which is sung in Senegalese Wolof. This post is dedicated to Abs Ngum, a friend of mine who is a Wolof speaker in The Gambia, and who also has a heavy cross to bear.
7 Seconds
Written by Neneh Cherry, Youssou N’Dour, Cameron McVey and Jonathan Sharp
Performed by Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry
From Youssou N’Dour’s 1994 album The Guide (Wommat) and Neneh Cherry’s 1996 album Man
Thank Graham,. Netanyahu and his band of murderers get worse every day as does Putin. I'm quite sure trump slime would be as bad if the courts weren't opposing him. Some people are just born with an untamed propensity for being cruel