I was at an interview with the band this evening. They are from Mali and recorded this song because 'Should I stay or should I go?' is a vital question for someone who might be thinking about emigrating from a war ravaged country, with the possibility of drowning in the Mediterranean.
Gabriel Armstrong Mali is not a war ravaged country, yes it had a militant insurgency that hit its north hard, if Mali is ravaged by anything it's decades of colonialism, neo-colonialism, compounded by neoliberal and exploitative policies facilitated by more powerful countries + the world bank+imf+the government policies that has led to poverty for a lot of people and displacement, similar to its neighbouring countries. Like it's really not that hard to look up its history before making generalizing statements.
@@tifeoluleye5684 decades?lets not pretend that certain groups are terrorizing and were and still are enslaving ppl,the ones who brought the religion of peace to this day enslave africans,open slave markets in lybia and saudi arabia and gulf states also have slaves millions,the colonization was not started by europeans half of africa is still under colonization the one that started around the yr 700 and continues to this day,south sudan still have ppl kidnapped and enslaved by janjaweed it doesnt stop anywhere and as long as certain religious laws are still believed in its will never end
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I was at an interview with the band this evening. They are from Mali and recorded this song because 'Should I stay or should I go?' is a vital question for someone who might be thinking about emigrating from a war ravaged country, with the possibility of drowning in the Mediterranean.
Gabriel Armstrong Mali is not a war ravaged country, yes it had a militant insurgency that hit its north hard, if Mali is ravaged by anything it's decades of colonialism, neo-colonialism, compounded by neoliberal and exploitative policies facilitated by more powerful countries + the world bank+imf+the government policies that has led to poverty for a lot of people and displacement, similar to its neighbouring countries. Like it's really not that hard to look up its history before making generalizing statements.
Gabriel and the band were not necessarily referring to Mali as war ravaged. The song speaks to more than just citizens of Mali.
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@@tifeoluleye5684 decades?lets not pretend that certain groups are terrorizing and were and still are enslaving ppl,the ones who brought the religion of peace to this day enslave africans,open slave markets in lybia and saudi arabia and gulf states also have slaves millions,the colonization was not started by europeans half of africa is still under colonization the one that started around the yr 700 and continues to this day,south sudan still have ppl kidnapped and enslaved by janjaweed it doesnt stop anywhere and as long as certain religious laws are still believed in its will never end
Great cover. I just discovered this band today. I have long been a fan of Malian music.
My guess is that Joe would fully endorse this version as it really does have a poignant message for these guys
Great song guys! Keep up! :)
Love this version. Great cover.
To the top!
bravi
Excellent!
Fantastic !!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOW!
this audio is official
Much more sophisticated than the Clash version.
Sounds happy and mature.
+Penny F well that's no surprise considering they're not supposed to be a punk band hehe
The Clash version is not shooting for sophistication. It's punk, you know.
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same beat as the song Should I stay or Should I go , by The Clash
It is a cover version with the lyrics translated into Songhai.
what. a. coincidence
xavpaw hahaha
It is their version.
the ep is titled re-covered...
Guitar's fuzzier than a five-year-old fruit salad
песенка про то, как старушке европе приходит пиздос от понаплывших невесть откуда негритосиков.))