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episode 3773: Mexican Institute of Sound & Gaby Moreno - Yemayá
Mexican Institute of Sound & Gaby Moreno - "Yemayá," a 2020 self-released single.
For the track "Yemayá," singer/songwriter Gaby Moreno teamed up with Camilo Lara's Mexican Institute Of Sound project for an ode to the Afro-Carribean goddess who represents fertility, water, and self-love.
"She's a powerful woman of color taking all forms," Moreno told the Recording Academy. "It's a universal theme and we wanted to incorporate this mysterious and mystic figure into the song, since it's part of the folklore of many different cultures."
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