Rwandan musician Gilbert Uwitonze: My ‘Prayers of the persecuted’ playlist
The Good Ones' musician shares tracks from artists that have faced unique and tragic challenges.
Gilbert Uwitonze is part of the Rwandan band The Good Ones. They sing Folk songs from their farming town of Kigali. All three members are survivors of the Rwandan genocide who turned to music to help with the healing process.
He takes us through a playlist he’s called ‘Prayers of the persecuted’ - a collection of songs from artists that have faced unique and tragic challenges - featuring Witch Camp (Ghana), Comorian, and Malawi Mouse Boys.
Music Played
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Witch Camp (Ghana)
Left to Live Like an Animal
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Thuch Savanj (Khmer Rouge Survivors)
Jivit Rongkroh Proh Songkream (My Life as a Victim of War)
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Nimrod Workman
Oh, Death
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Sheltered Workshop Singers
My Life (feat. Bill Frisell)
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Comorian
My Friends Went Abroad & Were Swallowed By The Waves
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Malawi Mouse Boys
Hunger (Hymn)
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The Good Ones
Where Did You Go Wrong My Love? (featuring Nels Cline)
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