(adj) used to describe something that may seem, seemed, or will seem radical but is only, was only, or will only be a fad.
(eg)
Matt: "I had a great idea! What if I created a pen that recorded what people say!"
Josh: "Seems a bit fadical to me."
To be together as one in spirit. That is the message of this song. John Bosco is the name of this musician, and he actually teaches music here in Bujumbura not too far from my house. He's the most refined of the musicians so far, and he has a load of songs, and on this day, he recorded two of his originals in our living room. Again, John is a friend of a friend. My buddy Adam tried to get john for a month... we couldn't track him down, so when I heard he had an hour, we just rolled cameras. I think John Bosco is Burundi's Ben Harper. I have no doubt that if John Bosco cut an Album, it would do quite well, I'll have to talk to Adam to see if we could help with that. John doesn't showcase his guitar skills here, but he's actually quite good, because he would just jam inbetween songs, and when we started recording, we would totally change his style. This song is about his message for unity, so it's a vocally driven song, with a chorus you can't ignore. He sings this song in 4 languages, almost as if, he's using the different languages to emphasize his point, that no matter what tongue you speak, we should be united in spirit as one. Again I hope you enjoy this song as much as I do.
Swahili:
Tuna taka umoja … Africa
We ask for unity … Africa
Tuna taka umoja … wa warundi wote
We ask for unity … every Burundian
Tuna taka umoja … from South Africa to Tunisia
Uwacu wote umoja … umoja ni nguvu.
We ask for unity … unity is our strength.
Kirundi:
Dusabira umoja abarundi, yeah …
We ask for unity all Burundians, yeah …
Dusabira umoja imisi yose
We ask for unity every day
Dusabira umoja ibintu vyose bifite ibibazo
We ask for unity in everything that causes us problems
Small, poor, densely populated, and landlocked, Burundi lies just south of the Equator in central Africa. Burundi has experienced many of the same devastating conflicts as Rwanda, yet with a fraction of the attention from the international community. Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda on the north, Tanzania on the south and east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west. Although the country is landlocked, much of its western border is adjacent to Lake Tanganyika. The country's modern name is derived from its Bantu language,Kirundi. Geographically isolated, facing population pressures and having sparse resources, Burundi has the lowest GDP per capita in the world arguably making it the poorest country on the planet. It is also one of the most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the magnitude of the problems it faces in reconciling the claims of the Tutsi minority with the Hutu majority.Thirteen years of civil war have uprooted and devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands. Burundi ranks 169th on the Human Development Index of 177 ranked countries. One in five of Burundi’s children die before they reach the age of 5. And adult life expectancy is just 51 years. Yet against this backdrop of despair, there are churches and humanitarian agencies playing a pivotal role in Burundi’s recovery.
