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Young refugees of Kakuma turn to music to forget their troubles

The Irish Times

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“In his song Sorry, rapper STIB pleads for forgiveness from the girlfriend he was forced to leave behind in Burundi, while another act explains how God’s will guided him through the Congolese jungle to safety after his village was burned and family separated.”

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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/young-refugees-of-kakuma-turn-to-music-to-forget-their-troubles-1.3090923?mode=amp

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Young refugees of Kakuma turn to music to forget their troubles
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“In his song Sorry, rapper STIB pleads for forgiveness from the girlfriend he was forced to leave behind in Burundi, while another act explains how God’s will guided him through the Congolese jungle to safety after his village was burned and family separated.”

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https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/young-refugees-of-kakuma-turn-to-music-to-forget-their-troubles-1.3090923?mode=amp

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        “In his song Sorry, rapper STIB pleads for forgiveness from the girlfriend he was forced to leave behind in Burundi, while another act explains how God’s will guided him through the Congolese jungle to safety after his village was burned and family separated.”
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