Tracka De Day: Giving Thanks "Shukuru"

Tracka De Day: Giving Thanks "Shukuru"

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OKA contributor Kate Bomz put us on to this newish video for the song "I Don't Wanna Be Alone (Shukuru)" by Tanzanian rapper AY and Kenyan afro-pop band Sauti Sol. "Shukuru" means "thank you," or "gratitude" in Swahili so we thought it a fitting match for this season of thanks in the United States.

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