Fire is Low - Freshlyground

I can almost guarantee that you have already heard this band. You just don’t know it. Remember the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Remember when they had Shakira produce the “theme” song for the Cup? Hah, yeah it didn’t make sense to me either. WELL, anyway. In that song all of a sudden there is this awesome girl rapping in another language, and that is Zolani Mahola, the lead singer of Freshlyground.

I love this song. When I came home from Tanzania I was so hungry for music with that kind of energy in it, with that kind of lively beat. And then I found this video and every thing was lovely. I know this is kind of taking off from my usual mellow, folky post, but I just had to share. Just look at the people in the video, you can tell they genuinely love what they do, that it makes them happy, and that just makes my experience as a listener that much better.

Enjoy!

-KK