Mami Wata

from POOL by Nadeem Din-Gabisi

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Intuition, trance and transition. Baptism of the metaphysical kind. To be found in the depths and rescued by the energy of mother, care and guidance. It’s almost a laughable trope for black male rappers to make songs about their mothers, to immortalise them. I wanted to play with this and speak to a mother beyond the singular, attaching myself to the tradition of honouring women prevalent in ancient societies, it manifests in Gelede in Yoruba land where men dress up to honour the energy of Woman and the women in the society, the power of renewal through them. Connecting the health of the land and the health of women, knowing them to be inextricably linked.

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Mami wata

mami wata found me
in the depths of the sea
she pumped water from chest
now i breathe now i’m blessed
Now I am blessed

mami wata found me
in the depths of the sea
she pumped water from chest
now i breathe now i am blessed
Now I am blessed

i, i was, choking on the water
that be life, took way my breath
now liquid, it exit chest
i can breathe
i am blessed

r-e-s-c-u-e-d
mami wata did save me
she found me in deepest depths of sea
now i can breathe
now i am free
r-e-s-c-u-e-do
mami wata did save me
she found me in deepest depths of sea
now i can breathe
now i am free
Now I am free

mami wata found me
in the depths of the sea
she pumped water from chest
now i breathe now i am blessed

Mami wata she found me

mami wata found me
in the depths of the sea
she pumped water from chest
now i breathe now I am blessed
Now I am blessed

m-a-m-i w-a-t-a
found me in deepest depths
and did say
canya me, my pikin
and get free free free

m-a-m-i w-a-t-a
found me in deepest depths
and did say
canya me pikin
and get free free free

mami wata found me
in the depths of the bluest deep sea
she pumped water from chest
now i breathe now i’m blessed
mami wata she found me
in the depths of the bluest deep sea
she pumped water from chest
now i breathe now i’m blessed

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from POOL, released August 5, 2022
Written by Nadeem Din-Gabisi, Coby Sey, MettaShiba & Beni Giles

Produced & Mixed by Beni Giles at Iguana Studios, Brixton

Mastered by Hippy Baldwin at Metropolis Studios

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