Clear Cutting: Razia with "Slash and Burn"

Our random song takes to to Madagascar and is sung by Razia Said, also known as Razia. Drawing on her African influences and incorporating R&B and jazz, she records many songs in the Malagasay language, and aims the point of her songs toward protection and preservation of Madagascar's environment. A self-proclaimed nomad who has lived in Africa, France, Italy, Ibiza, Bali and New York City, she entertains us here with her song Slash and Burn. Recorded in English, it is an indictment of some of the techniques used in Madagascar to clear forest land. Slash and Burn can be found on her 2010 album Zebu Nation.

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Sources: http://www.raziasaid.com/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razia