In January 2022, Abbey Wright invited me to represent my country and participate in the “Resolution project“. She asked me to develop an Eritrean version of the “World on Our Shoulders” song, also called the “Resolution Song”. The Resolution Song brings together voices from all over the world in a demonstration of global unity and a call for action to protect the planet. The project aimed at sharing a compilation of versions from every country in the world on Earth Day (22 April).
Having very limited time to do that, I coopted reknowned Eritrean singer and musician Temesghen Yared and poet Shishai Shumendi to work on this great endeavour. Shishai translated the lyrics into Tigrinya (see box below) and adapted them to the melody. Temesghen was responsible for revisiting the original melody with an “Eritrean musical style”. He also provided backing vocals and did the studio recording and mixing.
As a result, the album titled “World on Our Shoulders (Resolution Song)” released on 22 April includes our song along with 16 other versions. We are very proud to be featured in this album, and hope to be able soon to produce a music video, if funding for that can be raised.
Useful links:
- Planet Resolution website: http://planetresolution.com/
- Global compilation of songs: https://youtu.be/b8msVRuIh7A
- Resolution Song album: https://spoti.fi/3OsTjnG
- Faytinga website: https://faytinga.com/
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