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Distance is one of the oldest themes in music and Cojo Rae uses two languages for this in Far Away (Muna giran ruwa) from the album Gen Z Highlife.
The English half is easy. The Hausa bracket has a similar connotation, referring to distance, and the pairing symbolizes a bridge between two worlds. In West Africa, many families are divided by borders and oceans, with one member abroad and another at home, and there are phone calls between them.
Nigerians understand the pain of that distance. A goodbye at the airport, a video conversation that keeps freezing, a gift given through a friend all tell the same story: we missed you. I won’t describe the music because I can’t confirm it, but a title that speaks in two languages indicates an album about desire that doesn’t live within one culture.
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That mixture is what makes it stick. If a friend sends you Away (Muna giran ruwa) on a lonely evening, you will know who he misses.
Anyone who has ever been separated from a loved one will find themselves here. Good for late calls and quiet nights.
