This song, along with its brethren on the City of God soundtrack, represent the most exotic music in my library.

I’ve never been into “world music,” though I certainly appreciate it in its Americanized form thanks to Paul Simon, David Byrne and others. The only foreign language artist I listen to is Shakira, and that was more a happy accident than anything.

No, my music collection is pretty much an Anglo affair.

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