Saba Anglana’s album “Biyo: water is love” has risen to no. 11 in the October 2010 European World Music Charts. For her album, the Somali-Italian singer went in search of her roots in Ethiopia, home of her maternal grandparents. She travelled to Addis Ababa where some of her relatives still live and to the Oromo Valley in the south. There she found the inspiration for her album: the procession of women and children in their early morning journey to collect water. Her album begins and ends with water. The opening track is “Biyo” – the Somali word for water, and the last song is “Weha”, which is water in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia.
Watch the beautifully shot clip of Biyo below. More video clips can be found on Saba Anglana’s YouTube channel. Audio clips and song lyrics from “Biyo: water is Love” are available on www.sabaanglana.com/Biyo.aspx
Please keep on singing in Amharic or afan Oromo or any other language of Ethiopia. I hope to see you on big stages of the world. You are wonderful. Success.