♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh, oh ♪ Keep your eye on it, don't stop take a dive on it ♪ ♪ Jump inside, baby, ride on it, throw some ones on it ♪ ♪ Run the money then you gon' get it ♪ ♪ But there's a difference when you my baby ♪ ♪ Take your time on it, I'll be waiting when you get home ♪ ♪ The adrenaline will hit as soon as you toot the horn, yeah ♪ ♪ Ride on it, ride on it, yeah ♪ Man don't live on the love of man ♪ ♪ But the love of the heavenly spiritual vibe ♪ ♪ Give you anything that you want and you desire ♪ ♪ When you talk bleep, bleep ♪ You the dom, baby, own it ♪ You got that original vibe ♪ That I wanna take back and show to my dad ♪ ♪ Take it to the yard and freak in the back ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ Take your time ♪ Take your time ♪ Free your mind ♪ Take your time ♪ Seek and you shall find ♪ Take your time ♪ Free your mind ♪ Take your time ♪ Your wish is my command - Hi, I'm Mungo.

And I'm a musician and all-around creative.

I do a little bit of visual arts, a little bit of fashion.

So I'm originally from Malawi, but I live in Boise, Idaho.

I've lived there for the past six years now.

And we came to Spokane to record the "Inland Session."

We're grateful that PBS brought us out here.

♪ Ay, ay, ay ♪ Look me in my eyes and say, baby, hello ♪ ♪ come on with me, come on let's take a ride and let's go ♪ ♪ Let's drive ♪ I'll take you for a ride ♪ I get a little bit shy when it comes to this all ♪ ♪ Baby, put a shot in me and I am ready to go ♪ ♪ Let's drive ♪ I'll take you for a ride ♪ Hey, baby, one by one we're having some fun ♪ ♪ And, baby, two by two I'll take a shot with you, let's go ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby, come on ♪ And, baby, one by one we're having some fun ♪ ♪ Baby, two by two I'll take a shot with you, let's go ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby, come on ♪ You're giving me a fever ♪ Ahh ♪ Yeah ♪ Whoa, yes ♪ You're giving me a fever ♪ Ahh ♪ Cruising through the 84 past 84 ♪ ♪ We need to get to a place where we can just be alone ♪ ♪ Let's drive ♪ You and I ♪ Oh, baby, one by one we're having some fun ♪ ♪ Baby, two by two I'll take a shot with you, let's go ♪ ♪ Baby, come on ♪ Oh, baby, one by one I'll take in your arm ♪ ♪ Baby, two by two I'll take a shot with you, let's go ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby, come on ♪ You're giving me a fever ♪ Ahh ♪ You're giving me a fever ♪ Ahh ♪ Yeah ♪ Ye-yeah ♪ Ooh Let's get it.

Let's get it, y'all.

♪ Fever, fever ♪ Fever ♪ Ta, ta, ta, da, ta, da, ta, ta ♪ Growing up in Malawi, I listened to a lot of South African music, some Zimbabwean music, some Malawian music, but there was also large American influence.

So I also listened to Lionel Richie.

And my dad loved jazz, so I heard a lot of different sounds growing up from all over the world really.

Mixing them up has also been a very fun exercise, and seeing what works, and seeing what we like, and seeing what we can come up with that is new and beautiful and influenced by all these different cultures that influenced me, and us.

♪ Ena amakhala ndi zonse ♪ Opanda chikondi ♪ Ku panda osekelela naye ♪ Kungofuna kuwoneka Gaye ♪ Look in the mirror when you're real low ♪ ♪ And tell yourself you're beautiful and you'll be strong ♪ ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya wina wakulandapo nkazi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya minga yakulowa kuphazi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya wamatenda Kaya wathanzi, yeah ♪ ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Hey, yeah ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Iwe tamwetulila, ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Asakuone ukulila ♪ Even if there is a problem there ♪ ♪ Bola iweo ukudziwa ♪ That you have friends who care ♪ ♪ This is my very prayer kuti tonsefe tikondanebe ♪ ♪ Poti ndi chilengedwe kuti munthu sadzi konda yekha ♪ ♪ Ati chikondi chimachiza nzanga ♪ ♪ Ukaphwasuka mtima chimamanga ♪ Koma ukasekelela ♪ Utule nkhawa zonse zikalemela ♪ ♪ Ena amakhala ndi zonse ♪ Opanda chikondi ♪ Ku panda osekelela naye ♪ Kungofuna kuwoneka Gaye ♪ Look in the mirror when you're real low ♪ ♪ Just tell yourself you're beautiful and you'll be strong ♪ ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya wina wakulandapo nkazi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya minga yakulowa kuphazi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya wamatenda Kaya wathanzi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Hey, yeah ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Iwe tamwetulila ♪ Mama, mama ♪ You should go and be happy ♪ Mavuto akakugwela ♪ Don't worry just take it lightly ♪ ♪ Chilichonse ndichotheka ♪ Ndichotheka ♪ Ena amakhala ndi zonse ♪ Opanda chikondi ♪ Ku panda osekelela naye ♪ Kungofuna kuwoneka Gaye ♪ Look in the mirror when you're real low ♪ ♪ Just tell yourself you're beautiful and you'll be strong ♪ ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya wina wakulandapo nkazi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya minga yakulowa kuphazi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya wamatenda Kaya wathanzi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Hey, yeah ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Asakunamize ♪ Nthawi zina umaponda thope ♪ Asakupusitse ♪ Ndipo usaonetse pa nkhope ♪ Ena amakhala ndi zonse ♪ Opanda chikondi ♪ Ku panda osekelela naye ♪ Kungofuna kuwoneka Gaye ♪ Look in the mirror when you're real low ♪ ♪ And tell yourself you're beautiful and you'll be strong ♪ ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya wina wakulandapo nkazi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya minga yakulowa kuphazi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Kaya wamatenda Kaya wathanzi ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Hey, yeah ♪ Tasekelela ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh I think "Sekelela" was actually the first song I ever recorded.

So it's beautiful to be able to play it in Spokane, Washington on PBS.

It's been an amazing journey.

The language is called Chichewa, and it's southern African, Malawi is the country.

"Sekelela," it means smile.

And it has a lyric, "Look in the mirror when you're real low and tell yourself you're beautiful and you'll be strong," I truly believe in, you know, the power of affirmations for the self.

(Mungo and musicians clapping rhythmically) Give me some.

Yeah, Justin!

♪ Oh ♪ Yeah ♪ Yeah ♪ Walking across a troubled sea ♪ ♪ You have dreams and you'll be ♪ ♪ Everything that you wanted to be ♪ ♪ With a fear of God and a mind at ease ♪ ♪ Hey, you got faith ♪ You got love ♪ And you'll be fine, hey ♪ Hey, you got faith ♪ You got love ♪ And you'll be all right ♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ And so you're walkin' around in your belly flip flops ♪ ♪ Piece of mind is all you got ♪ It's all you got ♪ You got a pocket full of pennies but you aint gon' stop ♪ ♪ You ain't gon' stop 'till you reach the top ♪ ♪ You runnin' around trying to quench your heart ♪ ♪ Just remember what's written will pass ♪ ♪ You gotta have ♪ Hey, you got faith ♪ You got love ♪ And you'll be fine, hey ♪ Hey, you got faith ♪ You got love ♪ And you'll be all right ♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah Watch us break it down now.

Ha!

Ha!

Yeah!

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♪ Yeah, yeah (upbeat jazz music) ♪ Eh, eh, yeah ♪ Another one ♪ Another steady decline into the place where I go ♪ ♪ Don't you see that I am the one ♪ ♪ Don't let the things that define you hold you back ♪ ♪ And mess up your mind ♪ Don't miss your blessing ♪ 'Cause you think that you see ♪ ♪ That you see what you see ♪ Don't miss your lesson ♪ 'Cause you feel what you feel ♪ ♪ And you hear all the things ♪ Let's stay together ♪ Let's come together ♪ I just wanna love you ♪ Feel your warmth, oh ♪ I just wanna make you mine ♪ Feel your fire close to my heart ♪ ♪ I've been calling your line ♪ But you don't pay me no mind ♪ Seems like you don't notice it ♪ ♪ Sweet like honey baby ♪ Do you still think of me ♪ Do you still think of me ♪ Do you still think of me ♪ 911, call them pressure ♪ The pressure is increasing, getting worse, yeah ♪ ♪ And you think of violent things ♪ ♪ When I am alone and I miss you ♪ ♪ I just wanna love you ♪ Feel your warmth, oh ♪ I just wanna make you mine ♪ Feel your fire close to my heart ♪ ♪ I've been calling your line ♪ But you don't pay me no mind ♪ Seems like you don't notice it ♪ ♪ Sweet like honey baby ♪ Do you still think of me ♪ Do you still think of me ♪ Sunday morning ♪ It came by fast and ♪ I am calling to you, my brethren ♪ ♪ Rumor has it that ♪ The times are changing ♪ So come and join me, y'all ♪ Yes, I'll be waiting for you ♪ Yelele ♪ Yele mama ♪ The future has it that ♪ We all join in love so ♪ Let's enjoy it ♪ And commit to the power of love ♪ ♪ Yelele ♪ Yele mama ♪ Mzako ndi mzako ♪ Mphwako ndi mpkhwako ♪ Mphwako ndi mpkhwako ♪ Mpaka muyaya ♪ Mzako ndi mzako ♪ Mphwako ndi mpkhwako ♪ Mphwako ndi mpkhwako ♪ Mpaka muyaya ♪ Mpaka muyaya, yeah ♪ Mzako ndi mzako ♪ Mphwako ndi mpkhwako ♪ Mphwako ndi mpkhwako ♪ Mpaka muyaya ♪ Mzako ndi mzako ♪ Mphwako ndi mpkhwako ♪ Mphwako ndi mpkhwako ♪ Mpaka muyaya ♪ There's a battle being fought ♪ ♪ So give it all you got ♪ It's a worldwide thing of good and evil ♪ ♪ You better make it count ♪ There's a battle going on ♪ So give it all you got ♪ It's a worldwide thing that's good and evil ♪ ♪ You better make it count ♪ Yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah, yelele, yelele, yelele ♪ ♪ Yelele, yeah, oh I think parting words for everybody that maybe is listening, is it's amazing that we get to wake up every day and make choices to be a better person, to do a different thing.

How can you make yours and other people's lives around you more beautiful?

Because we need it.

♪ Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh ♪ Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh ♪ Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh ♪ Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh ♪ Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh ♪ Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh ♪ Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh ♪ Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Hiding your love in the back ♪ Finding your love where they at ♪ ♪ Sitting in the bed, you're up every day and night ♪ ♪ Waiting to give your love up ♪ Oh, how I wish you would see ♪ There's plenty of fish in the sea ♪ ♪ Oh, how I wish you would see ♪ There's plenty of fish in the sea ♪ ♪ Plenty of fish in the sea ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Yeah, we give them energy ♪ Yeah, we play all night and day ♪ ♪ Hands on your neck 'cause you like that, shhh ♪ ♪ Let's figure out what else will make you tick ♪ ♪ Tik tok, I see you ready to take that ♪ ♪ (gasps) Let me catch my breath 'cause I lost it ♪ ♪ What else will he pull from ♪ His pocket ♪ A brand new what, where, hmm, yeah, let's ♪ ♪ Cop it ♪ Notice how that's what I used to be ♪ ♪ The trauma talk, scream, hey, please notice me ♪ ♪ We healed ♪ We stepped over that, we been on a roll ♪ ♪ Got our swagger back ♪ Yeah, man's young Black and gifted ♪ ♪ So I do suggest you don't get it twisted ♪ ♪ Moving like Mr.

Big Fish Benny ♪ ♪ Look around, babes, I got plenty options ♪ ♪ Been fresh since my womb days ♪ ♪ Yeah, I really do these, truth is ♪ ♪ Plenty of fish in the sea ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah Hear more from the artists on this program on the Inland Sessions Podcast.

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