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Music of Solidarity

eing a universal language, music has always been as a way for people to connect with one another. With this thought, two Nigerian singers recently brought their music to China. Aituaje Iruobe, widely known as Waje, released an album and Cobhams Asuquo a new single in May, a part of digital music distribution company Verse One Distribution’s GoAsia campaign, which selects musicians in different genres and promotes them to Asian listeners. They hoped to encourage the world during this difficult time of the novel coronavirus pandemic

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