He plays acoustic guitar and harmonica, and his songs are remarkable for the way he mixes sturdy melodies that often sound as accessible as western folk themes, with lyrics in his native language Tetum (thankfully translated in the sleeve notes), that deal with his country's painful history or the need for conservation.
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Katy Simpson Smith’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Maltese
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"Music, like literature, is a form of translation – it takes the roiling
surge of feeling in the human breast and converts it into sound."
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