Cheb Mami sings, in 'Bledi' with a passionate tenderness about a country torn apart by civil war. By combining melodies of Ancient Mexico and Andalusia, a moving patriotism is evoked. Lorca, whose poems are set to music on this CD, was shot by General Franco's soldiers in the Spanish Civil War. The sampled strings in 'Verde' give a superb 'haunted ballroom' effect, and the vocals have the classic unrefined tone. Geoffrey Oryema's father was shot during the dictatorship of Idi Amin. He now works in exile in his Paris studios. 'Careless World' describes how memories travel with a man wherever he goes; how he will never forget the the poverty , hunger and violence.