Distance is one of the oldest themes in music and Cojo Rae uses two languages for it on Far Away (Muna giran ruwa) from the Gen Z Highlife album.
The English half is easy. The Hausa bracket holds a similar connotation, referring to distance, and the pairing symbolizes a bridge between two worlds. In West Africa, many families are split by borders and oceans, with one member abroad and another at home, and with phone calls between.
Nigerians understand the pain of that distance. An airport goodbye, a video conversation that keeps freezing, a present given through a friend all tell the same story: you are missed. I won’t describe the music, because I can’t confirm it, but a title that talks in two languages indicates an album about longing that doesn’t live inside one culture.
That blend is what makes it adhere. If a friend sends you Far Away (Muna giran ruwa) on a lonely evening, you’ll know who they are missing.
Anyone who has ever been separated from a loved one will find themselves here. Good for late calls and calm nights.
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