Celebrating Valentine's Day with Margaret's Mixtape, a showcase of Black music from this Labrador teen
It's a Valentine's Day special this week on Margaret's Mixtape.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay teen Margaret Beyere is joining CBC Radio's Labrador Morning every Friday during Black History Month to share a song by a Black artist who inspires her.
With this week's segment falling on Valentine's Day, she knew her selection had to be something for the lovebirds.
One of the very first Afrobeat songs Beyere ever heard was Ku Lo Sa by Nigerian musician Oxlade.
"I was actually in Ghana and my cousin had a playlist on in his car and this song came on," she said. "Immediately I heard it and I just started bopping my head and I turned to my cousin, I said 'you need to give me the name of this immediately because it's going on my playlist.'"
The title, Ku Lo Sa, she said, is just the word "closer" in a different accent.
"It's all about the person in the song wanting to be closer to his loved one," she said.
The way the "happy, upbeat, smooth-sounding song" grabbed her attention then, she knew it was the right choice.
"I felt that it was a perfect pick for Valentine's Day because it kind of captivates that lovey-dovey feeling," she said.
You can read more about Margaret's Mixtape and check out last week's song here.
To listen to Margaret's Mixtape, check out Labrador Morning on the CBC Listen app or tune in every Friday during Black History Month.
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