You know, Baba Yetu remains a beautiful song but damned if making a Swahili version of the Lord's Prayer be the theme song to Civilization doesn't speak to the ideological blindspots of the entire project.

You know, Baba Yetu remains a beautiful song but damned if making a Swahili version of the Lord's Prayer be the theme song to Civilization doesn't speak to the ideological blindspots of the entire project.
Saaaaaame. I think about this every time I hear it.
On the plus side, Christopher Tin's got some other good pieces. The Calling All Dawns album (which I think includes Baba Yetu) is a great listen.