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HELEN GANYA BARN NORK

In support of her newly released album Share Your Care, Scottish-Thai songwriter Helen Ganya reveals a karaoke-style lyric video for 'Barn Nork'. The only song on the album sung entirely in Thai, the self-aware track is a light hearted exploration of her experience as a person with mixed heritage. Bouncing off a simple boom-clap beat, airy synths and wooden textures are punctuated by regal trumpet parts that transport listeners to South East Asia. The title itself is a phrase used to describe outsiders, something which her Thai family have sometimes called her. Embracing of what Ganya laughingly describes as being “a noob”, she cheekily speaks of slurping big spicy pork noodles and eating papaya salad, before admitting her shortcomings in only being able to speak a little Isaan. Listen to 'Barn Nork' and the rest of Share Your Care, which is out now via Bella Union. -Holly Mullineaux 

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