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    Zara McFarlane Songs Of An Unknown Tongue

    Brownswood Recordings
    • Zara McFarlane – Everything Is Connected
    • Zara McFarlane – Black Treasure
    • Zara McFarlane – Broken Water
    • Zara McFarlane – Run Of Your Life
    • Zara McFarlane – Saltwater
    • Zara McFarlane – My Story
    • Zara McFarlane – Native Nomad
    • Zara McFarlane – State Of Mind
    • Zara McFarlane – Roots Of Freedom
    • Zara McFarlane – Future Echoes
    • 1. Everything Is Connected
    • 2. Black Treasure
    • 3. Broken Water
    • 4. Run Of Your Life
    • 5. Saltwater
    • 6. My Story
    • 7. Native Nomad
    • 8. State Of Mind
    • 9. Roots Of Freedom
    • 10. Future Echoes

    On her rootsy, soulful 'Songs Of An Unknown Tongue' album, Zara McFarlane has collaborated with producers Kwake Bass and Wu-Lu - while each track has a story of its own, the album overall speaks not only to Jamaican folk histories but to contemporary issues of empire, colonialism, race and identity.

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