Listen to Meklit’s “Tizita,” featuring Brandee Younger on harp, from the album ‘A Piece of Infinity.’ Her original video, directed by Sophiyya Nayar and featuring two flower-headed figures (Ahon Gooptu and Mihika Miranda densley cloaked in living foliage), reflects on the passage of time. “The flower heads are like seeing through a memory itself or through a dream,” Meklit describes, “where emotion and sensation are in charge, and we let go of the logic of everyday life.”

About the song, Meklit writes:

“‘Tizita’ is one of the most beloved traditional song forms of Ethiopia, expressing passionate longing and nostalgia. There have been so many versions of ‘Tizita,’ and I have been brewing mine for nearly a decade. I nurtured it singing softly to myself while driving, walking, and living life. I knew this album would be the place for my ‘Tizita’ to bloom. Thanks to the brilliant Brandee Younger for bringing the glittering dreaminess of the harp to this much-loved tune.”