Mixtapes


Audio / Video files of songs mentioned in this story are collected here.


A fat woman sat behind the counter, protected by a grille.  
Perched on high stools opposite her were other equally fat women, 
all dressed in white overalls, talking about the impending workers' strike. 
 "What would we do if the factory closed down?"  
Their voices were partly drowned by the jukebox blaring out a song: 
"Shauri Yako."

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