I've Forgotten Now Who I Used To Be

Witch camps — settlements in Ghana, Benin, and Togo, established in the 19th–20th centuries, where people, primarily women, live, who have been expelled from their villages due to suspicions of witchcraft. The outcasts are accused of using magic for various reasons, including mental disorders. In the past, "witches" were killed, but now they find refuge in such camps. Despite some researchers comparing these settlements to prisons, and the government considering them a stain on the state's reputation, residents often stay voluntarily, held back by fear of retaliation from their former neighbors. The album "I've Forgotten Now Who I Used To Be" presents unique field recordings from the witch camps of Ghana, made by Ian Brennan, who introduced us to Tinariwen and Ustad Saami, in collaboration with his wife, director and photographer Marilena Umuhoza Delli.

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