First conceived by Roland in March 2007, the original beat was brought to Mangunde a few days later to start POSITIVO’s pilot workshop. In the morning, participants wrote lyrics by studying collected answers to the question ‘Why are you afraid to pass the test ?’. A group of singers directed by Helio created the main melody, then the choir. After free rapping on the beats, lyrics were recorded in the afternoon. The choir was eventually recorded at sunset with 800 pupils.

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