Mawelele – Believe Ft. Tony Dayimane

It is a short English word that carries a lot of weight. Believe in yourself, believe in God, believe in the person next to you, believe that tomorrow will be better than today. Most of us have heard it from a parent, a pastor or a friend who saw something in us before we saw it ourselves. It works as encouragement and as a challenge at the same time.

What interests me is how hard the act itself can be. Saying it is easy, but holding on to it when the account is empty and the plan has been delayed for the third time is another matter. Belief usually looks quiet from the outside. It is the person who keeps showing up to the same office, the same shop or the same studio, even when nobody is clapping yet.

Having Tony Dayimane on the record also adds a second voice to a subject that is rarely carried by one person alone. Belief is often borrowed. Somebody believes in you until you can do it for yourself, and a collaboration can reflect that exchange quite naturally.

Anyone starting something new, waiting on a breakthrough or trying to keep faith in a hard season will find the mood familiar. It suits early mornings before the day starts, when you remind yourself why you began and decide to keep going. That is where Believe sits comfortably.