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Santino noted he began working on the song in 2022 and revisited it over time.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m always creating across different mediums, music, film, visuals, and sometimes a song needs space to become what it&#8217;s supposed to be,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Linda Sikhakhane shares second single from self-titled album<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/shekhinahs-rosefest-returns-as-south-african-rb-streams-top-8-5-billion-minutes\/\">South African<\/a> saxophonist <strong>Linda Sikhakhane<\/strong> released &#8220;Linda,&#8221; the second single from his forthcoming self-titled album. The song features soprano saxophone, contrasting with the tenor sax on the previous single &#8220;Days Begin To Sing&#8221; featuring Omagugu. The band includes drummer Kabelo &#8220;Boy&#8221; Mokhatla and American musicians on piano and bass. 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