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"Papaoutai" by Stromae, contributed by Aly Aga Khan (2021)
12021-04-24T15:26:42-04:00Emily Mitchellff4ea107307f7ae7326072957b361b722e43ffd1732plain2021-04-24T15:27:06-04:00Emily Mitchellff4ea107307f7ae7326072957b361b722e43ffd1Paul Van Haver (stage name "Stromae") is a Belgian musician. His father was largely absent in during his early years and was then killed in the Rwandan genocide. This song, entitled "Papaoutai" ("Dad, where are you?"), is dedicated to his father and a reflection on Stromae's own ability to father a child in the absence of his own.