To start off her music year officially and in the month of love, Eden Lang has decided to indulge her fans the #Edeners around the world with yet another banger.
Maiwee is a song written based on a story about a couple separated by distance, as one leaves the country to pursue work in the diaspora.
With the song Eden endeavors to capture the emotions of loss and grief of the character in the story.
This story is all too common to the diasporas and locals of the country of Zimbabwe, as families and couples are often separated due to traveling for work.
Eden Lang is a Zimbabwean Pop Musician who evokes deep emotions in her listeners through her hearty and melodic vocals.
She is not only a Pop-star but a notable songwriter, as she takes her listeners on an emotional journey through her music.
With soaring guitars, sweet tender falsettos and passionate drums, Eden’s music takes you into a musical and visual paradise where anything you imagine is possible.
Eden is a storyteller first, and uses her music to convey the many struggles’ people face. Her imagination is vast, and even though her songs can be inspired by her own personal experiences, she creates worlds and stories in her lyrics.
The girl with a guitar boasts of a yet compact catalog which explores philosophical life topics such as social justice, religion, death and the afterlife, relationships and heartbreak.
Her songwriting style can be compared to artists such as Lorde, Taylor Swift and Hozier, and without being melodramatic she manages to express difficult emotions in a palatable way.
If you are driving down a highway at night, taking a shower while missing an ex or sitting by a fire contemplating life, Eden provides music that is the perfect backtrack for you. Glue, Days, Not My Father, Don’t, Hurt Good, Stronger Than Youth Think, Who We Are – are some of her tracks to search for on digital stores.
The introspective and moody imagery in the song MAIWEE is localised using phrases and metaphors that Zimbabweans will understand instantly.
“I’ve been walking in circles around the same potholes in the avenues,” can be taken quite literally in the sense that a griever can be tired of seeing the same scenery in their hometown, or symbolic for being forlorn over ruminating the mistakes that led to the end of the road of the failed relationship.
“Maiwee” is a popular Shona word used to express shock, discontent or sadness, excitement too and this word sums up the whole feeling Eden is expressing throughout the song.
Even though this song is a complex story derived from pure imagination, Eden hopes that the song reaches listeners who are experiencing the same type of grief. She hopes the lyrics and melodies offer solidarity and comfort to those who feel alone in their struggle. “I should, I could, I woulda, I wish I treated you better Maiwee!” 🎶🎵
The song can be used as a springboard towards healing, or as a reminder to cherish the friendships and bonds so close to the listener. Maiwee is the prompt we all need to start treating loved ones with more kindness, pick up the phone and call a long lost friend, send a message to an ex, reconcile with a parent or sibling, or tell your crush how you feel before it’s too late…
“We need more Zim Indie Pop artists in Zim.” Randall Tagwirei in praise of Eden.
Eden was ceremonially in January announced as part of the Scripts and Bars Accelerator 2024 cohort: A diverse and talented group of creative entrepreneurs who will enhance their skills and businesses through hands-on workshops, mentorship, collaboration and networking opportunities.
Scripts and Bars programme is delivered by the Kay Media Africa in partnership with Reprezent (UK) and is supported by the British Council Creative Economy programme, which supports Cultural professionals and artists to develop their knowledge, artistic practice, skills and networks contributing to greater prosperity and sustained livelihoods.
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