Ioane Raturaga also known as the therealbumbi today shared with us the deeply personal stories behind his cover of the songs Duduke by Simi and Brown Skin Girl by Beyonce.
His covers have gone viral on social media.
Raturaga has made the songs his own with deeply personal lyrics about his life and people close to him.
Raturaga says his lyrics for Brown Skin Girl was written for his cousins and friends in Australia who have a hard time with their self-image.
It was also written for his mother.
Raturaga says he is more self-aware now that he has a gift in songwriting and he will be releasing more original songs soon.
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