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A song straight from the heart about memories of someone far away, with legendary Buena Vista Social Club pianist Rolando Luna.

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If only I had known
How much you meant to me
I wish that I had shown
How happy we could be
Now all is just a dream
Although I’m wide awake
It’s all the things you are
That cannot be erased

If I could fly a plane
I’d see you back again
I’d hold you close to me
And make you understand

If I could sail a ship
My heart would skip a beat
Imagining your lips
No longer incomplete

Somewhere over the rainbow
And beyond the sea
There’s you waiting for me
But for now you’re just a distant memory
But for now you’re just a distant memory

(instrumental)

Why did I let you go?
I wonder late at night
I should have let you know
But now you’re out of sight
How can I make it up?
You know you are the one
I want you by my side
Forget what I have done

If I could build a raft
I’d float across the bay
I hold your photographs
So near yet far away

If only I could swim
A thousand miles off shore
I’ve been here for a while
And you’ve been here before

Somewhere over the rainbow
And beyond the sea
There’s you waiting for me
But for now you’re just a distant memory
But for now you’re just a distant memory

(Improvisation)

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from ENCUENTRO. A tribute to Cuban jazz., released January 23, 2022
Authors: Mari Bel (Marieke Anaf) & Rolando Luna
Voice: Mari Bel
Arrangements & piano: Rolando Luna
Drums: Rodney Barreto
Double bass: Gastón Joya
Percussion: Yaroldy Abreu Robles
Recording studio: PM records
Sound engineer: Ana Laura Vilaragut Rey
Mixing: Emilio Martiní

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Mari Bel New York, New York

Belgian singer-songwriter Mari Bel (stage name of Marieke Anaf)
currently resides in NYC after spending the last 4,5 years in Havana, where she recorded her albums Havana Home (2018) and Encuentro - A tribute to Cuban jazz (2021), with over 50 Cuban musicians. It was released early 2022 during the Havana Jazz Festival. Mari Bel is into jazz & Latin rhythms and loves to sing in different languages. ... more

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