This is pure tenderness, the piano so restrained, no sudden movements, just a sureness of touch that comes only when the mind is in the moment, blessed by presence. Kharit means ‘friend’ in Wolof. “I was inspired to write the song by the many facets of friendship I have in my life,” Seckou says. “Not only me, but also people close to me, when I see them with their friends. Actually, the real meaning of kharit is ‘my other half’ or ‘the half cut from me’. Khar means something you’ve cut, or that has been cut from you. You can’t buy or create that. It can only happen naturally. Friendship can build love, family, marriage, even a whole neighbourhood.”