The songs that kept me sane


Unable to travel, this writer found ways to go international through music.

WELCOME to 2022. This is my first column for the new year and if you are expecting me to rage against the nasty and horribly depressing issues and controversies that continue to plague us – the latest involving the MACC chief commissioner – I will disappoint you.

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