This gorgeous cover art is for the UK edition of Raybearer and you can see the artist, Micaela Alcaino discuss their process for creating this cover and the cover for Redemptor here! https://spinemagazine.co/articles/micaela-alcaino2

These are the final chapters of Raybearer, in which Tarisai decides that saving the lives of innocent children and sparing Songland more oppression is worth her life.

The song is Akadiole by Sekou Conde featuring Mamadama Conde. Sekou Conde is a teacher of West African traditional drumming, and you can find him on Facebook here, as well as virtually attend classes! https://www.facebook.com/faradalaconde/

Mamadama Conde is a member of Nimbaya!, an all-women Guinean drumming group practicing a drumming tradition that had previously only been permitted to be performed by men. You can find them on Facebook here! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063538394338

Here is the link to the song on iTunes! https://music.apple.com/us/album/akadiole-feat-mamadama-conde/1610165743?i=1610165751