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Mateso - Listen To The Story

Listen To The Story is a project that uses music to tell the story of people that, unless we are able to listen in a different and creative way, we might not be aware of their story. We are musicians from Los Angeles that came together to write and perform music inspired by people and their journey with the purpose of bringing attention to who they are and what they have to say. This is Mateso; she is from the Democratic Republic of Congo and you can read her story below and listen to it, as we tell it, in the video. “At first, I had no intention of interviewing Mateso for my research. She was under 18, and therefore too young to give informed consent as a study participant. But for three days in a row, despite my refusals, she came to our interview location and asked to talk. Realizing that this was clearly important for her, I finally relented. Legally, I couldn’t use her story in my research reports, but I could listen to her.” Interviewer: Lee Ann De Reus "Mateso, 13-years-old, was walking to the market to sell cassava when she stumbled into an ambush and was kidnapped by the FDLR. She was taken to the bush and kept for one year as a slave during which time she was repeatedly raped and became pregnant. She spoke of a mass grave and her disbelief that she, too, was not killed, considering she was “no better” than those who had died. Because of difficulties with labor and delivery, the soldiers used a knife to make the birth easier. The baby was stillborn. Mateso was then locked in a room for days during which time she was forced to drink the urine of the soldiers and flies began to swarm around her injuries. Because she was so severely wounded, the soldiers never suspected that she might escape. But she found the strength to flee and managed to walk for three nights, hiding during the day. Eventually, she found help and was taken to Panzi. Mateso is 15 now, having lived at Panzi for two years. She suffers from a fistula and despite multiple surgeries, she continues to leak urine. She has family but they live far away so she stays on with the hope that the next surgery will be successful and that she can one day return to her village. “Mateso’s smile is broad and bright, set off by the brilliant blue African print dress she wore the day we met. She approached me with determination as I visited with other women in the hospital courtyard. I was struck by her assuredness and caught off guard when she launched into her story. When I asked her why she felt it was important to share this with me, she said, “I tell you my story because so many people don’t know! I want you to tell others.” Yes, Mateso. Others will know, I promise, and you will not be forgotten.” Now you know it, what can you do? You can keep sharing this video and her story!!!! You can also learn about the work Dr. Denis Mukwege and the PANZI Foundation does to provide the necessary care to the women at Panzi: http://www.panzifoundation.org/ Mateso – by Kathleen Grace and Liza Wallace You are the girl in the market You are the bird in the cage Beating back all of the darkness winning back all of the day We are the great ever after we are the bird in the sky we sit at your feet and we listen we carry your name as we cry (out) “Mateso, Mateso” The monster it swallowed you quickly on an ocean of pain you set sail a child outside of a mother a woman inside of a whale In the heart of the earth you waited three days three nights you ran the trinity of survival the violence of man “Mateso, Mateso” Life now it rests on your shoulders in a dress brilliant and blue With a smile broad in it’s witness Of a voice so brave and true You are the girl in the market You are the bird in the cage Beating back all of the darkness winning back all of the days We are the great ever after we are the bird in the sky we sit at your feet and we listen we carry your name as we cry “Mateso, Mateso” Personnel: Kathleen Grace: voice; Liza Wallace: Harp and John Snow: bass