“1000 FOIS” brings Think Of One back across the routes that have long defined their work between Antwerp and Casablanca. Released on 3 October, the track links the band’s Belgian base to their Moroccan collaborations through a shaabi rhythm arranged for electric bass, hand percussion and compact drumkit.

Formed in the late 1990s around David Bovée, the group became a key presence in European music through projects recorded with Moroccan and Brazilian musicians, earning the BBC Radio 3 Award for Best Cross-Cultural Collaboration in 2007.

Written and sung by Bovée, “1000 FOIS” revisits his Belgian-Moroccan roots while shaped by the cadence of a French chanson. His spoken delivery stays close and deliberate, framed by Congolese singers Theresa Kis and Aline Bosuma under the direction of Didier Likeng. Their harmonies, grounded in gospel phrasing, add a layered choral tone, while Hakim Bouanani’s violin draws on North African scales and ornamented slides.

Bovée describes the song as “about how friendship can suddenly end, about memories from the past, about leaving people behind, thinking of them but never calling.” The arrangement reflects that distance: sparse, rhythmic, and open to pause.

“1000 FOIS” continues Think Of One’s long exchange linking Antwerp, Casablanca and Kinshasa through rhythm, language and shared performance.

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