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Having arrived in Australia in 2004 from their home in Sierra Leone, sisters Yarrie (17) and Isata (16) have been attending writing and production workshops at Lion Mountain Studios since 2010, where the track was written. Recorded in the custom built cupboard studio where Lion Mountain have made their home, ‘Shake It’ is about being in the moment – as Isata says they intended the track to help people “forget about what’s worrying you and dance your head off.” And a track for you to dance your head off it is! Benefiting from influences as diverse as Wiz Khalifa, India Arie and the KillaQueenz, and working with volunteer producers from Sydney including members of ONEOFOUR collective Seekae, Cleptoclectics and 48/4, Shake It celebrates the Sierra Sisters’ spirited approach to music making. ‘Shake It’ is the first track released from Lion Mountain Studio, a community project initiated and controlled by members of Sydney’s Sierra Leonean community. The project was devised to assist