Almaz (song)

“Almaz” is one of the few songs Randy Crawford has written by herself, and the first of her own compositions that was released as a single. Almaz" was written about a couple of Eritrean refugees who were neighbours of Crawford’s. The man asked Crawford to write a song about his wife, who was named Almaz (which means “diamond” in Amharic, Arabic and a number of other languages). In the song, the singer reflects on their rare form of love. In Crawford’s own words, “I witnessed this perfect love affair between them, although she was considerably younger than him. This beautiful couple with their baby. As refugees they were looking for ‘a world where love survives’.”