My musical view of the outstanding poem "Funeral Blues" by W. H. Auden with vocals by Gustavo Sequeira.

Dedicated to the Victims of war in Ukraine.
STOP THE WAR NOW!

https://soundcloud.com/gustavosequeira

“Funeral Blues” by W. H. Auden

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message ‘He is Dead’.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

Stop All The Clocks

Stop All The Clocks (Anmafean - W. H. Auden - Gustavo Sequeira)

First track in a while, I hope it blesses you.

Barclaybunch

So I'd be Free [WIP]

New album "Embers"
https://open.spotify.com/album/55rxnOYA8bwL3lj27caWzg

Cold Rain (from album "Embers")

Elmi Aldepo - Hope
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A little soundtrack with Hurdy Gurdy ... :)

Drums Ableton Live
Percussion NI Kontakt
Pad NI Kontakt
Hurdy Gurdy + Guitars
CandyLand Studio Berlin 
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c2023 - All rights reserved!

Elmi Aldepo - Hope

https://youtu.be/0da0rZwzfIk?si=HW9UT1GDUlqsaSv6

I wrote the first two lines of this song and the chorus about five years ago, and it's taken this long to ferment into a full song, hope you enjoy this Work in Progress.

Lyrics:
Foolish hearts desires of men
Will come to nothing don’t follow them
Don’t teach your heart through your own love
Not drawing from things above

Chorus
Forget about your sins
His blood has washed them all away
His victory assured
As true today as yesterday

Don’t  preach the word, Through worldly eyes
No literal truths, no compromise
Don’t  lose the view of what is new
Don’t preach The news, with fleshly views

Chorus 

Bridge: Em, Bm, Am, Bm(D instead at end).

So what’s the point in staying clean, If His blood has wiped them all away?
Where do you store your treasure?  Building up something that’s, gonna to burn!

For the law of life in Him, Has set you free from the power of sin
What’s inside cannot but change you, Let His Glory Shine!

Last Verse
Foolish hearts desires of men
Will come to nothing don’t follow them
Don’t confuse the news with your own views
Not drawing from the fathers’s Love

Chorus x 2

Twelve Songs

Foolish Hears Desired of Men

Foolish Hearts Desires of Men (WIP)

"Spake Face To Face" Debut CD

Tim Pascoal - Piano
Joao Barradas - Accordion
Alex Toth - Upright Bass
Mark Colenburg - Drums

Alma - Tim Pascoal

"Spake Face To Face" Debut CD

Tim Pascoal - Piano/Synths
Alex Toth - Upright Bass
Mark Colenburg - Drums

Well Done - Tim Pascoal

"Spake Face To Face" Debut CD

Tim Pascoal - Piano/Synth
Alex Toth - Upright Bass
Tito Pascoal - Drums

Eshay's Cry - Tim Pascoal

Tomás Horenstein: Piano
Mato Barcia: Guitarra
Alejandro Stessens: Batería

A Foggy Day - Atoma Trío

This track is new version of a theme that I made long time ago after seeing a documentary in SIC Portuguese TV, by Cândida Pinto, about Mozambican children that became orphans due to AIDS (http://youtu.be/hADGmDpFUSY). The lyrics focus on the feelings and expressions of Sergio Simango, one of those children that deeply impressed me. Since then I thought to have a project to record it with lots of people and children singing, and make a video clip for YouTube of that event to support and bring publicity to these organizations that help those young children. For one reason or another the project stood there quite a while. Now, finally, with the help of Jaime, Milana, Oddrun, Elle, Emma, Eugenia and Michelle and a chorus of 5th grade students  from from Gama Barros Portuguese school and the music teacher and conductor Jorge Palma, the 1st part of this project has come to life with this track here in SC.

You can see the song Video-Clip at: http://youtu.be/QcA6DtduE2o

Some data about AIDS orphans children in Mozambique:
Population: 20 million
Total orphans in Mozambique: 2 million
Total orphans of AIDS: 600,000
Life expectancy: 41 years

Traditionally, orphans in Mozambique have been cared for by their extended families. But AIDS and drought have left many families unable to care for their own, let alone take in additional mouths to feed. AIDS orphans end up at the back of feeding lines because they are left to fend for themselves.

Sites where you can obtain more information about how to help the orphans of AIDS in Mozambique:
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/mozambique_31565.html
http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/sponsor-africa/projects-by-country/aids-mozambique-africa
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EU-E-OS-MEUS-IRM%C3%83OS/101489939890861?v=wall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuo6TpGyYnc
Lyrics – Anmafean and Jaime J Ross - http://soundcloud.com/jaime0223
Music – Anmafean
Piano – Milana Zilnik - http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik
Vocals:
Oddrun Eikli - http://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli
Elle Glee - http://soundcloud.com/elleshell8
Emma Shanley - http://soundcloud.com/emma-shanley
Eugenia Dal Fovo - http://soundcloud.com/yugin83
Jaime J Ross - http://soundcloud.com/jaime0223
Michelle Yaneza - http://soundcloud.com/michelle-yaneza

And the Chorus of 5th grade students from Gama Barros school, conducted by Jorge Palma.

Production - Anmafean

Artwork – Taken from the documentary “Eu e os meus Irmãos” directed by Cândida Pinto for SIC TV.


Me and My Brothers

Lyrics 

http://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli
Even if your day starts at 5am so soon 
There already are many things for you to do 
Yet, you say, "Everything's OK" 
"Nothing is missing...everything's OK" 

http://soundcloud.com/elleshell8 
Even if the school is so far for you to go 
And the last time that you went seems now so long ago 
Yet, you say, "Everything's OK" 
"Nothing is missing...everything's OK" 

**the 5th grade Chorus 
Living without Father hurts... 
Living without Mother hurts... 
A child's life destroyed 
No child at all deserves... 

http://soundcloud.com/emma-shanley
Even if you eat a single meal a day 
You remember feeling hunger so you're thankful anyway 
Yet, you say, "Everything's OK" 
"Nothing is missing...everything's OK" 

http://soundcloud.com/yugin83
Even if you work the land with your own hands 
To give your brothers' food...it's just for them you care 
Yet, you say, "Everything's OK" 
"Nothing is missing...everything's OK" 

Living without Father hurts... 
Living without Mother hurts... 
A child's life destroyed 
No child at all deserves... 

http://soundcloud.com/jaime0223
Even at sixteen a boy too soon a man 
Climbing that palm tree making money to buy bread 
Yet, you say, "Everything's OK" 
"Nothing is missing...everything's OK" 

http://soundcloud.com/michelle-yaneza
Though you've never had water or lights to see 
You certainly don't know what is radio or TV 
Yet, you say, "Everything's OK" 
"Nothing is missing...everything's OK" 

Living without Father hurts... 
Living without Mother hurts... 
A child's life destroyed 
No child at all deserves...

Me And My Brothers (read description please)

Hi. My name is António and I am from Portugal. My main influences come from the prog/rock/fusion world from the 70ths, but also from all the Rock music since then to newest Indie sounds, Portuguese and Brazilian music, or from the Blues or Jazz gods. With so many and so diverse influences my music covers a great variety of styles, from rock to jazz, from step to folk, from chill to blues, from pop to ... fado.