BADDE LONTANA (by Antonio Costa "Bertas")  cover

Trilok Gurtu is a percussionist and hand drummer who collaborates widely across genres and cultures. The Frikyiwa family is from Bamako, Mali, West Africa

Trilok Gurtu + The Frikyiwa Family | Soumou | Farakala

I live in Montreal West and the radio station in my kitchen is tuned 24/7 to Radio Station K103.7 located on the Kahnawake Indian Reservation.  One day a song by Garland Jeffreys was playing and my poetic juices started flowing. This song was the end result. Hope you enjoy.


                                                  Dominique Is Stoned


                                                       
As Dominique looks out his window
a song comes on the radio
it’s Garland Jeffreys singing to some senorita
saying something about the CIA.
Well it’s three o’clock in the afternoon
and he’s trying to write a tune
about what the Master said
when He turned stones into bread.
But between the words and the smiles
tears flow every once in a while
for he knows that the Masters’ chains
are the slaves’ master - it’s all a game. 

And Dominique 
Dominique                                      
is stoned 
stoned 
stoned
stoned.

Dominique does his best to understand
why the dealers get the upper hand
but he knows that hope turns to crime
in the ghetto even the shadows rhyme
as the children play in the lions den
all in the name of money rubles and yen
and on Sunday it’s “In God We Trust
thank you Jesus for dying for us.”
But between the nightmares and the dreams
his hopes and schemes like diamonds gleam
for he knows that when push comes to shove
we all need someone to love.

And Dominique
is stoned  
stoned 
stoned
stoned. 

 
Dominique spends most his free time
trying to change water into wine
and watching the changes of the colours
he’d like to touch a guru - even a saviour
meet the King of Kings - the Queen of Queens
before the curtains draw the final scene
and the crowd yells crucify - crucify
another false one - he must die
but between the visions and burning bushes
uppers and downers and hip-hop rushes
he knows the day - the day will come
when everyone will touch The Sun.

And Dominique
Dominique 
is stoned
stoned 
stoned 
stoned
stoned
stoned.
 



Dominique Is Stoned

Video Link for this song: www.youtube.com/user/rockroulettemusic


Note: For my friends on Sound Cloud who don't speak any french the word phoque (pronounced phuck) in french means a seal. Hence the title of the song in english would be The Blues of A Seal In Alaska. It's the story of a seal in Alaska whose girlfriend leaves him go perform in a circus in the United States and he's got The Blues

This is my version of the classic québécois song originally written by Michel Rivard. The english equivalent when "feelings" are concerned would be a combination of Summertime and House of The Rising Sun as far as immortal songs are concerned.

C'est ma version de la chanson classique québécoise écrit par Michel Rivard. L'équivalent anglais comme "feeling" serait un combination de Summertime et The House of The Rising Sun en ce qui concerne des chansons immortelles.

Courriel Pour Van Gogh

La Complainte Du Phoque En Alaska

This song is my English/French version of "I Want You" by Bob Dylan.
My fellow Montrealer, Steve Creep does a kick-ass guitar solo on this track.

Steve Creep:
Lead Guitar
Drums
Bass

Peter Wheeler:
Rhythm Guitar
Vocals

Je t'Aime À Mourir -  Bilingual Dylan Cover - (I Want You)

Music:   Jimmy Rivas (https://soundcloud.com/j-rivas)
Guitars: Me

When Love Was Young - feat. FLoHBoLD

I present my second arrangement of an original song by James Rivas. 

Don’t hesitate to visit his fine cloud at @j-rivas

James Rivas: Vocals
Dirk Radloff: Orchestra-arrangement

Instrumentation: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Violoncello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horns (2 voices), Trumpets (2 voices), Trombones (2 voices), Tuba, Timpani, Cymbals, Tam-Tam, Triangel, Harp

Jimmy came up with this song in a stripped down version with Keys and vocals and the song immediately stroke me, when I heard it the first time and I also knew, that I would like to create an orchestra-arrangement for it like I did with „You and I“. „Here comes the rain“ is very dramatic and romantic song and a great example of Jimmy’s songwriting-talent. 
I developed the arrangement in the Sibelius notation software with a lot of reharmonization and independent contrapuntal voices and I extended the song with a long instrumental outro-section. Then I went on with the production in Logic. The topic „rain“ inspired me to use some pizzicato-sections, tremolo and Triangel to paint a musical picture of rain. At the end you can even hear some musical lightnings. All in all the result seems to be a blend of european classical music around 1900 and american broadway-tradition.

Recording notes: I was never totally happy with the brass of my VSL Special edition, so I purchased a few months ago brass-samples from Samplemodeling.

http://www.samplemodeling.com/en/index.php

This song features a combination of both products. The brass is generated with Samplemodeling, while all other sounds are from VSL Special edition. Maybe you ask yourself, why I am not recording the violins myself. Well I tried years ago to achieve a violin-group with multi-tracking and the experiment failed. It’s not possible to recreate an ensemble-sound with just a single instrument. Each player plays slightly different. Each player has another violin, which sounds different. In an usual orchestra you have a group of twelve first and twelve second violins, so you would have to use twentyfour different violins and I am sure it would still not sound like a group. A single violin is very different. In this case the samples are (Thank god) not as convincing as the real player.
This is my third attempt to produce for full orchestra after „Deacon Blues“ and „You and I“ and I am still learning regarding Sample-libraries. 

All rights reserved 11/24/2016 by James Rivas ands Dirk Radloff

Youtube

Here Comes The Rain (with J.Rivas)

All Eyes On Me - IPG1 - Paploviante 2016
IPG1 : Ian Greaves
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/all-eyes-on-me-tha-remix-at
Bass and background Music Paploviante 2016

All Eyes On Me - feat. IPG1 & Paploviante

All profits will be donated to Black Minds Matter UK.

https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/

Stalker Skit

The world of possibilities (https://soundcloud.com/j-rivas / https://soundcloud.com/flohbold)
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I - can't control - what is so - what is real is all I know
Enemies - left and right - honorees of endless fights
It's a world - full of jokes - like a wheel that has no spokes
I'm amazed - at the views - of these fools that have no clues

Die haben alle nix kapiert - weil sie das eh nicht interessiert
Sie werden's nie begreifen - in diese Welt von Möglichkeiten 

They don't know - they don't see - The world of possibilities
They don't know - they don't see - hear the cries of humanity
Left alone - with their lives - They'd become - cannibalized
They don't know - They don't see - The world of possibilities

I - see the world - of today - in a different point of view
Can it be - differently - we're all the same - imperfectly

Kapieren nix - is' nicht normal - doch das ist ihnen scheißegal
sie gehen auch blind noch weiter - durch eine Welt voll Möglichkeiten

World Of Possibilities (J. Rivas / F. Mueller)

I do but I don't
Yes I can but I won't
I am then i'm not

Actually
You don't know me
Actually
I don't play the game
You play
Actually
I didn't give you me
Actually
I didn't try to
I don't play the way you play
Actually
You didn't break me
Actually
No one can
I don't need the game you play

I could but I don't
It's on then it's off
I'm there then I'm here
I should but I can't

Actually
You don't know me
Actually
I don't play the game
You play
Actually
I didn't give you me
Actually
I didn't try to
I don't play the way you play
Actually
You didn't break me
Actually
No one can
I don't need the game you play

Actually | RosesAreBlue

The story of a virtuoso 14 y o musician that joins a trio of fine rom musicians ......... conceived and recorded in the 80' - 90's with the contribution of 144 musicians and artists ........ a mixture of originals and classic covers in a variety of styles reflecting the times during which events took place and this, being a musical, needs your imagination to picture a scene or a dance routine to go with the music........we are very grateful and proud for each and every encouraging comment so many of you have awarded us......we hope you will enjoy the rest of the work...... EJA!

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