Bare Bones Ethnic Mix of the song 11:11- By JAH LEVI. Featuring: Tahir Qawwal on Vocals, Yossi Fine on Guitar, Andre Jonson on Guitar, Amit Carmeli on Guitar and Vocals, Evan Fraser on Birembau, Vir Mccoy on Yayali Tambour, Steven Abramson on Piano, Asher Fulero on Clavenette, Mj Greenmountain on Triangle. Jah Levi on Sintir, Robab, Mandola, Qraqkeb, Percussion, Begganna, Tibetian Bowl, 5 String bass, Frame Drum, Kete, Mbira and More!

1111 Bones Ethnic Mix

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Produced by Mike Napolitano, Terrence HIggins on drums, Todd Sickafoose on bass, Ani DiFranco on backing vocals.

lyrics

Shape of Your Sorrow
by Diane Patterson

What is the shape of your sorrow?
What is the shape of your sorrow?
Scars that heal with time and scars that don’t heal
Scars that go away and scars that stay
What is the shape of your sorrow?

Where were you that night when shots rang out in Orlando?
Where were you when the queens and kings of Pulse
Died on the dance floor?
Where were you, and was your hand on the trigger too
Because you hadn’t separated your hatred from your fear?
Where were you when loneliness and shame took a young man’s heart?
Where were you when loneliness and shame turned him into walking sorrow?

What is the shape of your sorrow?
Tears that fall on your guitar
What is the shape of your sorrow?
Tears that fall on your guitar
What is the shape of your sorrow?

Mine is shaped like a heart bent into a tear drop 
falling on the dance floor
Mine is shaped like a heart bent into a tear drop
Falling with the souls, and the blood, and their bodies
Mine is shaped like a heart shaking on the dance floor
Mine is shaped like a heart, simple free,
Simply you, simply me
What is the shape of your sorrow?
What is the shape of it?

Tears that fall on your guitar
Nonviolent revolution
Tears that fall on your guitar
We’re here, we’re queer
Tears that fall on your guitar
Black lives matter
Tears that fall on your guitar
El pueblo unido
Tears that fall on your guitar
Jamás será vencido
Tears that fall on your guitar
Nonviolent revolution

Shape Of Your Sorrow - Orlando

This is written for Taliesin and his family, for all the love they embody, for the Muslim ladies on the train and all Muslims everywhere deserving of respect and freedom to rock their lives, as all should have. We Choose Love is the name of the movement started in response to Taliesin's death by fatal stabbing on a Portland train in May 2017. As he lay dying, still on the train, the train still moving with his killer somewhere on it, he said, "Tell everyone on the train today that I love them."

lyrics:
We Choose Love
by Diane Patterson
with inspiration from the work of Martin Prechtel

Do you remember, the great great man with that great wide smile, Taliesin?
One day that great man, on a big city train heard the cruel refrains of the bigot.
That young wise man stood, with some other good men, defending the young Muslim woman
That young wise man fell, to the bigot’s knife, oh his blood spilled and there he died
With his dying breath, as the train rushed on, 
Taliesin said, Tell everyone here that I love them
On the train today that I love them
Tell EVERYONE here that I love them

I’ve got nothing but a heart to love, I’ve got nothing but the sky above
Cause when I die, that’s what they’ll remember me by
A heart of love in the sky
We choose love
We choose love

Do you remember, that wise old man who invited his neighbors to the table?
They said, Well OK, We’ve got the Only One God here. May we bring Him to the table?
That old wise man said, Bring ‘em on in, we’ve got lots of those at the table
That old wise man said, There’s room for all the Only One Gods at the table

I’ve got nothing but a heart to love, I’ve got nothing but the sky above
Cause when I die, that’s what they’ll remember me by
A heart of love in the sky
We choose love
We choose love

To give a hungry ghost a home, we, speak true salaam
We build a pillow with our prayers, we bring a gift woven with care
We tuck ‘em in the sounds and songs of remembrance

I’ve got nothing but a heart to love, I’ve got nothing but the sky above
Cause when I die, that’s what they’ll remember me by
A heart of love in the sky
We choose love
We choose love

We Choose Love

Kalimba Beat loop

a track i put together for a Psychedelic Journey
this is Part 1 of a 2 Disc set. Part 2 is here: https://soundcloud.com/jah-levi/ayahuasca-ambiance-2

Ayahuasca Ambiance

Preshow music candidates for OTT-PDX (all instrumental).

Ott-preshow-seattle

Ott-preshow-socal

A song inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh written by Peter Elmberg of Mundekulla Retreatcenter

Breathing In - Mindfulness Songs of Mundekulla (Peter Elmberg & Anne Solveig)

Award-winning songwriter, Folkgoddess Diane Patterson 
subverts the dominant paradigm with rocking acoustic guitar and ukulele, 
a mighty pen, and a woman's voice, since 1989. 

Diane’s been performing at festivals and venues since 1991, beginning with co-fronting a world music band in Davis, then starting the award-winning Diane Patterson Sextet with three fellow songwriters and two percussionists,
followed by 13 years of solo, duo, and trio work, mainly with Al Torre on guitar.

This February 2018 Diane released a fantastic new CD, Open Road, with gold record-producer Mike "Nappy" Napolitano. Featuring supporting vocals and instrumentation by none other than Ani DiFranco, Open Road is also graced by Al Torre, Alice DiMicele, Terrence Higgins, Todd Sickafoose, and more.

Patterson has also published five other solo CDs:  Teach, Inspire, Be Real (2016), Build a Bridge (2013), Holy Days of Winter (2011), World Awake (2010), and Hip the Hip (2005).

But even more healing and delightful is to hear Diane play live. Call her support team at (214) 676-719nine to book a house concert, venue or festival near you.

“Diane is an amazing songwriter and a world healer.” -- Bill Brickey, Chicago musician and producer
“Joni Mitchell meets Ani DiFranco. Patterson is a modern day folk goddess.”
“Diane is a young Pete Seeger.” —Percussionist & Composer, Geoffrey Gordon

Shape Of Your Sorrow - Orlando

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