sometimes all you need is a guitar and a great voice. 

my Dear Lord, Prav...this one blew me away.

Wow! Powerful stuff Johnny. Creative and transfixing words and music. Quite a performance my friend! Durge

@user-138663860 Hello Sandy, thank you so much! We are all fine here, and I trust the same with you. I'm sitting with a bunch of new songs. I just need to start recording. Hopefully soon. You take care my dear friend!

Compulsive listening, I was drawn in from the first note. Riveted to the last.

im sure ive told you before, but you have such an amazing emotionally powered singing voice/style.  i absolutely love it and at the right spots it's heartbreaking.

this feels just like it should;  nice one Johnny!

You're the master of songcraft Prav. No bells and whistles needed!

Dedicated to the memory of a most generous soul -  my brother George

A real joy having my two girls Iyra and Zaineta help with some backing vocals

“Thomas is as much to say as abysm or double, which in Greek is said didimus...When he was in Caesarea our Lord appeared to him, and said: The king of India, Gundoferus…seek men that can well the craft of masons, and I shall send thee to him.
…and the king devised to the apostle a marvelous palace, and delivered to him great treasure. And the king went to another province, and the apostle gave all the treasure to poor people…” From the Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine (c 1260)

“The color line was washed away in the Blood.” – Frank Bartleman on The Los Angeles Revival of 1906 led by William J Seymour

Didymus - Words & Music by Pravinand Maharaj aka Johnny Minstrel

I dreamed about St Thomas
In India he died
They say he was the twin
Of whom I can’t decide
He took the king’s money
And built a temple for his god
Not of bricks and stones
But of kindness, peace and love
There’s a banquet in Takshashila
For the hungry souls to feast
The table’s laid and waiting
To serve the promised meal
And Jesus sent dear Thomas
His image on his face
With a mission just to make
The world a better place

I dreamed of William Seymour
A humble black man
Who dreamed of integration 
Before it was the plan
Not a dime in his pocket
And with only one good eye
His faith was like a rocket
It roared into the sky
And the Holy Ghost came down
On black and white alike
Unheard of in that town
It set Azusa Street alight
And Jesus sent dear William
His image on his face
With a mission just to make
The world a better place

I dreamed the Rose of Sharon
Emmanuel the name
Just like a loving mother
Into the world he came
Born inside a stable
To live under a curse
As homeless as a wanderer
Nailed to die of thirst
With scars he rose in triumph
The wounds for all to see
From every blow that hurt him
That kills humanity
And God sent dear Jesus
His image on his face
With a mission just to make
The world a better place

I dreamed about St Thomas
I dreamed of William Seymour
Sweet Rose of Sharon
Sweet Rose of Sharon
Make the world a better place
The world a better place

A better place
The world a better place
A better place
Spirit Twin
Spirit Twin
Spirit Twin
God in our skin

Songs From A Revolution

Didymus

I'm a singer-songwriter from Durban, South Africa. Having being raised in the church I was advantaged with a ready-made audience. Their kindness, patience and ecouragement gave me the confidence to improve my songwriting and to take it quite seriously. At times when the lyrics had a touch of controversy, they never thought it scandalous, which further encouraged me to write on social issues, love songs, and songs with just a story. 
By my mid-teens I was heavily influenced by the hippy gospel songwriter Larry Norman, which may explain why into my 50's I still have long hair! Through his music I learned that songs do have a greater purpose. 
As a young upstart I was blessed with a kind and forgiving congregation. Today I'm blessed with a very tolerant family and a bunch of great friends. I love what I do!



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