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High recommendation of headphones, to fully enjoy sound adds and effects.

Letra / translated lyrics:

África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
la vieja madre...   /   the old mother...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
la tierra extraña...   /   the strange land...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...


Son tus raíces   /   Your roots are
más profundas que el tiempo.   /   deeper than time.
Olvida tu vida   /   Forget your life
que ahora es desierto.   /   which is now a desert.

Tus raíces de sangre se han perdido,   /   Your blood roots are lost
y tu exótico mundo ha envejecido.   /   and your exotic world has got old.
La llamada de la selva ha convertido:   /   The call of the jungle has turned:

tus batallas en guerras,   /   your battles to wars,
y tus bosques en hambre,   /   and your forests to hunger,
y tus hombres en tierra.   /   and your men to soil.

África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
tus cantos lejanos...   /   your distant singings...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
ahora están muertos...   /   are dead now...
ahora están muertos.   /   are dead now.
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...


... 1995 E-RUIZZO - 2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS

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África (Hombres de tierra)

a SPECIAL HOT DREAMY SUMMER TRACK CHILL & DANCING...STEPPING TO HOLYDAYS..  
NEW CLIP >  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bClFmaFdBsI
Lyrics, Vocals & Mix > Special Cecilia
Music & Feat > AudiOFlame (Michael) https://soundcloud.com/user-919358463
First Version > https://soundcloud.com/user-919358463/solar-energy
More Collabs with AudiOflame > https://soundcloud.com/spacialcecilia/sets/special-super-duo
LYRICS
Summer times.....Summer Times
AFTER COLD, RAINS & STORMS
AFTER WORKING OR STRUGGLING  ALL YEAR
WANT TO TAKE IT EASY NOW...
WANT SOME HEAT 
WANT SOME DREAM
LIKE IN THOSE BEATS...
LIKE IN
PARADISE ... PARADISE ...PARADISE 
WISH TO GET SOME HOLYDAYS
GOING IN SOME SUNNY PLACE
SOME DREAMY  TROPICAL STATE...
CHILLING & HAVING SOME ADVENTURE
NEXT TO THE SEA... CLOSE TO THE NATURE...
LIKE IN
PARADISE ...PARADISE ...PARADISE 
NO  NEED SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY
JUST AN HUMBLE WORTHY  TRIP 
A NICE NEW LAND DISCOVERING
SOME FREE TIMES & FREE FEELINGS
FREE TIMES & FREE FEELINGS...
WILL BE LIKE MILK & HONEY 
FLOWING ON A HIGHWAY  SHIP...
FLOWING ON A HIGHWAY  SHIP...
HIGHWAY  SHIP...
LIKE IN 
PARADISE ...PARADISE ...PARADISE ...
 WEALTH ISN'T FOR ALL THE SAME
YET FOR EVERYONE SUN IS SHINING... 
DREAM & HOPE ARE NOT TO BLAME
WE  ALL  NEED TIME OF RELAXING ...
LIKE IN
...PARADISE ...PARADISE ...PARADISE 
AFTER CHILL DAYS AWAY
WILL BE BACK AGAIN
COOLER THAN WE USE TO BE
& WITH MORE POSITIVE ENERGY 
YET DREAMING ALWAYS
LIKE IN 
PARADISE ...PARADISE ...PARADISE

SOLAR PARADISE  < AudiOflame & Special Cecilia > CLIP see link below

This must be from the 70s. Copy of a song written by Shane Love Appling.

Album

LaterTonight

This is a dub remix of https://soundcloud.com/couch-king-presents/joerxworx-dddanahy-heartscore-jon-lock-bitzone-russ-the-couch-king-malice-in-the-palace

The players

Joerxworx: Horns
https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
D. D. Danahy: Keyboards
https://soundcloud.com/darren-d-danahy
Heartscore: Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/heartscore
Jon Lock: Bass and Guitar
https://soundcloud.com/jon-lock-5
Bitzone: Drums and Percussion
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, Production
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com/
Russell Sinfield: Mixing and Mastering
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
The Chaos Cookhouse Studio
https://chaoscookhouse.bandcamp.com/
Wou-Wou & Wormling: Art (remixed)
https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling
and https://www.instagram.com/wouwouandthewormling/

Malice In Dub

https://youtu.be/2bh5B0MGWfg

Such a lovely little town, it deserves its own love song.

Banjo, lapslide & vocals Chris O
Audio Chris O

Salt River Town        (c)Chris Okunbor, October 2020

Springing rains are here again, ground is soaking down.
Rolling clouds come darkening, chasing folks from town.

Front porch singing, banjo ringing.
Front porch ringing, banjo singing.

Gonna get me a line, get me a pole, go fishing in a crayfish hole.

Rollin rains are here again.
Springing clouds come a-darkening,
Around, Salt River Town.

Rollin rains are here again,
springing clouds come a-sparkling,
the waters round Salt River Town.

Sister's Creek's got a crayfish creep, but they're running like the devil from me.
Flathead hiding at the Bend in the River, now its hurry on home for tea.

Front porch ringing, banjo singing.
The front porch ringing, banjo singing,
wise-up, about what’s enough.

Darkening clouds are here again.
And the rolling rain comes a-blowing in,
Whoa, Salt River Town.

Hear the ringing, hear the singing.
Front porch ringing, banjo singing,
learning, the meaning of enough.

Oh you know we love, 
the waters around Salt River Town.

Salt River Town

Salt River Town  (a love song for my little town) ~  Chris Okunbor

(Free WAV Download available here under '••• More', and by clicking the BandCamp link above)

Here’s a tough truth, and one we really need to get permanently lodged into our heads… we need to be kinder and more loving to ourselves. Sure, being kind and compassionate toward others is vitally important. But if we can’t love ourselves, we will always be in a deficit.

I read a wonderful book a while back, ‘The Untethered Soul’ by Michael Singer. The bit that really struck a chord with me was about the inner voice. Michael suggested that if you had a friend that nagged and criticized you, that put you down and sometimes yelled at you… you would quickly eject that friend from your life. And yet many of us live with that voice in our heads, and we just accept it as normal.

It was certainly true in my case. On a bad day, when my thoughts were reeking havoc with me, and darkness would overtake me like an ominous storm cloud… I didn’t care about anything, or anyone… especially myself. Eventually, anger might rise from or replace the depression. And as odd as it sounds, that could be a good thing. At least anger indicated something inside me still wanted to fight, rather than just lay down and die.

Dark tone. I know. These are dark times. But let me throw in a little brightness. I’m really not that guy anymore. For the sake of my loving partner and amazing children, I made the choice to try to get my head on straight about 15 years ago… I had to drop the News. The deep dives into social media had to go. And I began making a daily effort to read inspirational things, and focus on hopeful and inspiring thoughts. I took up creating music around that time (best decision ever). And I exercised more frequently as well. Heal the mind, heal the body. After 10 years of concentrated effort (and around the age of 45), I was finally in pretty good shape; mentally, physically and spiritually. :)

Every one of us has our doubts. Every one of us gets consumed by dark, negative thoughts from time to time. Some of us can fall into a pretty constant state. And if you don’t have a friendly voice inside your head, it can be a helluva rough ride. The missing key we are seldom taught… that inner friend is prerequisite to everything else.

I think this is very evident right now. The world is overburdened with people who want to be seen.. and heard. They want a meaningful life, and hope… and ultimately, they want love. Everyone is so busy screaming into the insanity, searching for signs of these things… it’s easy to glaze over the fact that everyone else is after the same things. 

This brings us back to the anger thing. If you don’t have love, anger is a powerful substitute. For the marginalized, I imagine anger in groups is probably quite intoxicating. And who doesn’t feel marginalized right now. This is a monster of our own creation, folks. And if we’re being honest with ourselves, leadership doesn’t have the wisdom or desire to fix it. It’s become quite gluttonous, and thrives on imbalance. Plus, it likes folks angry, and it likes them fearful. We’re very easy to control that way.

But this precariously balanced stranglehold breaks when the fear and anger are removed. Have you ever tried controlling someone in love? It’s impossible. They’re deliriously happy, and annoyingly lost in their bliss. This is dramatically magnified if it’s you that you love. Truly, if we are to overcome our current situation, it needs to start from within; the ultimate grass roots cause. We need to be our own best friends first, and build it up from there. And this moment is a perfect moment to start.

I hope you enjoy my latest sonic strangeness, ‘Cute Little Fellow, My Inner Darkness’. o.O

Vox Populi

Cute Little Fellow, My Inner Darkness

Music: tHE bLUE rOOM
Keys: Mark Bryan

Remembering my time living on Gower St, in WC1 for 5 years....and many happy days spent wandering around SOHO

SOHO

amazon

Unrequited Love

I have a lot of faith that people can be strong enough to recognize where they have done (or are doing) harm and make sincere amends. I also believe that people have the power to heal and forgive wrong doings. It takes great strength to walk together through the fire of our pains and come out the other end holding hands, recognizing and honoring our differences while acknowledging and celebrating our similarities.  

May everyone get a chance to break bread together, enjoy some wine, and share some laughs. 

Thanks again to Calebass, Jon, and Janine for joining me together on a 3rd track. We make a great team! It was really fantastic to have Chris O and Belial Pelegrim finally join a track on my page. Chris O and Belial are two SoundCloud legends in my opinion. I am so grateful to be making music with all my favorite people. If only I had more time to make music with all of my favorites on the cloud. Who knows, maybe I do!

And massive thanks to Russ and the Chaos Cookhouse for baking my bread in their oven once again. If it wasn’t for them, I would only be serving balls of dough. 

Chris O: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/chris-okunbor
Belial Pelegrim: Aurals, Outro Drone, and Additional Percussion 
https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim
Calebass: Guitars and Song Art
https://soundcloud.com/calebass
Jon Lock: Bass
https://soundcloud.com/jon-lock-5
Janine Levinson: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson 
the Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, and Production
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com
Russell Sinfield: Mix, Master, and Wind Tamer 
https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
The Chaos Cookhouse: Studio
https://chaoscookhouse.bandcamp.com

Lyrics:

A rising hurricane blowing out the old
I feel it’s heading my way
Yes, a rising hurricane, heading my way
A rising hurricane blowing out the old
I just feel it’s blowing this way

The wind blows wicked by my side of the street

It’s heading my way

You better blow that away

We hunkered down for the storm breaks 
Sat by the heath till our bones ached
Kept those embers burning for what’s at stake 
Canned those apples for a future bake 
When we can walk across the street 
And give a hand shake 
To our neighbors where the wind don’t take 
A life’s time just to make up for
Past time’s big mistakes  

Well rise-up hurricane and blow out the old
Trade them for a mighty dawn

The wind blows wicked by my side of the street

Push aside the night shades to break a deal
Trade them for a mighty dawn

Even though things still ain’t right
We got deep history still within sight
And at times things can be downright 
Enough to incite our outright 
Deepest ugliest version of contrite 
I still cling tight 
To that hope for that bright light 
That one day things will be made right 
But it ain’t gonna be if we just hang tight 
Word 

The wind blows wicked by my side of the street

A rising hurricane blowing out the old
I just feel, it’s a-heading our way
Push aside the night shades
Break another deal
Trade them for a mighty dawn

Chris O, Belial Pelegrim, Janine Levinson, Jon Lock, Calebass, Russ & CKP - Wind Blows Wicked

I sent a very rough recording of this tune to Darren and asked him to make an instrumental for me to sing to. He produced two lovely tracks for me to choose from, and I liked them so much I sang to both. Here's the first one, the dreamy version. Thank you as always for listening and thank you, Darren.

No One Understands You Like I Do          

Song, vocals: Janine Levinson 2020
Instruments, mix:  Darren Sullivan @darren-sullivan

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the useless from the good
Sometimes it’s only possible to be misunderstood
There always will be trouble, and we’ll always be confused
Sometimes it will be ‘cause of me and sometimes ‘cause of you

But don’t you worry, although I am not perfect
No one understands you like I do

Sometimes you need a lover and sometimes you need a friend
I’m one or I’m the other, and today I’m both of them
But sometimes I am neither  -- and for that I am ashamed

But don’t you worry, although I am not perfect
no one understands you like I do

Foggy, floating in a compromise
Coalesce and then diffuse
My purple prose just leaves you mystified
And radar pierces through the gloom

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the useless from the good
Sometimes it’s only possible to be misunderstood
There always will be trouble and we’ll always be confused

But don’t you worry, although I am not perfect, lover
no one understands you like I do

No One Understands You Like I do  -  With Darren Sullivan

2019 collaboration with Gina Wood recovered from the dark archives. 

Synth: Gina Wood https://soundcloud.com/gina-wood-837506330
Piano, electronica, bass, percussion: Jan Schonander

With a Roman Catholic upbringing I learned that one should forgive 70 times 7 times. If you are wronged 491 times...

Unforgiven

Unforgiven | Gina Wood & TheGat(s)

FROM NEBRASKA, WISCONSIN, AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH DENVER TO CHICAGO WHAT A SIN IN THE DAMNED SEARS TOWER
FOR A DEATH STAR JOB WHERE THE RICH EACH OTHER’S ROB SOMETHING LONG FORGOTTEN SOMEKIND OF A THINGAMABOB
THAT WAS LESS YOUR STYLE THAN TO LIVE IN A YURT 
JUST A MOONLIGHT MILE AWAY FROM ROBIN HOOD
OR A IN STRAW BALE HOME BACK IN COLORADO
AS LONG AS TO BETTER SERVE THE PEOPLE IN THE SHADOW 
MAY I CALL YOU M?
MAY I TELL YOU JE T’AIME
M AIME QU’ON L’AIME
ET C’EST TOUT SAUF UN PROBLÈME 
CAR DANS SON SILLAGE ELLE SÈME M 
DES GRAINES D’AMOUR À LA CHAINE 
AUNTIE M

THEN WITH BEULER GRIFFIN MARK ARLO AND REYNA
YOU MOVED YOUR LITTLE TRIBE TO HELENA MONTANA
IN A SOLAR PANEL WORLD OF NATURAL ENERGIES
WHILE YOU KEEP ON THE STRUGGLE AGAINST ODD INEQUALITIES
AND WHEN I HAVE A CHANCE ME YOUR LOVING BROTHER
I COME AND HUG YOU ALL WHAT’S BETTER THAN TOGETHER
SIT AND WATCH HIT THE TRAIL AND SHOOT THE SHIT
AND YOU WILL TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR TRUE LIFE IN TRUE GRIT  MAY I CALL YOU M?

ET QUAND BIEN MÊME
LA VIE A SA PART DE PROBLÈMES ELLE VA DE L’AVANT ET SÈME M
DES GRAINES D’ESPOIR À LA CHAINE AUNTIE M
AND WHEREVER YOU ARE YOU HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE 
IT SEEMS YOUR POLAR STAR HAS LIT AT WOUNDED KNEE 
FUCK LAW AND ORDER POLITICAL CORRUPTION
AND FIGHT AGAINST THE POOR UNJUST EVICTIONS
SOCIAL EXCLUSION RACIAL DISPARITIES
BATTERED WOMEN MEAN OLD BULLIES
FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS
WHICH YOU MAKES YOU THE FINEST PART OF ALL AMERICANS 
MAY I CALL YOU M?

AUNTIE M (Lyrics) song for M

Part 11 of 266
Installments released every Saturday.

I use a complete hybrid of organic & electronic sounds within the scope of the Taffeta project. Nothing is out of the question and no limits are set on how things may evolve one way or another.

Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part1
Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part2
Part 3: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-3
Part 4: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-4
Part 5: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-5
Part 6: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-6
Part 7: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-7
Part 8: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-8
Part 9: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-9
Part 10: https://soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/taffeta-part-10

The TAFFETA Playlist: soundcloud.com/belial-pelegrim/sets/taffeta-a-266-part-musical

TAFFETA | Part 11

A collaboration with @mahan-mahan in which he doesn't play, at least in this version. The song though is his pick and believe it or not I never heard it before his suggestion. God am I getting old. I was shocked to see what a big hit it was and I had no idea.
For those interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0hyYWKXF0Q

Dance Monkey

When Joey wrote out his Christmas list
Many years before The Ramones existed
He made a wish and to his surprise
Santa Claus appeared before his eyes

CHORUS
And Joey he went Hey! Hey! Hey!
And Santa Claus went Ho Ho Ho
And Joey gave out a Hey! Hey! Hey!
And both of them sang Hey Ho! Let's Go
It's Christmas
It's Christmas time

A leather jacket and some drain pipe jeans
Were on the list as well as other things
Santa had a sherry and Joey a mince pie
They rocked some Christmas carols well into the night

CHORUS

Joey unwrapped a mean pair of shades
The same pair that he wore for decades
One too many sherrys Santa's drunk as a skunk
Joey is a kid and Santa is a punk

CHORUS

When Joey Met Santa (Hey Ho!  Its Christmas)

My pandemic blues riding the 3rd wave
Staying afloat with the help of Tom Adams 
with his "chilled blue beatnik jazz" Acoustic Bass
and his trademark "Mr. Blues" Electric Lead Guitar
Be sure to visit him @user-342548892
you'll be glad you did

Time to Chill (w/Tom Adams- Ld. Gtr & Ac. Bass)

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by
Carlos Vivanco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X5Shj_c0bk

Sueños Fenicios

Anunnaki Serenade

Killa Team (Cristo & Fehrman) - Forever

Reach For The Sky is one of those collaborations that brings it all together with great musicians and great friends.  A big project that in total was more than 1GB, this soulful original gives everyone a chance to make statements and a chance for some fine ensemble work too.  Scotland's highly versatile Annie Smart so emotionally adds her voice and harmonies, Germany's Georg Boehme is on Bari Sax on this track, and Spain's Sam Mendez plays the flute.  Both weave in and out between the vocals, and above the wonderful bass of Italy's Daniele Petrocchi.  And playing guitars is Daniele Turani, also of Italy.  Everyone's in such fine form and it all gels so beautifully.  Follow each of these great players and creators.

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Reach For The Sky - G Boehme / S Mendez / D Petrocchi / A Smart / D Turani / J Rhind

Happy to present my new collaboration with Ian Greaves
Vocals and Verses: 
IPG1 - Ian Greaves
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/taking-it-back-vocals-95-bpm
Lillithe:
Music, Arrangement, Mix and Mastering
VERSES:
Been to Venus and Saturn --------now I've returned 
to set the beats on fire ----------so let the fire burn 
this is IPG1 -----------Spark a fire ------first phase-------was the
Beat and the lyrics-----------now here— comes the blaze
When hip-hop went sideways ----------I brought it all back
The styles --------I displayed --------as I put it --------back on track
Don't be afraid ----------------- IPG1 is back
Taking it back...
Verse
Kicking ass with rhythm patterns------- until now-unknown
I'm light years ahead---- like another-time zone 
More than you can handle-----in another-rhyme zone
Thought I was done ----- not till--your minds blown
This is how I do it---------------not being conceited
A cosmic contingency------------mission completed
I rock reality---------------------phonies defeated
Hungry for HipHop--------------automatically repeated
Chorus
Ain't no sense------- in being ----------so damn formal 
I'm incognito--------- so --------------let's rock normal 
this is IPG1------on the inside track
traveling through time ------------taking --hip-hop back
Verse
Check the rhymes---- the style --------and------- the literature 
as the Rhythm evolves ---------you'll see the spirit is pure
I'm going to rock the beats -----------like never before 
And when I'm done -----------you'll be waiting for more
traveling through time ---------could be a blast from the past
present or future-------but built to last
now as the beat hits ----------it knock you out your daze
remember the beat------------- was just first phase 
Riding The beats ---------with a hip-hop groove 
now I'm rocking normal -------------I just can't lose
taking it back...
I Stay alert --------and always at the ready----
don't mean I'm dangerous -----just means I'm deadly------
There'll be casualties---as a matter of fact
Person---ally ----------I can guarantee that
Cause I rock reality---------- phonies-----------defeated
Total calamity---------------------My patience depleted
Empowered by the beat -----------raining down defeat 
so cry me a River ---------------cause I'm here to deliver 
another verse -----------------to make you shiver
Taking it back...
Verse
Ain't no sense------- in being ----------so damn formal 
I'm incognito--------- so --------------let's rock normal 
this is IPG1------on the inside track
traveling through time ------------taking --hip-hop back
thought it was over ------------hell----no ------------------I'm back
Run it through your headphones ----------and add it to that stack
of tracks --------you have --------that hit like crack
then eliminate ---------------------------------all that other crap ------
they had the nerves------------ to calling rap
replay it again -------------Because this jam----- is packed
Verse
Ain't no sense------- in being ----------so damn formal 
I'm incognito--------- so --------------let's rock normal 
this is IPG1------on the inside track
traveling through time ------------taking --hip-hop back
thought it was over ------------hell----no ------------------I'm back
Run it through your headphones ----------and add it to that stack
of tracks --------you have --------that hit like crack
then eliminate ---------------------------------all that other crap ------
they had the nerves------------ to calling rap
replay it again -------------cause this jam----- is packed

Copyright © 2014

IPG1LouLevel One UpVocals

Taking It Back feat. IPG1

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