The rhythms I'm playing on this album are from the Afro Puerto Rican traditional art form called Bomba. 
My West African ancestors who were taken to Puerto Rico and enslaved there to cultivate sugar cane, created Bomba using the rhythms from their homelands. They played barriles that they made out of rum barrels, they danced, having the drums follow their movements, and sang songs which told stories about what was happening at the time. 
I’m so grateful this healing practice was passed down to me, and that I have an impactful way to tell stories now.

Bomba Intro

Ahora Yo Lo Sé

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Drum Peace

Philando Castile. 
He was a friend of mine from high school. 
He was funny, and kind, and 
didn’t deserve to die that day. 
I think of him when I reach for my wallet. 
I think of him when 
I pass by Snelling and Larpenter.
 To metabolize the pain I’ve internalized from the death 
of our friend Phil, 
I wrote some pieces about him to come to peace, 
if you will.

I felt free when I was with you
Made me laugh when you would speak 
Broke my heart when I heard the news
It shook my soul, I’m so weak 

I felt FREE when I was with you
Made me LAUGH when you would speak 
Broke my heart when I heard the news
It shook my soul, I’m so weak

Philando

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