This is beautiful, haunting, affirming, formidable. All the best to this talented collaboration.

this so needed. Thanks Toki and Big Cats.

another dope track from Mr. Wright!! love how you did this one big bruh!! DOPE

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Toki Wright X Big Cats – For Amiri Baraka
Additional vocals by Lydia Liza and Eric Mayson
 
Greetings to All,
 
When someone has an impact on you its important to express gratitude.  On January 9th, 2014 writer/poet/activist Amiri Baraka passed away at the age of 79.  We were in different places but heard about his passing at the same time and decided to put this together. Baraka gave a lifetime of dedication to telling the stories of struggle and directly put himself in the fight for justice.  He’s had a personal impact on Big Cats (sharing poetry in a classroom years ago as a student) and Toki (the book Blues People is required reading in some of his lessons).
 
Though it wasn’t our plan to make this our first offering we decided to sit down and create this from scratch yesterday before practice and release it today.  We felt the need to give thanks and encourage people to continue to stand for what you believe despite the fear of rejection or retaliation.  No matter how uncomfortable it makes people.  As they say nothing changes when you are comfortable. 
 
We believe that without real human interaction we will lose our true connection.  That’s the mission behind the work on our collaborative project “Pangaea.”  So much of what we are force fed today lacks passion.  Baraka was one of those people that stood in the face of fear and spoke his truth knowing that he would face retaliation.  He left libraries of information that we encourage you all to check out.
 
Keep The Fire Burning,
 
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For Amiri Baraka

Written, produced and performed by Eric Mayson
Vocals, keys, bass, programming - Eric Mayson
Bass - Jesse Schuster
Drums - Arlen Peiffer

Recorded at RiverRock Studios, Minneapolis MN
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Eric Blomquist 
Additional engineering - Kevin Israel

Artwork by Arlo Myren
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