Fikir Amlak & King Alpha

The first King Alpha mix of these vocals - never released. This is cut 6 of 6. All of the mixes are available as dub plates from Akashic Records: https://www.facebook.com/akashicrecordsreggae

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Lion and the Lamb dub plate

Available from Akashic Records: https://www.facebook.com/akashicrecordsreggae

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Lake Tana dub plate

featuring cuts 2, 4 & 7 - available from Akashic Records: https://www.facebook.com/akashicrecordsreggae

Released cuts available on SELASSIE I GREAT CD and high quality download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/selassie-i-great-album

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Train dub plate

Available on 12" vinyl and high quality download: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/iwarriyah-fikir-amlak-king-alpha-movin-on-ekos

Additional dubplate cuts available from Akashic Records

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Ekos

From KEY TO THE UNIVERSE, available now on CD and high quality download: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-key-to-the-universe

In mystical literature it is reported that in rare circumstances one can utter the spark of life into inanimate matter...

lyrics

Golem
never had a soul dem
only the fya can control dem
heads now we go roll dem
when they see the fya golem
only Rasta can control dem
looking back a golem
fashioned out of stone dem
only lion can control dem
heads now we go roll dem
when they see the fya golem
only Rasta hold dem

golem...

only only once just once
have I seen with my eyes
such a terrible sight
in the dark of the night
mmmm rasta there beside
trodding the night

it was his third one
he was proud so proud
golem from iration
shout aloud aloud
people gathered round
to hear the frightful sound
How the Rasta work

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Golem

From the album AXUM available on CD & digital download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-axum

Lyrics

Addis Ababa
New flower
You new flower
Is Addis Ababa
 
Built by His Majesty
Emperor Menilek number 2
And his wife Empress Taitu
From Ankober to Entoto
Capital of Shewa it did go
But there was no wood
No water

Until they found that mineral spring 
Down in the Valley of Filwoha
Where the royal and nobility love to be
Everyone start come around
Menilek built up the palace grounds
Plenty eucalyptus trees
So green
  
It was His Majesty
Emperor Haile I Selassie I the First
Re-established Jah kingdom
Headquarters of the OAU
And the African Union
Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches too

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Addis Ababa

From KEY TO THE UNIVERSE, available as CD & high quality download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-key-to-the-universe

Lyrics 

Negusa Negast
Hail the Emperor
 
It was the 17th of Maskaram 1909 
When His Majesty was chosen for the throne to reside
When Queen Zawditu passed on the morrow Hail Janhoi 
72 nations did bow down in the presence of the might
Tradition broke down when the Empress was crowned same time
Not three days later like in the olden times
They came from Italy, France and Belgium and inna the German side
Following ancient tradition bishops and priests 49
Groups of seven in seven corners of the church Gyorgis I
Chant itinually nine Psalms of David seven days and seven nights
On the eve of coronation Menilek statue did preside
Same evening royal vestments to the Archbishop were consigned
Then Rastafari entered with his family at midnight
For a long night of prayer in preparation for the royal rites
700 plus in attendance oh what a sight
Lion-maned Rasses heads of state ranks high
  
Hundreds of priests in their robes bearing Maskals of light
Frankincense burning in the censers royal ritual time
Jah Holy Bible bound in gold at his majesty right
Four part oath and pledge to affirm and rule in Ivine right
Prayer of the covenant came next Psalm 48 drum and harp vibe
He was anointed on the head brow and shoulder seven times
Seven different scented ointments from the ancient times
Vested with a gold sword to punish the wicked and protect

Seven ornaments were consecrated to adorn Janhoi
Imperial scepter golden orb a diamond ring two lances right 
Royal vestments and from out of the darkness shine forth a light
His head anointed with oil Abune placed the triple crown I
A crown of sanctity and glory to inherit eternal life
Blessed be the King of Israel may Jah grant Him eternal life
His Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie the First King of Kings Far I
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah never could die

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Negusa Negast

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Some Dread

From the SOME DREAD album - CD & high quality download available at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-some-dread

Lyrics

Ras up up up, yeah
Some dread it up
And locks it up
Some wrap it up
And smoke it up
Some skank it up
Dem nuh ras up
I and I clean
I and I strong
I know the symbol of the royal lion
I and I in 
And rule the scene
24-7 round the clock a nazarene, yeah
 
It's not the dread
It's not the smoke
It's not a matter if you're rich or if you're broke
It's not the color 
It's not the cloak
Rastafari is a behavior few jokes, yeah
Who let them in
To run amock
Who let them 
They don't give a ----
Who let them in
Just want a buck
Dem nuh ras up

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Ras Up & Ras Dub

Available on 10" vinyl and high quality download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/hear-me-chant-ancient-man

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Hear Me Chant & Ancient Man

All glory and honor to His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I
Released as part of the 126th Earthlight celebrations worldwide

High quality download available here: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-selassie-i-great

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Selassie I Great

From the album AXUM - available on CD & high quality download here: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-axum

Lyrics

Lalibela Lalibela
Rock cut Bayta Lalibela
Bella Lalibela Bella Lali
Lalibela Lalibela
Rock hewn Bayta Lalibela
Bella Lalibela Bella Lali
 
Inna the Semien Wollo Zone
Semien Wollo Zone
Region Amhara
Lasta Woreda
Semien Wollo Zone
Semien Wollo Zone
Bugna Woreda
Lasta Woreda
Gebre Maskal Lalibela
Member of the Zagwe Dynastaya
Ruled Ethiopia in those dayas
King of Kings known as Roha yea
Swarm of bees surround his head ah
And his mother knew he would be greater
He took a trod to I-rusalem
And returned with the angels again
 
Over by River Jordan
Was the capital of I-tiopia
Lebna Dengel was watching over
When the Portuguese came with dem obeah 
According to Futuh al Habasa 
Ahmad Gragn burned down one out ya
But I and I we don't really feel so
Ten miles out the city they were led to
 
Bayta Medhane Alem
Bayta Maryam
Bayta Golgotha Mikael
Bayta Meskel
Bayta Denagel
Bayta Giyorgis
Bayta Amanuel

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Lalibela & Lalibela Dub

From the album AXUM - available on CD and high quality download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-axum

Tell you seh Gondar Gondar
Gondar Gondar
Camelot of Africa
Gondar Gondar
 
Abune Bet and Fasilides
Iyasus Palace and the Hall of Dawit
Mentewab Castle Ras Mikael Palace
Debre Berhane Zara Yaqob established it
Magdala to Gondar Fasilides he moved it
Negus Tewodros Solomonic lineage
A buffalo he led the Emperor to Angereb
A Bahatawi said build and so he did
 
Ancient living in a modern time
Fire devastating but the shifta fight
United against the enemy
They had to run and hide
 
Anything they do yeah
Anything they try
Look into my face
Look into my eye
Look into my heaven
Yeah look into my mind
Original knight round the round table I
Ancient custom and ancient rite
Katama Makkababya
Baeda Maryam Adababay
Wember Ber Fit Ber
Tazkaro Ber Azaj Tequre Ber
Adenager Ber
Qwali Ber
Elfign Ber
Inqoye Ber
Ras Ber

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Gondar & Gondar Dub

From the album AXUM - available on CD and high quality download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-axum

Oh Oh Harar
City of mystics
Gated labyrinth
Oh Oh Harar
City of magic
Ancient labyrinth
Gated labyrinth
City of mystics
City of magic
 
For centuries
Many have been drawn down there 
I feel it in a memory
So many treasures there down there
Down there
Fine art and leather 
Outpost of every Scripture
Inna every kind of weather
 
Spirits of Kings and Saints
In the East where the green hills remain
Yes Jah inna 99 names
Oh Jah temples 99 same
To the ground turban wrapped up and fling 
From the center of the Earth Mount Hakim
5 Gates in the distance 
No, I cannot resist
 
I and I will be defending it
So we can walk peacefully
Commercial center inna Africa
Your walls speak poetry
Moon drenched nights
Sun soaked homes
Colorful markets
Far away from Rome
Moon drenched nights
Sun soaked homes
Colorful markets
So we roll, roll

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Harar & Harar Dub

From KEY TO THE UNIVERSE. Available as CD and high quality download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-key-to-the-universe

When the serpent it ah climb up my spine I
Make me feel alright
When the serpent it arise and the chakra dem alight I
Make me feel alright
 
Ahhh, ahhh
Kundalini is African
7 powers African
It’s the dark light African
 
Chango is the first chakra passion of the world
Ruling over the body and the physical world
First man enlightened plant the seeds and make it whirl
Over the world 
Power of intention my desire fire burns
Richness and prosperity in life and in the urn
Goal is to lift up and enlighten all the world
Over the world
 
Fuel for the fire needs Yemaya
Mother of Orishas I admire 
First rocket blast so we aspire
Yes we respire
And we inspire 
Sexual energy pure fire
Endless combination she inspire
Powerful like when Iman perspire
Iman respire
Iman aspire

On to Ogun
Like a dog need a bone
Vital powers gravity and more
To the top ah so we go and never roam
Never roam
Oshun yeah
Big red tank 
Full of love 
Greatest yeah
Is the highest energy 
I can feel as a man
At the top Obatala
Beg we transcend the human form
Once at the apex Eshu Ele Elegba
Looking down there see the Earth way down below ya
See the moon and sun galaxies all out here Iyah
All out here, all out here Iyah 
Now I feel the mids and I feel now the tweeter
Feel the bass and the rumbling of the speaker box Iyah
Perfectly aligned to the music of the spheres
All unno no hear
Rasta hear

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Kundalini & Kundalini Dub

From the album SOME DREAD, available at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-some-dread

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Serious Ras & Serious Dub

SELASSIE I GREAT album available on CD & high quality download: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/selassie-i-great-album

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Love & Affection sample

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - No Fear

From the album KEY TO THE UNIVERSE, available at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-key-to-the-universe

The third eye
Brow center
When visualized and vitalized
Bestoweth the faculty of sonomancy 
 
Third eye
Open up your eye
Open up your heavens
Where the powers they reside
Third eye
Open up your eye
Inner third eye
 
It is the window of the soul
From where the presence of Jah looks out
Let the seeker focus now between the eyebrows
Opened for the prophet and revealed somehow
Treasures that were hidden from the intellect yow
Focus your eye
 
In the book of yellow castles
In the middle of the square inch
Dwells the heavenly Jah Most Eye
Utmost emptiness and life
 
Close both eyes to see with that eye
Close both eyes and you will surmise
Between the two eyes is the Master
The unseen lord oh Jah Jah

By practicing meditation 
And by studying and discipline
By giving yourself to humanity
The entire system
Brick by brick
Step by step
Becomes alive
So the lower man, the fallen man
Becomes the great man
Influence of the soul

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Third Eye & Third Dub

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Get the wavs: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-sumer

SUMER

Sumer ah the root and the Sumer ah the might
Sumer ah the great and the Sumer ah the
Sumer ah the faith and the Sumer ah the right 
See it deh
Sumer rule ah rule 
See it deh

Black Head the same one
Harrapan Nubian same one yeah
Born as a free man 
Inna land civilized Kingman
Astronomy came from
Art and mathematics dem come from
Architecture and language dem come 
Dem come, come from

Enki gave to Inanna
From Eridu irrigation manner
Goddess of Uruk Inanna
City of Kish Etana
Deep inna Taurus Mountain
From Tell Brak came all the plowmen 
Enmerkar built all around it
Ah so the Lagash found it 

Sumeru
Well it was written, yeah
Inna cuneiform tablets of old 
And we were given, yeah
Agriculture and wheels to grow
It’s a dishonor yeah
Sumer was whitewashed yeah
Dem never know it yeah
Sumer from Shem come, yeah
Look in Grimaldi yeah
Look at the Combe-Capelle
Look at La Madeleine
Men of La Madeleine
Look inna Valletta
and Nahr Antelias
Wam Battu Bushman yeah
Aurignacian yeah
From Spain to Brittany
You’ll find the legacy 
Sardinia, Ostorf, Caithness

Between two rivers yeah 
Mat Umeri yeah
Ug Sag Gig Ga yeah
Sumeru Kiengi yeah
En and Lugal yeah 
Shinar Sngr
Sanhara
Shumer yeah 
Sumeru

Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Sumer & Sumer Dub

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