1. |
The Solution
07:32
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I’m gonna put it in a letter
Imma sign my name
Imma send it downriver
Imma gonna set it to a flame
I’ve shouted’ from the rooftops
Screamed into my hands
No time for ya cheap-tricks
Oh I’m making plans
Born in the forest
Fettered in the tangled chains
Feeling my way along
Through the mud & rain
100% cotton,
200% pain
“Talk to your brother”
Thats what our mother say
The old man will beat it in ya,
Well, if he have his way
Get me a switch they say
That cycle ends today
I’m taking aim
and I won’t miss
Cause the solution to all of this
Is none of this
The Solution to all of this,
is None of this...whoa (4x)
It was agreed in heaven
For me to learn these lessons
Slim tall fella bout 6’1
Imma talk some leave some
Collards for me,
Pour out the rum
Yeah give the spirits some
We workin' up in this thang
Crossing our feet and er’thang
Swimming in the waters
[Of] fear, fear and more fear
You can’t spend that here [though]
You hit me with the one-two
You tried ta clip my wings
Bled two pints of blood
Dem dere is broken wings
Now hear my hammer ring
Cause it don't even mean a thing
Without the ring
Now I'm aiming and I won’t miss.
I said I'm aiming and I won’t miss
I’m the kingfish(er)
And the solution to all of this,
is none of this
The solution to all of this,
Is none of this...whoa (4x)
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2. |
Kaleidoscopic Universe
04:39
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Welcome to the Big Game
The Kaleidoscopic Universe
This is the Big Game
In this mansion made of mirrors
Bend but don’t break
When the storm winds blow
Bend but don’t break
Always stretch and flow
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3. |
First Nanas
05:16
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In the beginning was woman, and she was African
1st Nanas, from the very 1st breath
So ancient, they’ve died a 2nd death
Separated the water from the land
Raised giants on her command
Nananom Edekindfo (1st Nanas [in Twi language]) 2x
Women they gather
Shaping clay into pots
Yam pounding mortars
Pricing market crops
Nananom Edekindfo
Grandmama Sewin’
On her Singer sewin’ machine
She Singin' with soul
While she stitchin’ seams
Nananom Edekindfo
Sister’s, in the room, braidin’ sisters hair
Quality time, going on in there
Three whole hours, since they set out
Tellin’ each other what its all about
The Descendants,
Nananom Edekindfo
Mid-widwives and doulas
Openers of the way
Guanrantees the future
You come to earth one way
Nananom Edekindfo
Touchin’ every river
Touchin’ every sea
When you talking to them
You talking to me
Nananom Edekindfo
Wings of an angel
the mermaids fins
Hearth of the village
Mama’s prayin hands
Nananom Edekindfo
Malinké chant
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4. |
Where The Sun Comes Up
06:02
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The light of the Lamp &
The place where the sun comes up - ooh
It’s lightning on the mountains & hilltops
The place where the sun comes up
Through the
Rainy season,
The dry season
Dusty Harmattan winds
We stand reaching for the sun
Like the ocean waves,
Trees, mountains
Even blades of grass
Reborn each morning,
As it moves through the sky
Making way for the night
Sparks leads to fire
Blacksmith fans the flames
Bellows blowing, and bellowin’
Heating up from The Big Game
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5. |
Amplify
04:56
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This story we write
Love’s never denied
It’s our war cry
It is the bottom line
Knew from the start
That we’ll amplify
Amplify, amplify
We walk in this life
It’s so profound
Where to put the silence?
Where to put the sound?
Life is movement
We’re on the move..
Ayoluwa,
5:59am, This is the part where I ask you to brunch
You said yes! So quick-step to sweet potato hash
Alas, hand in hand
We navigate the smooth waters together
We navigate the rough waters together
Working around the roots of the mangrove trees
Always knew we could be
Now here from a dugout canoe
We get to see what we can do
And your hat, it looks great on you
Yeah it looks great on you
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6. |
Let The Drum Remind You
04:07
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Keep love in your heart
Put a drum in your home
Keep playing your part
Life, rhythm and tone
Let the drum remind you.
Let ya heart remind you
I will find you
Oh I’ll find you
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7. |
Pass Tradition
06:20
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Do like our ancestors did
It’s not that far to get to yesterday,
This is how you
Pass tradition, pass tradition
Gather the family
Under the shade of tree
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8. |
Serenity
04:57
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Oooh, Serenity
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9. |
Bantu Beetle
07:41
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10. |
Mesmerized
04:17
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Mesmerized,
Like heaven for the time being
Realized,
Like heaven for the time being
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11. |
Ethiopia Manifest
05:47
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Ethiopia is Stretching Her hands out to God,
Hands out to God.
[Amharic]
Ethiopia is Stretching Her hands out to God,
Hands out to God.
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12. |
Brother Sister
05:04
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Oh my Brother
Oh My Sister (4x)
What ya gon do for me? (4x)
Oooh ooh,
Oooh, ooh yeah
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13. |
Funk Like This
06:42
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Upon our arrival
Paramount to our survival
We return to the musings of this river
To the music of this river
It always delivers
You aint never seen no Funk Like This,
Til This (4x)
It’s the train that aint never late
And those that know what it is
Know what it is, cause it is what it is
done Hollered in the Fields
It’s bigger than the Big Pill
It never fails…
Bamana [Bambara] chant
You aint never seen no Funk Like This,
Til This (4x)
Them Gandy dancers
And the works songs
And the field songs
And them field hollers
Children slappin’ hands
Like them HBCU Marching Bands
Them Golden Tigers &
them Marching Crimson Pipers
Checking in under the shed
Funk aint dead…
Ragtime to the Second Lines
We supply the rhythm
Work songs are hidden war cries
Survive the day,
Laying dem railroad ties
It’s the antidote found in them Blue Notes
Them griots know,
The river is found in Westwest Africa
The river is found in Westwest Africa
Cause aint no funk like this
Aint been no funk Like this until this
You Aint Never Seen No Funk Like This,
Til This (4x)
Now it’s your turn,
Organize the world!
Upon our arrival
Paramount to our survival
We return to the musings of this river
To the music of this river
Cause It always delivers
It’s the train that aint never late
If we know what it is, you know what it is
You can hear what it is
done Hollered in the fields
It’s bigger than the Big Pill
It never fails
It’s like
them works songs
Them gandy dancers
Field Hollers
The field songs
Children slappin’ hands
Like them HBCU marching bands
Them Golden Tigers &
them Marching Crimson Pipers
Checking in under the shed
Funk aint dead…
Ragtime to the second lines
We supply the rhythm
Work songs are hidden war cries
Survive the day,
Lay dem railroad ties
It’s the antidote found in them Blue Notes
Bamana [Bambara] chant
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Mausiki Scales Atlanta, Georgia
Mausiki Scales & his band Common Ground Collective have been a staple on the Atlanta scene since the late 90s. With their
influence of African sounds like Afrobeat and Hi-Life mixed in with Funk, Blues, Jazz and other Black musical traditions brings an unique irresistible dance filled soundscape.
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