The stink of conspiracy fills the air. Devious eyes open in
the park. Searching, groping, looking for ways to enslave.
Shoot them, stab them, choke them, kill them. These traits,
these values, these fantasies that have left us wallowing in
the realms of distortion. Look at all the wildflowers smiling
secretly from the cracks of their souls. Looking at life
through one way mirrors. Guarding their tenderness,against
attacks from themselves. Gaming in the eyes of
dissatisfaction. Finding comfort and compassion in the
sanctuary of Mastercharge. Three cheers for the almighty
dollar! Dark clouds on the horizon. Understanding is being
dashed against the rocks. The ripples of the sea are bringing
forth blood. We must cling to the sun blades of the past. We
must find ourselves in the warmth of a lover's kiss.
struggling to feel. Struggling to breathe. Struggling to stay
a human being. Long live the truth! Long live the truth!
Where is the wind? Who has taken the wind? I can't breathe
this foul air. An air that reeks with the stench of death.
come back Mali come back Songhay! We need you. We need lovers_
who can smile the sunlight into our own darkened futures. We
need lovers who can kiss the strength into our own wasted
bones. We need lovers who can calm the raging nights with the
softness of their sighs. There is music playing somewhere I
can hear it. There is music playing somewhere I can hear it.
A moan. A cry. A scream. There is music playing somewhere I
can hear it. The children patronize a flaming merry-go-round.
Many are riding the white horse. They nod so divinely at a
lost paradise. Their ghostly playmate has left their
innocence in shambles. A whirlwind has stolen their humility.
What smile is this upon their face? A smile that mourns the
obscenity of their youth. No flowers for them to smell. No
grass to sing the praises of nature. No blue skies for them
to bathe their hopes in.
Truth smiles its glory to us. Can't you see
that it is time for us to move on. For there must be
struggle. There must be striving. The chill in the wind is so
terrifying. Why is it getting so cold in the valleys of our
struggle. Do not think it will be easy. For it will not. For
we are talking about bringing humanism back into the world.
There will be lies. There will be traps. there will be
opposition from all sides. Do not think it will be easy, for
it will not. But there must be struggle and striving.
Struggle and striving. Struggle and striving and Peace!
credits
from Understand What Black Is,
track released May 18, 2018
A Nostalgia 77 & Prince Fatty Production. Written by Umar Bin Hassan (ASCAP 335581655), Abiodun Oyowele (ASCAP 128761658), Benedic Lamdin, Mike Pelanconi, Dub Judah, Winston "Horseman" Williams & Riaan Vosloo.
Mike Pelanconi Published by Because Music. Umar Bin Hassan, Abiodun Oyowele, Benedic Lamdin, Dub Judah, Winston "Horseman" Williams & Riaan Vosloo Published by Copyright Control.
Produced by Benedic Lamdin & Mike Pelanconi.
The Musicians:
Drums - Winston "Horseman" Williams. Bass - Dub Judah. Guitar - Kashta Menilek Tafari. Piano & Hammond - Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie. Piano - Ross Stanley. Percussion - Lenny Edwards & Afla Sackey. Trumpet - Alex Bonney. Flute - Gareth Lockrane. Clarinet - Lluis Mather. Bass Clarinet - George Crowley. Tenor Saxophone - James Allsopp. Baritone - Sam Rapley. Trombones - Trevor Mires, Tom White & Adrian Hallowell.
supported by 29 fans who also own “Certain Images”
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell
supported by 20 fans who also own “Certain Images”
I was brought here after listening to a live performance of Makaya's on you tube. I instantly loved the song Holy Lands so much that I had to see if the album version was the same rendition as the live one. Then I listened to the whole album! Universal Beings is a just a groove... It's a mix of traditional and something new, very nice. pandr1900
