today is the the birthday (or was) of haile selassie, former emperor of ethiopia and better known to most by his birth name, ras tafari.  selassie is revered by rastafarians as the 2nd coming of christ, though he was assisinated in 1975 by soviet-backed militants who would overthrow his government, which basically led to the famine that so famously struck the nation in the 1980's.  selassie is an incredibly important figure in 20th century history.  he stood as the leader of the only non-colonized african nation, and during WWII against italian invasion.  selassie was a descendant of king solomon, through the son he had with the queen of sheba, menelik.  selassie was a leading figure in the pan-african movement and the creation of the african union, and was revered for his ability to keep european imperialism out of ethiopia and modernizing and revitalizing an ancient civilization, as well as being the leading voice in de-colonization and independence for all africans (read his speech to the league of nations in 1936 - amazing).  this is how the rastafarian movement came into being.  jamaican pan-african leader marcus garvey was known to have said "look to africa, there a king will be crowned, for the day of deliverance is near", and in selassie they saw this as prophecy coming true.  in taking the name haile selassie - which means "power of the trinity", this was also seen as prophetic.  however, selassie was a very devout christian, and head of the ethiopian orthodox church.  selassie stands as a hero to those who believe in freedom, independence and equality and refuse to bow to imperialism and war mongering.  selassie also shines as a light amongst much darkness, from the likes of despots like idi amin and mobutu sese seko that terrorized sub-saharan africa in the 20th century, much like liberian president ellen johnson-sirleaf does today amongst tyrants like robert mugabe in zimbabwe (she's great, make sure to become aware of her).  and that brings up the question of why has sub-saharan africa been in such dire straits for the past 50 years since most nations became "free" of colonization? 

well, in my opinon, it's largely the legacy of imperialism.  these european nations came in, took all they wanted, gave nothing back, and then after lording over and oppressing the natives for years one day decide to leave and say "ok, now you run things", but all the while keeping them in massive debt and without much of the resources they had.  this led to warlords and militants taking control in many places - and in many instances supported by the imperial forces that had been there.  and the civil wars and coups continue to this day.  places like chad, darfur & southern sudan (the sudan is both a north african & sub-saharan nation, which is why al-bashir's genocide has taken place, as he & many other arab north african sudanese see the sub-saharan black africans as racially inferior), zimbabwe, sierra leone, ivory coast, uganda, congo, and the nation that has been listed as the worst nation in the world to live in - somalia, continue to suffer from this legacy.  and not only the legacy, but the fact that there are outside influences putting these tyrants in power and keeping them there (as china has with al-bashir in the sudan).  looking to the example of selassie, and following the example of modern-day leaders like johnson-sirleaf, is one way for this to stop.  another is for 1st world nations to DROP THE DEBT and to offer assistance, after all it's owed to them after all that was done to them.  sub-saharan africa can flourish if given the chance, i truly believe this.

now, back to selassie, this is bob marley & the wailers doing the songs "war" and "no more trouble" live.  the lyrics to "war" are based on selassie's speech to the united nations in 1963.  it is the most important song the man ever did, in my opinion.  and it speaks volumes of truth.  listen & learn.

and here is a link to a video of selassie visiting washington d.c. with jfk.

and, in the spirit of the quote that begins this blog, let's not allow evil to triumph.

vote for adam sterling, director of the sudan divestment task force at GI-NET, for the do something awards. 

read the statement of support for the arrest of omar al-bashir by the darfuri leaders network. 

the case against robert mugabe

help aid in humanitarian causes around the globe join oxfam

VOTE FOR PEACE!  (of course this means you have to vote nader or 3rd party)

help save ocean fisheries that are under attack

don't just sit there, do something.  join with greenpeace's hot seat project.

Este titulo para muitos de vocês vai soar estranho diria até, exagerado porém, este post é dedicado a duas pessoas. Que fique claro que não deixei meus outros grandes amigos de lado, não é isso. Porém hoje em especial, cabe a homagem somente a eles e também pode vir a sevir como um mantra de paz e conforto nas horas dificeis para muitas outras pessoas. Pois bem, dedico essa postagem ao Mauricio e ao Júnior, o segundo que, apesar de longe esta sempre comigo, em alma e coração.

Em ambos os casos, seja pessoalmente ou pelo msn. Nós nos xingamos, nos ofendemos, damos risadas, sonhamos com uma vida melhor e estamos sempre, pelo menos, entre nós apesar das adversidades, com o astral muito bem equilibrado e prontos para o que der e vier.

Hoje tive alguns problemas, estes que não vem ao caso comentar aqui, e mesmo sem dar maiores detalhes a estes amigos, ambos cada qual com o que estava ao seu alcance fazer por mim, me ajudou e muito. Um deles, o Júnior. Mesmo sabendo que Eu não estaria presente parar ler a mensagem naquele momento, pensando em mim e na minha familia, rezou uma prece muito bonita para nós;

"Ah..
Ainda que eu ande numa trilha escura
Ainda que o chão saia dos meus pés.
Ainda que o teto caia sobre mim, Jah!
Eu vou dando graças e louvores para Jah
Eu vou dando graças e louvores para Jah
Meu Pai me disse filho se firma em Mim, em Mim, em Mim!
Meu Pai me disse filho se firma em Mim, Jah!
Eu vou dando graças e louvores para Jah
Eu vou dando graças e louvores para Jah
Louvores e tambores..."

Paz a todos vocês... Mauricio, Júnior obrigado por tudo!

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Assistam: Matisyahu - Jerusalem (Out Of Darkness Comes Light)

]]> http://mysassygirl.wordpress.com/?p=624 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:27 +0000 memechan http://mysassygirl.wordpress.com/?p=624 Bob Marley zählt zu den bekanntesten Musikern auf der ganzen Welt, seine Lieder sind jedem ebenso vertraut wie sein mit Rasta-Haaren umgebenes Gesicht. Im Jahr 1981 starb der Jamaikaner an Krebs, doch seine Songs sind heute noch genauso lebendig wie damals. Auch mehr als 20 Jahre nach seinem Tod, ahmen zahlreiche Künstler den unverwechselbaren Stil des Musikers nach.

Doch der 1945 geborene Jamaikaner steht für weit mehr als Reggae-Musik. Bob Marley wurde zum Symbol für Freiheitskampf und Revolution. Auch wenn der Songwriter sich selbst eher als Missionar und Friedensbotschafter sah, gilt er immer noch als eine Ikone des Widerstands gegen Unterdrückung.

Im Jahr 1998 kürte das Time Magazine "Exodus" von 1977, zum besten Album des 20. Jahrhunderts. Vor 31 Jahren performte Bob Marley noch live in England: LONDON - JULY 1977: Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley (1945 - 1981) performs live on stage in June 1977 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, England.

Schade ich hätte ihn gerne mal gesehen, auch wenn er jetzt schon 63 Jahre alt gewesen wäre. Er war einfach der beste und ich liebe seine Musik und ihn natürlich auch, er hat der Welt so viel gegeben!

Und wenn es einen Himmel gibt weiß ich ganz genau wen ich mal besuchen werde... und dann möcht ich gerne "Waiting in Vain" mit ihm zusammen singen... das ist wirklich der Himmel... für Interessierte:

Bob Marley - Live at Rainbow

28. Juli 2008 auf Arte um 10:00Uhr

Love and Unity, eure Salome.

Um cara que soube tocar as almas e os corações. E que tinha tem, como diz meu amigo Pensa, um jeito de cantar e uma voz que nem um outro Reggae Man possui.

Rastafari!

Mr. Bob Marley and The Wailers!

Available here

One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel all right...

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Measures a just over 1" making it a tad bigger than a quarter.

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Ieri avevo letto la notizia sull'ansa, oggi tutti i più grandi giornali ne parlano.

La cassazione ha deciso che la dose di marijuana non può essere uguale per tutti.

Secondo quanto stabilito dai giudici, chi crede in Jah e nella sua reincarnazione nel negus d'Etiopia Haile Selassie I, può liberamente circolare con qualche dose di "ganja" in più del lecito perché "secondo le notizie relative alle caratteristiche comportamentali degli adepti di tale religione di origine ebraica, la marijuana non è utilizzata solo come erba medicinale, ma anche come erba meditativa" (da repubblica.it)

Adesso cosa succederà, aumenteranno gli adepti di JAH??? Vedremo :-)

Clicky the link and find out about all of the awesome shows happening Thursday-Sunday by the following:

• Legion of Groove
• SSLYBY, AcuMen, Cindy Woolf (Together @ The Outland)
• Jah Roots
• Angry Panda
• Extreme Hate Frequency & Brand of Freak
• Stark Raving Calm (FINAL SHOW $1!)
• McGill, Let It Rain, & The Filthy Thirds (HOUSE PARTY)
• Shotgun Brothers Band
• Eddie Gumucio
• Apia
• Shawn Eckels of Speakeasy & Friends

Find out where and when after the jump...Well, you can visit our Concert Calendar on our Myspace too.

Springfield's infamous Jah Roots are getting ready to embark on one heck of a tour that will take them all over the US. So what do they decide to do for their loyal fans...give away tons of music for FREE! Not only did they recently post a blog giving to links for torrent downloads for some of their music, they went a step further and made 4 songs available for download (for free) on their Myspace page! Links after the jump.HERE is the Jah Roots Myspace blog with torrent info.
Here is Jah Roots Myspace page. Click download on the available songs in the player.

So go nab some free reggae and wish them luck on their upcoming tour with a spiffy comment.
NOTE: They're playing The Ballroom this Friday. More info on their Myspace page.

Sebatang racikan Nicotiana tabacum terbungkus kertas putih, mengandung 4000 elemen dan setidaknya 200 diantaranya dinyatakan berbahaya bagi kesehatan . Kusulut dan terbakar menimbulkan karbon monoksida dan kuhirup kejalan nafas untuk mempercepat racun nikotin dan tar terserap dalam darah . Nikmat sekaligus beracun yang akan kuhentikan tapi ndak juga bisa berhenti .

Memandang taman depan, serumpun Ceratolobus glaucescens tak terawat, sebatang Mangifera indica L mandul yang kubawa 3 tahun lalu dari kampung, Pennisetum purpureum Schumacher yang dulu rapi tapi sekarang berantakan karena sering terinjak roda motor . Diujung ada Anthurium crystallinum Lindl yang daunnya udah mengering :mrgreen: Aloe vera,Jasminum sambac dan berpuluh tanaman lagi yang tak kuketahui namanya . Ada satu lagi yang paling kusayangi sebatang Ficus benjamina var. varigata ngak seperti bonsai tapi aku tetep menyebutnya bonsai,terserah saya wong yang punya saya :p .

Melirik jalan depan karena terdengar tawa canda dari para Homo sapiens yang baru saja pulang kerja . Ceria mereka lepas untuk melepas segala penat akibat tekanan para pemilik modal . Aku suka mendengar tawa mereka.

Malam seperti ini, suasana seperti ini juga tempat ini, aku akan selalu merindukannya.

Check her out

Empress Gina

And oh, it's better to know
Oh, it's better to know.

The truth can make you bitter
Even while it sets you free
The truth's a hauting daunting mistress
She ain't been good to me

And oh, it's better to know
Oh, it's better to know.

Despite all the fools and liars
Despite all of the wars
The pursuit of liberty is
Still a noble cause

And oh, it's better to know
Oh, I swear it's better to know. (The Indelicates: Better to know)

I have given up booze, meat, and weed, and have been feeling the energy. Now most people reading this; the ones who know me; are going to think that I’ve finally gone crazy (or crazier than I was), but in fact I actually feel the sanest I have ever been. I have been exploring my consciousness for a while but only this year have I taken these kinds of major steps.

Most people know Krsna via ISKON. Now I have nothing against ISKON but they aren’t really for me. There are always politics in organizations. Some members in the 70s also took the liberty to change Sri Prabhupada’s books. I'm sure there are plenty of genuine people there but I’m personally an independent studier of the Vedic literature. I have a guide but I try to approach the literature myself and get a firm understanding through contemplation. Admittedly I’m not the best student as there remains a skeptic inside, but that is important if you want to see whether something is truly true; explore all possibilities.

Like most people, when I first saw the site www.esotericteaching.org , I thought it was another cult trying to get money. But when I saw the sheer volume of free material I just had to inquire further. As I listened to the podcasts more and more, things came up that I had contemplated myself as a stoner. I decided to experiment with chanting and at first I felt nothing but after a few weeks of a little chanting a day, I felt more and more tranquil. This, combined with the intro courses, the Isopanisad Mantras, a little research into the background and I knew that if it was not the truth, it was close. Now I will get criticized for calling it truth, as truth is all relative right? Not necessarily, there must be an absolute truth for there to be other truths in the first place.

I had given up meat and booze before finding this (In February) and certainly felt more and more conscious. I was smoking buddah though (an essay on my views on weed coming soon) and then one day I decided to stop. For someone who had smoked since 13 (and nearly everyday for a few years) this was a big deal. Indeed, I became more and more aware and felt more of a connection to God. I used to pray at night, and could also feel something when I meditated stoned, but that was nothing to the feeling I was experiencing now. I decided to go further and start offering my food and increasing my chanting, and sure enough I got more and more tingly and happy inside.

The hardest thing about writing this is I know a lot of people will presume that I think I am better than them, or that I am judging because they don't do the same, etc. For example, “what makes you think you are above alcohol, everyone drinks it”. As a drinker and meat eater for most of my life, I would not think this. We all have to discover ourselves and decide what we think is right and why we think that is the case. The negative view of religion in our society is that we should all follow a particular way, do certain rituals, etc. I hope with this blog to only offer my exploration and not say that this is true, or this is false, but through reason, show why I think it to be the case through my own exploration. I will give my views on booze and meat in later posts.

I will likely lose some mates who don't want to be associated with this kind of stuff (social stigma is a bitch), but I figure those who don’t at least tolerate weren’t proper mates in the first place. Although I wouldn’t push this on anyone, I would urge everyone to at least read an intro to it; (http://esotericteaching.org/books/intro_workshop.pdf); and experiment open mindedly to see for yourself. You don’t need to give up everything to experiment.

We have been conditioned to avert the name of God (I remember calling people bible-bashers in school), but we shouldn’t be. Our consciousness comes from somewhere after all. Science can explain much, but it cannot explain who set the laws of nature, how the material energy managed to expand into so much beauty, and why we are here. Although science is important, the politics involved has used it to make our society less peaceful/harmonious and more dependent on the state. This has led us to become more alienated inside and forget that there is an outdoors as well as an indoors (our consciousness) to explore. School has taught us to obey those in power and we forget about the power we have ourselves. As Timothy Leary once wrote “The brain has replaced the genitals as the forbidden organ that must not be touched or turned on by the owner.” I believe if we are to survive as a race, and actually be happy, we must at least explore ourselves to better understand others.

I’m still the same me with a sense of humor. In fact I am internally happier (though maybe a little quieter), I love music still, and although I may seem extreme to some people (Who would have thought I'd be offering my food?), I’m not here to please, just to love. I am up for discussing my beliefs open mindedly with people, etc, and hope this gives a better insight into my decisions. I will go further into things soon and hope to put any minds at rest that think I am twacked.

Here are a few links to check out, if only to sit and zone out to.

George Harrison explaining my feelings:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Qgf8fYGcmk

2 trippy vids about our point in history:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57xGN0bGkhk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKy5zWeuJ4&feature=related

The singularity:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2IamhWgt-hE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Yj6SV7WEk4

Cifa Skrpx MySpace

Here's Obama's quote:

"If we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth. "

YES!!! I can...Maybe this has something to do with Jah working through a human to bring some change...Can I have some hope please? Jah is and ever shall be the true ruler of the earth, and he will have his day to end all suffering and "wipe every tear from every eye". For now though I refuse to sit on my hands and let the zombie alien possessed freaks do shit to us and the earth any longer. I mean, did anyone notice that McCain has "Cain" in his name?

Helloooo!! I know you people are out there paying attention to these details.

I think I'm about to throw that non-political thing out the window, because I whine and complain too much about the state of affairs of the world to sit here and say nothing I do makes any difference. Jah is going to work through me now as I keep my eye on my vision of a beautiful healthy fun and abundant earth for every single inhabitant, be they human, animal, plant, stone or natural force. It is with this intention I move forward and so it shall manifest.

P.S. You are probably wondering why all the "religious" mentions on my blogs. I really want to appear objective and scientific to you all, but then at the same time that is bogus bs. Actually I'm NOT religious but I am into the Truth on every level. And I try to live up to these ideals of universal love in my daily life. It interweaves throughout every aspect of life. And if you want to deny that then just...go on witcher bad self.

Sería cómodo clasificar este disco en alguna etiqueta común. Aquí hay hip-hop y reggae, principalmente, pero a medida que avanzan las canciones incluso lo de ragamuffin parece limitado. Es tal la diversidad de timbres y voces invitadas a este álbum, que es mejor dejar que corra sin esforzarse por sacar demasiadas conclusiones. Es la cantidad de ideas aplicadas, lo que finalmente convierte a Andanzas en un disco, sobre todo, estimulante; capaz, también, de excepcional inteligencia para combinar la agudeza verbal de un rap compuesto en La Pincoya, la cadencia de un soul nocturno ("Inspiración"), las variaciones rítmicas del reggae, y la calidez del funk (aportado casi siempre por la guitarra eléctrica del ex Tetas, Cristián Moraga). Entre las angustiantes reflexiones sobre la vida más pobre y los saludos universales al ritmo bajo el sol, Boomer construye canciones honestas sobre aquello que lo motiva, sea la noble causa de la paz mundial ("Guerra") o los beneficios terapéuticos de una hierba aquí identificada como "Jachí". Parece ser Raúl Matas la voz sampleada que da inicio al tema "Basta la pasta". Ya el delirio de esa cita justifica la atención a uno de los pocos discos atrevidos publicados este año en Chile.

Review hecho por Marisol García C.

Tracklist

01. Boomerang
02. Sindicato
03. Pistolero
04. Natty Dread
05. Politiquero
06. Quédate Aquí
07. Inspiración
08. Basta La Pasta
09. Jachí
10. Escucha esta Música
11. Money
12. Balabalazos
13. Selassie
14. Respeto
15. Guerra
16. Mensaje
17. Todo Pasa
18. Tomando El Mando

Link de Descarga:

ADrive

Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.

How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.

Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.
Won't you help to sing
Dese songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom,
Songs of freedom.

Yaad Bwoy Intergalactica:

Globalization of Race: Marxism, Garveyism, & Rasta

Erstmals rezensiere ich einen Longplayer in meinem Weblog, allerdings sehr subjektiv, denn ich mag den Mann aus Berlin und seine Message. Diese setzt sich in Form seines 2.Soloalbums mit dem Titel Das gleiche alte Lied fort. Sozusagen eine Revolution auf Silberscheibe. Die Fans haben fast 6 Jahre warten müssen, sein 1.Album Resonanz erschien bereits 2002. Das aktuelle Werk wurde in der letzten Aprilwoche veröffentlicht, ist also noch brandheiß, aber alles Andere als mit heißer Nadel gestrickt, denn es war ein langer Weg, bestehend aus harter ehrlicher Arbeit.

So mancher (selbsternannte)Musiksachverständige würde Ganjaman rein gesangstechnisch als "talentfrei" bezeichnen, doch ich mag seine Stimme, sie ist eindringlich und transportiert eine mächtige Botschaft. Der "unverbesserliche Optimist" glaubt fest daran, dass man die Welt mit Liebe heilen kann. Dieses spiegelt sich auch in seinen deutschen Songtexten wieder. Seine Worte berühren mich, gehen unter die Haut und tief ins Herz. Der Roots-Reggae-Beat sorgt dafür, dass ich nicht mehr ruhig sitzen kann. Es ist schwer aus den 17 Tracks Favoriten zu benennen, denn sein Album ist insgesamt eine runde Sache, jeder Song weiß zu gefallen. Dennoch möchte ich einige Stücke hervorheben:

Das gleiche alte Lied ist ein eindrucksvoller Auftakt! Ganjaman's eindringlicher Gesang klingt wie eine gequälte Seele, auf die der gesamte Weltschmerz lastet, begleitet von einer Akustikgitarre:

"Es ist das gleiche alte Lied, es ist nur anders verpackt, in derselben Sprache mit dem gleichen Beigeschmack, diesem Wunsch nach Freiheit, diesem Wunsch nach Frieden, der Wunsch nach Liebe ist geblieben.
Die Welt schreit danach, sie weint und klagt und bei all dem Gerede haben sie versagt. Es ist das gleiche Lied es ist der gleiche Krieg. Es sind die selben alten Lügen, es ist das gleiche Prinzip...
Solange der Mensch nicht umdenkt so lange Blut fließt, solang der Mensch tötet und mit dem Leben spielt, nur Liebe macht den Unterschied deswegen sing' ich dieses Lied, es gibt nichts zu verlieren was es gar nicht gibt.
Auch wenn sie über mich lachen, was ändert das schon in dieser Welt voller Lügen voller Manipulation.
Ich geb' alles was ich habe jedes Wort jeder Ton und ein unscheinbarer Bach wird zum reißenden Strom...
...deswegen habe ich keine Angst und fürchte mich nicht, wenn man über mich lacht und schlecht über mich spricht, ich tue was ich tue, ich bin wer ich bin.
Suchen sie nach den Ruhm, suche ich nach dem Sinn. Millionen Wege führen zum Tod nur einer führt zum Leben, wollen wir die Welt heilen müssen wir vergeben, Millionen Wege führen zum Tod nur einer führt zum Leben, also lasst uns lieben..."

Der c.a 1-minutige rein instrumentale Ausklang des Liedes ist mit einen eingängigen langsamen Beat unterlegt, als wolle Ganjaman dem Zuhörer Zeit geben seine Worte zu verarbeiten. Gänsehaut.
Ich bin geneigt diesem Lied den gleichen Kultstatus wie Bob Marley's Redemption Song zuzuerkennen.

Gib niemals auf (feat. Phenomden) ist für mich der absolute Hammer-Tune! Der Riddim geht hier dermaßen ab, der würde sogar Tom den Tanzmuffel bedingungslos auf den Dancefloor jagen! Ganjaman singt hier im Duett mit dem phänomenalen Phenomden, der diesen Track mit seinem symphatisch-witzigem schwitzerdütsch bereichert. Reggae auf eidgenössisch ist beinahe so, als würden Palmen in den Alpen wachsen ;-) Einfach nur geil, muss man gehört haben:

Phenomden: Du musch ufläbe ja jedä Tag, chumm du musch ufläbe mach die parat.
chumm du musch ufläbe s isch nonning z spät nei isch säge flausch uf flausch uf chunnsch no druus...
(Lost in translation...zufällig ein Schweizer hier?)
Ganjaman: Lass dich nicht unterdrücken von keiner Gewalt, schau hinter die Kulissen ihre Tricks sind uralt.
Erheb' dich aus der Knechtschaft, aus der Gefangenschaft, erhebe dich zu voller Größe leg' alle Fesseln ab. Die Grenze ist der Himmel, denn da sind wir zuhaus', glauben wir an uns führt selbst die Kurve gradeaus.
Alle Wege stehen offen seid bereit sie zu sehen, genug Worte sind gesprochen seid bereit sie zu gehen.
Steh auf und gib niemals auf, oh solang du daran glaubst,...

Diese Nummer könnt' ich mommnetan in Endlosschleife bei maximum Volume laufen lassen, dazu abtanzen bis Babylon fällt,...also mach die parat :-)

Genug ist genug Ebenfalls sehr eingängig.

Genug ist genug, die Menschen leiden, wir können es nicht länger ertragen.
Genug ist genug, die Kinder weinen in diesen schweren Tagen.
Der Krug geht zum Brunnen bis er irgendwann bricht. Sie rauben immer, bis es nichts mehr zu rauben gibt, bis Nichts was war, übrig ist. Ich sing zuviel ist zuviel und mehr geht wirklich nicht. Sind sie noch zu retten oder völlig verrückt. Zuviel Armut und sie kümmern sich nicht, nichts zu Essen auf dem Tisch.
Genug ist genug, die Menschen leiden,...

Alle Songs sind ansprechend, gehen direkt von meinem Ohr in mein Herz und in die Beine. Ein durchweg gelunges Album. Von lyrischer Seite sehr ambitioniert, m.E. mit das Beste was ich an deutschsprachiger Musik je gehört habe. Das Anliegen des Künstlers, seine Botschaft zu verbreiten wirkt aufrichtig und ehrlich. Es mag naiv klingen, zu galuben man könne die Welt mit Liebe verbessern, doch kann es ein höheres Ziel geben? Gibt es eine Alternative? Definitiv nicht!
Steve, ich danke dir und deinen Mitstreitern für die Musik. Die offiziellen Charts wirst du wahrscheinlich nicht erklimmen, aber in meinen Charts bist du schon ganz oben.
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Beim Besuch von Ganjaman's MySpace-Seite, ist rechter Hand ein Musik-Player zu sehen. Klickt man ganz oben den Snipped mix by Juni werden alle Tracks des neuen Albums angespielt.
Ganjaman auf MySpace

You don't need dreads or smoke ganja or beat Nyabinghi drums or listen to reggae music or worship Haile Selassie or be black to be a "rasta man" who lives from the heart. Rastafarians are a diverse people with many sects and adherents who don't affiliate with any sect. Rasta is simply a way of life with a common goal of "One Love. One People. One Destiny." -- all bound in unity with Jah (God).

Jah Allah Ya!