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Soul Raggamuffin
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from "Nomad's Land" by Root 1 1995 features Scott Aaron, Philipidon, Mohammed Firoozi, and Jerry's fiddle
reggae culture trade
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Root 1 was voted #1 world music group in the Austin Jazz Players and Critics poll. For the past 12 years they have been touring throughout the U.S., Belize, and
Root 1 was voted #1 world music group in the Austin Jazz Players and Critics poll. For the past 12 years they have been touring their unique mix of Afro Caribbean American dance crossover throughout the U.S., Belize, and Mexico. The music is centered around the conscious, spiritual, empowering, and award winning songwriting from all members of the band.The CD album Roots Trade has been widely distributed in Brazil by the Garra Communications label.
Song Info
Genre
World • Reggae
Charts
Peak #7
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
c 1995 J. Stevens, S. Aaron, P. White, M. Firoozi
Rights
1995 finegrind music BMI
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December 15, 2011
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MP3 6.6 MB • 160 kbps • 5:46
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roots
Lyrics
soul raggamuffin (J. Stevens, S. Aaron, P. White, M. Firoozi) jerry, choctaw, philipidon, and mohammad on vocals jerry on violin drum tracks by casanova this is the raggamuffin soul raggamuffin Choctaw: mi nah deal wit leprechaun an dem kinda ting mi nah bodda pinch ya if ya nah wear green history and wisdom is my weapon so I give ya celtic music inna strict rub a dub goin way back long before stonehenge nuf celtic man wear nuff natty dread and the magic of the druids known throughout the land listen to me good Im beggin you to all overstand the anglo-saxon a push right through raping and pillaging the celtic roots this is nothin but the doggone truth so I and I spread it to the raggamuffin youth Philipidon: God made Eve and he made also Adam God made all of us as a human fe come in a de dance and a live it as one God made de man also de woman holdin on we holdin on this life holdin on we holdin on this light cause you know jah jahs got we soun' you know hes gonna make it alright ah me seh love we a deal, love we a deal Lawd you know we got the real loving feel love we a deal we nuh come ya fe steal Lawd we get me seh love appeal come a Daddy Philip at the mic in time when we come a dance on the mountain climb reach a highest heights where the sun it ha fe shine feel la la la la la la la loving sublime love we a deal raggamuffin plus dis ya raggamuffin sound bound ha fe rock Mohammed: I hear the sound coming from the ocean like the sounds of seagulls watching the dances of fish it tells me that life is short give love give love as long as you live have faith in love until the last breath die for love burn like the candle to give the butterfly the light my dearest, come here I want to sing you a song a song for white a song for black a song for all colors a song for the bird in the sky a song for the fish in the ocean a song for broken hearts a song for starving people I want to burn like a candle to give my love for the butterfly
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