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In My Shoes
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The wide gulf between the "haves" and the "have nots" continues to grow amid the illusion & slight-of-hand called democracy. Basically we just want to have the freedom to "be"
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Innovative, independent singer/songwriter from Toronto delivers crisp, uplifting tunes.
To contact me outside of soundclick, please feel free to send an e-mail to: Please replace the (at) with @ - this is just to keep the spammers away...Thank you. K-Gi has been writing for over 30 years. He resides in Canada. He has been encouraged and urged by friends and fellow musicians to share his creations. Hence, a debut album! 'If It Were Not So...I Would Have Told You!' speaks to all music lovers of various genres. A Journey from sandy beaches to salmon-filled rivers; from uplifting parties to candle-light dinners. Love Ballads, jazzy Latin guitar instrumentals, classical themes, R&B and Rap, African dance and drum music, Pop, Rock and Reggae. A diversity of genres is also reflected in K-Gi's lyrics, which paint a wide array of different pictures. From excursions in 'Paradise' to bouncy fun-filled party scenes, from social critical issues to father-daughter relationships. At present K-Gi is working on his second album, which will include several Reggae and crossover songs. He has recently written a Cumbia instrumental for a documentary about travelling a long forgotten pole-post road in Mexico. K-Gi also works with a well known dancer in France and provides the music for her African Dance show and dance classes. He feels that a good marriage between words and music (prosody) can if only briefly, uplift the human spirit and give it wings to fly. Yet, as important as music is to him, he envisions it as ‘just a slice of bread on the table of life’. Though somewhat of an introvert, K-Gi’s altruistic nature immediately surfaces when engaged in lively discussions. He asserts that no one will truly be safe, well-off and at peace until we ALL are! He believes that we are all connected to each other whether we know it or not; like it or not. In particular, he mentions how quickly we forget where we have come from once we become successful; forget what it is like to be hungry once we are full; or what it means to be cold while we are warm. However, once we are loved we never forget. It is therefore incumbent upon us all to do all that we can to spread love, peace, joy and compassionand to contribute towards the reduction of tragedies and sorrows globally. It is K-Gi’s ambition that music will afford him the opportunity to make a differenceno matter how small. Drop by drop is the bucket filled. Though many are called, few are chosen. “If it were not so he would have told you!” K-Gi Kage
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Genre
World Reggae
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Peak #1
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
K-Gi/K-Gi
Rights
1987 / K-Gi
Uploaded
November 10, 2005
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MP3 4.9 MB 128 kbps 5:21
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IN MY SHOES Right now, with respect to the unequal and unconstitutional distribution of the Earth’s resources, mankind must come together and consciously and collectively put an end to this nightmare…it ha fi dun, star! Go inna it, Grandpa! 1. They give us the blame and put us to shame Why are we in this position? Stripped of our names, our language and our culture Left out in the cold to feed Jah Jonh Crow and Jah Vulture Well, Babylon, your shitstem is falling down, down, down And the first shall be the last when Jah last become Jah first For Jah-Jah say : ‘ Behold! I come quickly’. Hear what I’m telling you CHORUS Walk a mile in my shoes, then you’ll know why I do the things that I do Take a stock in my neighbourhood, then you’ll see why things not looking too good 2. The game is not clean; the field is not level And all of your cards…well, they’re never on the table The race not for the swift nor the battle for the strong Mark these words : soon and very soon; it won’t be long Babylon your shitstem is falling down, down, down And the strong shall be the freak when the weak become the strong For Jah-Jah say : ‘Behold! I come quickly’. Hear what I’m telling you CHORUS Walk a mile in my shoes, then you’ll know why I’m feeling so blue Take a walk in-a my neck of the hood and you’ll see reality and not Hollywood 3. We want to live to a ripe old age No wahn fi see our Grandpickney in-a no cage We want a long drink and not just a quick sip So, fill up I an’ I big cup with some EQUAL RIGHTS and JUSTICE Babylon your shitstem is falling down, down, down and the Blood will ha’ fi run, when the rootsman draw ‘ im gun For Jah-Jah say : ‘Behold! I come quickly’. Hear what I’m telling you Idren! Ah wahn tell yu: Yu see when one man have more than ‘im can possibly eat, wear an’ res’ in-a, an’ most ah we only ‘ave the soh soh dus’ an’ dirt; I’s only a matter of time before dis ting call di illusion of di power of di few will shatter an’ scatter like dus’ an’ chaf’ in-a di wind before di sight of ALMIGHTY JAH… CHORUS Walk a mile in-a my shoes, Jah is my light and salvation So no bother chuck, chuck, chucky pon me, have mercy, have mercy And when I’m feeling way down ain’t it good to know that Jah is still around Jah music it fills my spirit even tho’ sometimes my mind is not in it, shhhh ! (mmmh ! mmmh ! mmmh!) So sweet Jah music Lift up your heads o’ ye gates. Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors. (mmmh ! mmmh ! mmmh! mmmh ! mmmh ! mmmh! mmmh ! mmmh ! mmmh!…) And when I’m feeling way down ain’t it good to know that Jah is still around Jah music it fills my spirit even tho’ sometimes my mind is not in it.
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